13 Mar 2008 13:05 Cheltenham
Winner: £170,000 (Penalty: £96,934); Distance: 3m 110y; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft (Good in places).
Royal & SunAlliance Chase (Grade 1)
| Place | No (Draw) |
Silks | Beaten Distance |
Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1st |
2 |
| - |
Albertas Run (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
11-1211 / 23 |
Jump (26) | A P McCoy | Jonjo & A O'Neill Mr Trevor Hemmings |
4/1 | |
| held up towards rear, headway 13th, went 3rd after 15th, slightly outpaced after 4 out, closed before 3 out, challenged and going well 2 out, took narrow lead before last, idled flat, soon driven, stayed on well | ||||||||||
2nd |
7 |
| 4½ L |
Roll Along (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
1130-12 / 11 |
Jump (44) | T J Murphy | C Llewellyn Bryan & Philippa… |
20/1 | |
| held up, mistake 12th, hit 3 out, in touch, still plenty to do when mistake 2 out, headway approaching last, stayed on to go 2nd towards finish, never near winner | ||||||||||
3rd |
4 |
| 3½ L |
Battlecry (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
522143 / 12 |
Jump (26) | P J Brennan | N A Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies |
25/1 | |
| chased leader to 4th, remained prominent, went 2nd again 11th, led soon after 4 out, hit 3 out, pressed from 2 out, headed before last, weakened flat, lost 2nd towards finish | ||||||||||
4th |
8 |
| 3 L |
Silverburn (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
146-231 / 12 |
Jump (40) | S Thomas | P F Nicholls Mrs Gemma Appleton |
6/1 | |
| prominent, went 2nd 4th, led 10th, not fluent 4 out, soon headed, beaten after 2 out | ||||||||||
5th |
1 |
| 13 L |
Air Force One (GER) (Horse (entire), Chestnut, 158lbs) |
12-6112 / 11 |
Jump (26) | N D Fehily | C J Mann Andy Weller & The… |
6/1 | |
| soon in touch, blundered 6th and 11th, hampered 15th, soon ridden, 4th and beaten when mistake 3 out, soon hung left, weakening when mistake 2 out | ||||||||||
6th |
5 |
| 7 L |
Joe Lively (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
121115 / 12 |
Jump (26) | J Tizzard | C L Tizzard Mr R E Dimond |
7/1 | |
| led, hit and headed 10th, ridden 14th, soon behind | ||||||||||
7th |
6 |
| 11 L |
Oscar Park (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
1-F9U11 / 11 |
Jump (18) | S E Durack | D W P Arbuthnot Mr George Ward |
7/1 | |
| not fluent, held up, niggled along briefly after 8th, headway 15th, weakened after 4 out | ||||||||||
8th |
11 |
| 11 L |
Verasi (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
0-F2111 / 10 |
Jump (31) | P Hide | G & J Moore F Ledger J Bateman |
20/1 | |
| in rear, pecked 1st, reminders 11th, well behind from 13th | ||||||||||
PU |
3 |
| - |
Bagan (FR) (Horse (entire), Bay, 158lbs) |
13181P / 10 |
Jump (19) | A Dobbin | C J Mann The Centaur Group… |
66/1 | |
| held up and behind, pecked 12th, soon struggling, pulled up before 14th | ||||||||||
PU |
9 |
| - |
Starzaan (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
3770/11 / 10 |
Jump (26) | R Thornton | H Morrison Mr Ben Arbib |
10/1 | |
| mid-division, in touch, disputing 3rd when blundered badly 15th, beaten when hit 3 out, behind when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
10 |
| - |
Tidal Bay (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) |
1-11121 / 13 |
Jump (2) | Non Runner | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… |
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| Nonrunner | ||||||||||
FE |
12 |
| - |
Pomme Tiepy (FR) (Mare, Bay, 149lbs) |
121111 / 8 |
Jump (25) | Ruby Walsh | W P Mullins Mrs S Ricci |
9/2 | |
| held up in touch, fell 9th | ||||||||||