Full Result 5.10 Cheltenham | 17 April 1996

Cheltenham Sponsorship Club Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,217 2nd £976 3rd £478 4th £229

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Valley Garden 5/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	1011 b	90	96	105	–
b g Valiyar (IRE) - April (Silly Season)
Prominent, hard ridden and slightly outpaced after 2 out, rallied to lead flat, ran on well

2 2½	. El Freddie 25/1 G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	6	108	87	91	99	–
b g El Conquistador - Unto Rose (Cornuto)
Held up, headway 7th, led approaching last, headed flat

3 4 [6½]	. Tellicherry 11/2 R Dunwoody Henrietta C Knight	R Dunwoody Henrietta C Knight	7	117	100	101	108	–
br m Strong Gale (IRE) - Quadro (Dusky Boy)
Headway 5th, ran on one pace flat

4 1¼ [7¾]	. Fantastic Fleet (IRE) 20/1 Sean Curran Ms J S Doyle	Sean Curran Ms J S Doyle	4	1012	91	91	98	–
b c Woodman (USA) - Gay Fantastic (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up and behind, headway 3 out, hard ridden and one pace flat

5 nk [8]	. Haile Derring 4/1F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	97	97	104	–
br g Derring Rose - Haile Lady (Menelek)
Always prominent, led 5th until approaching 2 out, stayed on flat

6 hd [8¼]	. Amber Spark I (IRE) 12/1 D Leahy D R Gandolfo	D Leahy D R Gandolfo	7	112	95	95	102	–
ch g The Parson - La Dragoniere (Hot Spark)
Held up, headway 2 out, never near to challenge

7 1 [9¼]	. He's A King (USA) 20/1 T Dascombe ³ C L Popham	T Dascombe ³ C L Popham	6	116	102	98	108	–
b g Key To The Kingdom (USA) - She's A Jay (USA) (Honey Jay)
Led after 2nd to 5th, led approaching 2 out until approaching last, weakened flat

8 1 [10¼]	. Garnwin (IRE) 12/1 M Old Lane ⁷ Nicky Henderson	M Old Lane ⁷ Nicky Henderson	6	114	104	95	109	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lisnamandra (Le Bavard)
Prominent, no headway from 2 out

9 ½ [10¾]	. Mr Poppleton 50/1 Guy Lewis ³ Roy Brotherton	Guy Lewis ³ Roy Brotherton	7	911 10	79	74	83	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Greenstead Lady (Great Nephew)
Prominent, led approaching last, soon headed, weakened flat

10 2 [12¾]	. Will I Fly 16/1 Barry Fenton ³ John E Long	Barry Fenton ³ John E Long	10	116	102	95	104	–
b g What A Guest - Monalda (FR) (Claude)
Prominent until weakened approaching 2 out

11 3 [15¾]	. Rovestar 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald J S King	Mick Fitzgerald J S King	5	1010	89	85	88	–
b g Le Solaret (FR) - Gilberts Choice (My Swanee)
Never near to challenge

12 8 [23¾]	. Quarry House (IRE) 40/1 Graham Bradley Major D N Chappell	Graham Bradley Major D N Chappell	8	116 b	99	89	90	–
b g The Parson - April Sal (Sallust)
Hampered 4th, always behind

13 2½ [26¼]	. Gemma's Wager (IRE) 50/1 J Railton Mark Campion	J Railton Mark Campion	6	103 3 14	82	70	71	–
b m Phardante (FR) - Ladys Wager (Girandole)
Led until after 2nd, weakened after 3 out

14 shd [26¼]	. Glenbrook Fort 33/1 Richard Johnson ³ Jim Wilson	Richard Johnson ³ Jim Wilson	7	911 17	79	64	68	–
br m Fort Nayef - Wedderburn (Royalty)
Prominent, eased when beaten flat

15 6 [32¼]	. Supreme Spirit I (IRE) 14/1 G Hogan ³ Mrs D Haine	G Hogan ³ Mrs D Haine	7	102 v	84	65	67	–
b g Supreme Leader - Down All The Coves (Athenius)
Behind from 3 out

16 6 [38¼]	. Copperhurst (IRE) 25/1 S McDougall W T Kemp	S McDougall W T Kemp	5	100	79	58	56	–
ch m Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Little Katrina (Little Buskins)
Behind from 3 out

17 4 [42¼]	. Quick Quote 33/1 Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	6	1013	92	68	65	–
b m Oats - Spartiquick (Spartan General)
Behind until headway 3 out, weakened 2 out

18 4 [46¼]	. Oatis Rose 8/1 Paul Carberry Matt Sheppard	Paul Carberry Matt Sheppard	6	115	98	71	67	–
b m Oats - Constant Rose (Confusion)
Prominent, mistake 6th, soon weakened

19 8 [54¼]	. Gunner B Lucky 50/1 S McNeill J C Tuck	S McNeill J C Tuck	5	101 1 26	80	47	41	–
gr m Gunner B - Lucky Amy (Lucky Wednesday)
Always behind

20 18 [72¼]	. Bonita Blakeney 50/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	6	100 21	79	32	–	–
gr m Baron Blakeney - Cashelmaer (Fray Bentos)
Always behind, tailed off

21 1¼ [73½]	. Alpha Leather 50/1 Vince Slattery Liam Grassick	Vince Slattery Liam Grassick	5	100 6	79	31	–	–
gr g Zambrano - Harvey's Choice (Whistlefield)
Behind from 7th, tailed off

22 [73½]	. Ragged Kingdom (IRE) 50/1 Robert Massey ⁵ Charles Egerton	Robert Massey ⁵ Charles Egerton	7	99 7	79	20	–	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Golden Robe (Yankee Gold)
Always behind, tailed off

F	. Alfion (IRE) 20/1 G Crone C Weedon	G Crone C Weedon	7	100 10	79	–	–	–
b g Saxon Farm - Knockeevan Girl (Tarqogan)
Lost place and fell 4th