16:00 | Cheltenham | Thursday 12th March 2009

Results

5 16:00 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2009

Freddie Williams Festival Plate Handicap Chase (Grade 3) (Class 1) (5YO plus)

2m 5f Good to Soft

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Winner £51,309 - 23 ran

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Weighed In

12 Something Wells (FR)

8 10-7 139 16

33/1

Mr William Biddick (5)

Miss V Williams

mid-division, headway 10th, chased clear leader after 12th, ridden after 3 out, led last, edged left, all out

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2 ¾

23 Ping Pong Sivola (FR)

6 10-0 (oh 1) 127 28

13/2 F

L Treadwell

Miss V Williams

tracked leaders, led 11th, clear 13th, ridden approaching 2 out, headed last, rallied gamely, held near finish

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3 18

18 Notable D'Estruval (FR)

8 10-7 134 21 t

8/1

D N Russell

A L T Moore

held up towards rear, hampered 4th, headway under pressure 3 out, soon went 3rd but no chance with leading pair, blundered 2 out, weakened

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4 2¾

7 Three Mirrors

9 11-1 142 13

9/1

G Lee

Ferdy Murphy

held up towards rear, hampered when under pressure 4 out, stayed on from next, went 4th approaching last, never any threat

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5 8

22 Cossack Dancer (IRE)

11 10-0 127 28 p

100/1

Matthew Batchelor

M Bradstock

led 3rd until 7th, led 8th until 11th, weakened 3 out

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6 1

4 Finger Onthe Pulse (IRE)

8 11-9 150 5

10/1

B J Geraghty

T J Taaffe

mid-division, no impression, ridden when left in better position 4 out, weakened after 3 out

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7 1¼

15 Or Bleu (FR)

7 10-11 138 17

16/1

T J O'Brien

P J Hobbs

mid-division, blundered 7th, mistake 10th, under pressure when hampered 4 out, weakened after next

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8 10

11 Akilak (IRE)

8 10-13 140 15

16/1

D F O'Regan

J Howard Johnson

blundered 10th, always in rear, tailed off

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9 1½

6 Buck The Legend (IRE)

7 11-1 142 13

20/1

P J Brennan

N A Twiston-Davies

mid-division until weakened 4 out

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10 6

2 Pablo Du Charmil (FR)

8 11-12 153 2 t¹

33/1

T Scudamore

D Pipe

mid-division, mistake 13th, struggling when hampered 4 out, soon weakened

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11 6

20 Boomshakalaka (IRE)

9 10-3 133 22

50/1

Felix de Giles (3)

N J Henderson

chased leaders, weakening when hampered 4 out

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12 3¼

8 Osako D'airy (FR)

7 11-1 142 13

25/1

S Thomas

P F Nicholls

always in rear, tailed off

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1 Stan (NZ)

10 11-12 153 2

33/1

Aidan Coleman

Miss V Williams

always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out

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3 Oslot (FR)

7 11-11 152 3

25/1

Ruby Walsh

P F Nicholls

hit 11th, always in rear, tailed off and pulled up after 4 out

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5 Perce Rock

7 11-3 144 11

7/1 2F

A P McCoy

T Stack

mid-division, closing, under pressure when badly hampered and unseated rider 4 out

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9 Pop (FR)

6 11-1 (ex5) 142 13

50/1

Andrew Tinkler

H D Daly

mid-division, hit 5th, ridden when fell 4 out

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10 Silverburn (IRE)

8 10-11 141 14 b¹

20/1

Nick Scholfield (3)

P F Nicholls

led until 3rd, led 7th until next, weakened quickly approaching 12th, blundered 13th, tailed off when pulled up before last

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13 Clarified (IRE)

7 10-8 138 17

17/2

P Townend (3)

A J Martin

held up towards rear, fell 4th

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14 Turkish Surprise (FR)

6 10-11 138 17

25/1

Wayne Hutchinson

A King

mid-division, driven along 8th, behind when mistake 10th, tailed off and pulled up after 3 out

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16 Oceanos des Obeaux (FR)

7 10-10 137 18 p

20/1

R Johnson

P J Hobbs

chased leaders until 10th, soon behind, pulled up after 4 out

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17 Bible Lord (IRE)

8 10-9 136 19

20/1

M D Grant

Andrew Turnell

mid-division when fell 5th

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19 Fier Normand (FR)

10 10-7 134 21

25/1

N D Fehily

Jonjo O'Neill

always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 12th

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21 Le Burf (FR)

8 10-4 131 24

28/1

M Bradburne

G R I Smyly

chased leaders, hit 2nd and 8th, not fluent 9th, still close up when fell 4 out

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24 Borora

10 9-9 (oh 1) 127 28

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Off Time: 16:00:27 Winning Time: 5m 17.70s Last Updated: 04 Mar 2026 23:39:35

Betting returns

Type	Winnings
CSF	£206.04 (12, 23)
Tricast	£1,942.58 (12, 23, 18)
Win	£48.70 (12)
Place	£11.20 (12), £1.70 (23), £2.30 (18), £2.40 (7)
Swinger	£28.90 (12, 23), £28.90 (12, 23), £9.30 (23, 18), £152.60 (12, 18)
Exacta	£225.50 (12, 23)
Trifecta	£2,418.70 (12, 23, 18)