Full Results
12:45 Cheltenham
Lloyds Tsb Asset Finance Novices' Handicap Chase (Class D)
- 12 Runners
- Distance: 2m 4f 110y
- Going: Good, Good to Firm in places
- Form P225-12
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer P F Nicholls
- Jockey Ruby Walsh
held up in touch, headway approaching 6th, led on inside 2 out, driven out flat
Rufius (IRE)
31- Form 5240-21
- Age 9
- Weight 10-8
- Trainer P Kelsall
- Jockey C Llewellyn
held up and behind, headway approaching 11th, ridden to challenge 2 out, kept on one pace flat
- Form 422-311
- Age 9
- Weight 11-5
- Trainer N G Richards
- Jockey A Dobbin
in touch, headway to join leader 8th, led after next, jumped right 3 out, ridden an headed next, weakened flat
Helvetius
12- Form 20-5125
- Age 6
- Weight 11-10
- Trainer P Ritchens
- Jockey R Greene
in touch, lost place 10th, kept on again one pace from 3 out
Ricko (NZ)
25- Form 4F211F
- Age 8
- Weight 11-6
- Trainer B G Powell
- Jockey R Thornton
led after 3rd, headed after 9th, pushed along approaching 3 out, beaten when mistake next
- Form 633-3P1
- Age 6
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer Mrs M Reveley
- Jockey A Dempsey
held up, niggled along briefly after 5th, never on terms (wore cheek pieces)
- Form P-62P24
- Age 8
- Weight 10-0
- Trainer J R Cornwall
- Jockey S Curran
led to after 3rd, stayed prominent, joined leader again 8th to after next, ridden and weakened approaching 12th
- Form P6332-P
- Age 9
- Weight 10-4
held up towards rear, tailed off when bad mistake 11th
- Form 105622
- Age 9
- Weight 10-9
held up in rear, mistake 7th and 8th, tailed off from next
- Form 6U-2412
- Age 9
- Weight 10-2
prominent, pushed along and lost place approaching 9th, weakening wk bad mistake next, soon tailed off
- Form 2553-02
- Age 7
- Weight 11-9
- Trainer Ferdy Murphy
- Jockey J P McNamara
held up towards rear, headway 10th, rdna nd weakening when bad mistake and sprawled landing 3 ou,t behind when mistake next, soon eased, pulled up before last
Paymaster (NZ)
140- Form 3155-2P
- Age 7
- Weight 11-8
- Trainer Miss H Knight
- Jockey J Culloty
held up towards rear until fell 8th