2:00 Cheltenham 11 Mar 1997
Citroen Supreme Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1
(Class 1) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles
1st
£45,884.60 2nd
£17,131.40 3rd
£8,345.70 4th
£3,553.50 5th
£1,556.75 6th
£758.05
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | 118 | – | 148 | 147 | – | |||||
| br g Tragic Role (USA) - Hush It Up (Tina's Pet) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, pushed clear flat | ||||||||||
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6 | 118 | – | 140 | 136 | – | ||||
| b g Electric I - Iram (Proverb) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 5th, stayed on flat, no chance with winner | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | 139 | 135 | – | ||||
| bb g Nordico (USA) - Baby Clair (Gulf Pearl) | ||||||||||
| Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and every chance next, one pace | ||||||||||
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6 | 118 | – | 136 | 132 | – | ||||
| b g King's Ride (IRE) - Branstown Lady (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, every chance 2 out, 3rd and beaten when mistake last | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | 132 | 128 | – | ||||
| b g Accordion (IRE) - Top Girl (IRE) (High Top) | ||||||||||
| Headway to chase leaders 4th, every chance 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
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6 | 118 | – | 131 | 127 | – | ||||
| b g Rakaposhi King - Herald The Dawn (Dubassoff) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 4th, left in lead 3 out, headed next, soon beaten | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | 129 | 125 | – | ||||
| b g Far North (CAN) - Sans Dot (Busted) | ||||||||||
| Prominent until weakened 3 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | 125 | 120 | – | ||||
| b h Last Tycoon (IRE) - Graecia Magna (USA) (Private Account) | ||||||||||
| Headway when mistake 4th, never dangerous after | ||||||||||
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7 | 113 | – | 120 | 122 | – | ||||
| bb m Strong Gale (IRE) - Affordthe Queen (Pitpan) | ||||||||||
| Led after 1st, headed and hampered 3 out, badly hampered next, not recover | ||||||||||
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6 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| br g Bob Back (USA) - Praise The LordI (Lord Gayle) | ||||||||||
| Pulled hard, prominent, blundered 3rd, every chance 3 out, blundered and hampered next, soon tailed off | ||||||||||
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6 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| gr g Sharrood (USA) - Miss Flossa (FR) (Big John) | ||||||||||
| Led until after 1st, fell 2nd | ||||||||||
| 5 | 118 | – | – | 130 | – | |||||
| b g Dominion - La Cabrilla (Carwhite) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway on inside approaching 3 out, every chance when fell next | ||||||||||
|
7 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Bulldozer - Amber Goer (Amber Rama) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, led and fell 3 out | ||||||||||
| 6 | 118 | – | – | – | – | |||||
| b g Assert (IRE) - Ambiente (USA) (Tentam) | ||||||||||
| In rear until fell last | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Merry Twinkle (Martinmas) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 b | – | – | – | – | ||||
| b h Theatrical (IRE) - Claxton's Slew (USA) (Seattle Slew) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader until weakened quickly after 4th, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out | ||||||||||
- 16 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 3m 49.90s (slow by 0.90s) Total SP: 130%
- Non-runners: Whats The Verdict
- 1st owner: James Blackshaw (Shadow Leader I) 1st breeder: A J Sexton
- 2nd owner: Robert & Elizabeth Hitchins (Princeful)
- 3rd owner: Malcolm B Jones (Nordic Breeze)
- Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.40 £6.50 £25.40 Ex: £69.60 CSF: £120.65 Trifecta: £6,294.60 Pool: £8,865.68. 0.49 winning tickets.. Pool of £4,521.50 carried over to Cheltenham 3.15 today
