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1.55 SPORTING INDEX CROSS COUNTRY HANDICAP CHASE of £23,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 7f.

Cheltenham Results Fri, 8th Dec, 2006

Going - Good to Soft-Soft in plcs; Cross Country; Soft-Good to Soft in plcs.

1.55 3m. 7f. 5-y-o plus 12 Ran
SPORTING INDEX CROSS COUNTRY HANDICAP CHASE of £23,000.00 5-y-o plus 1st - £14,405.00, 2nd - £4,255.00, 3rd - £2,128.00, 4th - £1,065.00

1st

silks

Spot Thedifference (IRE) 11-12 (John P McManus)
(0:55.52 45.37 secs slower on today's going )
Lafontaine (USA) - Spotted Choice (IRE)(Callernish)
Breeder - Fenlon Bros

SP 6/1

Mr J T McNamara

loading past form

led 3rd until 6th, tracked leaders, led 25th until hit 27th, led approaching last, ridden out

10th Nov, 06 Cheltenham
1st Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Chs

2nd

1L

Plum'tee (FR) 10-4 (M Carteaud)

Faucon Noir (FR) - Castaplume (FR)

SP 9/2

Jacques Ricou

loading past form

tracked leaders, led 9th, pecked 21st, headed 24th, led 27th, hit 2 out, headed approaching last, no extra

10th Nov, 06 Cheltenham
s.u. Chs This
Race

3rd

1.25L

silks

Heads Onthe Ground (IRE) 10-3 (John P McManus)

Be My Native (USA) - Strong Wings(Strong Gale)
Breeder - G N Cannon

SP 10/3fav

P Carberry

loading past form

in touch, ridden to challenge after 2 out, no extra flat

18th Nov, 06 Punchestown
2nd Chs Rated 116 This
Race 31st Dec, 06 Punchestown
4th Nov Chs Rated 116

4th

0.5L

silks

Le Duc (FR) 11-2 (The Stewart Family)

Villez (USA) - Beberova (FR)

SP 8/1

S Thomas

loading past form

held up, low jump 18th, stumbled 21st, headway 25th, effort after 2 out, kept on same pace

19th Nov, 06 Aintree
7th Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
3rd Hcp Chs

5th

4L

silks

Wonderkid (GB) 10-1 (W A Moffett)

Classic Cliche (IRE) - Mulloch Brae(Sunyboy)
Breeder - Crandon Park Stud

SP 12/1

K Whelan

loading past form

towards rear, mistake 12th, good headway 3 out, effort approaching last, one pace flat

18th Nov, 06 Punchestown
4th Chs Rated 95 This
Race 4th Feb, 07 Punchestown
9th Chs Rated 95

6th

0.5L

silks

Lonesome Day (IRE) 10-2 (E Kavanagh)

Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Lonely Teardrop (IRE)(Spanish Place (USA))
Breeder - Eugene Kavanagh

SP 7/1

N P Madden

loading past form

mid-division until lost place 10th, headway 3 out, soon ridden, one pace flat

18th Nov, 06 Punchestown
3rd Chs Rated 100 This
Race 26th Dec, 06 Limerick
5th Nov Chs Rated 100

7th

nk

Le Jaguar (FR) 10-1 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (The Connaught 'Le Jaguar' Syndicate)

Freeland (FR) - Fee La Maline (FR)

SP 12/1

L Heard(3)

loading past form

towards rear, mistake 20th, headway 23rd, hit 25th, ridden after 3 out, kept on same pace

10th Nov, 06 Cheltenham
6th Hcp Chs This
Race 26th Dec, 06 Wincanton
2nd Hcp Chs

8th

0.5L

Silver Birch (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Brian Walsh (Co Kildare))

Clearly Bust - All Gone(Giolla Mear)

SP 33/1

J M Maguire

loading past form

in touch, ridden and every chance 2 out, soon one pace

19th Nov, 06 Castletown-Geoghegan P
3rd P to P This
Race 4th Feb, 07 Punchestown
2nd Chs

9th

28L

Ivoire de Beaulieu (FR) 11-1 (I Todd, F Murphy, C Leigh, S Holman)

Port Etienne (FR) - Kashmonde (FR)(Kashneb (FR))

SP 5/1

A O'Keeffe

loading past form

held up behind, mistake 6th, short lived efforts 27th, soon weakened

10th Nov, 06 Cheltenham
8th Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Chs

10th

12L

silks

Blazing Batman (GB) 10-0 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Mr P Nurcombe)

Shaab - Cottage Blaze(Sunyboy)

SP 200/1

Dr P Pritchard(5)

loading past form

led until 3rd, chased leaders, led 6th until 9th, close up until dropped behind 25th, blundered 4 out

12th Nov, 06 Cheltenham
8th Hdl This
Race 1st Jan, 07 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Hdl

r.o.

silks

Eskimo Pie (IRE) 10-0 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Mr Irvin S Naylor)

Glacial Storm (USA) - Arctic Verb

SP 16/1

D Jacob(3)

loading past form

towards rear, headway 17th, hit 27th, weakening when

19th Nov, 06 Aintree
11th Hcp Chs This
Race 27th Apr, 07 Perth
p.u. Hcp Chs

fell

silks

Thieves'glen (GB) 10-0 (Mrs M D W Morrison)

Teenoso (USA) - Hollow Creek

SP 100/1

A Tinkler

loading past form

8th Nov, 06 Lingfield
6th Hcp Chs This
Race 22nd Dec, 06 Hereford
4th Hcp Chs

Off
Time 9m. 15.20 secs, which is 45.37 secs slower than the course average on today's going

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