1:35
Cheltenham
25 Jan 1997
Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A Grade 2
(Class 1) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Firm 8 hurdles
1st
£9,779.99 2nd
£3,702.75 3rd
£1,813.88 4th
£828.38 5th
£75 6th
£75
Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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4 | 110 | – | 115 | 126 | – |
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b g
Shernazar |
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Always prominent, led on bit approaching last, ridden out | ||||||||||
4 | 110 | – | 110 | 117 | – |
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ch g
Lord Bud |
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Led until ridden and headed approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
4 | 110 | – | 109 | 115 | – | |||||
b c
Sadler's Wells (USA) |
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Always prominent, ridden and every chance approaching last, one pace | ||||||||||
4 | 110 | – | 103 | 109 | – |
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b g
Elmaamul (USA) |
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Prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace | ||||||||||
3 | 114 | – | 83 | 86 | – |
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ch c
Lear Fan (USA) |
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Prominent, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened after 2 out, tailed off. stewards told: trainer reported, the colt had gurgled. | ||||||||||
4 | 109 | – | 73 | 77 | – |
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b f
Dowsing (USA) |
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Behind, hit 2nd, mistake 4th, tailed off from 3 out | ||||||||||
4 | 110 | – | – | – | – |
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b g
Fred Astaire (USA) |
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Held up and pulled hard, headway 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
4 | 110 | – | – | – | – |
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b c
Silver Hawk (USA) |
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Prominent until weakened quickly after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last | ||||||||||
- 8 ran Off time: 1:35:00 Winning time: 4m 2.50s (slow by 5.50s) Total SP: 115%
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1st owner:
J M Brown (Shooting Light)
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2nd owner:
The Old Timers Partnership (Noble Lord)
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3rd owner:
P D Savill (Roseberry Avenue)