Full Result 4.40 Cheltenham | 30 January 1999

Wragge & Co Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Soft 8 hurdles

1st £9,645 2nd £3,651 3rd £1,788 4th £816

Wragge & Co Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A (Grade 2), 2m1f - Soft, Class 1 4yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Hors La Loi III (FR) 5/2 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	4	118	–	118	151	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Quintessence III (FR) (El Condor)
Keen hold, in touch, tracked leaders 4th, challenged 3 out, stayed pressing leaders until led last, driven out (tchd 11-4, 3-1 in places)

2 3½	1. Behrajan (IRE) 15/8F Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	4	118	–	115	146	–
bb g Arazi (USA) - Behera (IRE) (Mill Reef)
Led, ridden and mistake 2 out, hard driven and headed last, stayed on under pressure but not pace of winner (op 7-4 tchd 2-1)

3 7 [10½]	7. Noble Demand (USA) 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald G B Balding	Mick Fitzgerald G B Balding	4	110	108	100	130	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Noble Nordic (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Behind, stayed on from 2 out, kept on run-in but not a danger (op 20-1)

4 ¾ [11¼]	8. Nuvellino 10/1 Jamie Osborne Philip Hobbs	Jamie Osborne Philip Hobbs	4	110	–	99	129	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Furry Dance (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up, not fluent 3 out, soon steady headway, pressed leaders going well 2 out, weakened rapidly last (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5 dist [41¼]	2. Hit And Run (FR) 12/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	118 b¹	133	–	–	–
ch g River Mist (USA) - La Dunanerie (FR) (Guadanini)
Held up, headway 3 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off (op 10-1)

6 7 [48¼]	9. Redemption I 40/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Sanglamore (USA) - Ypha (USA) (Lyphard)
Always behind, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

7 2 [50¼]	5. Norski Lad 7/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	4	114	–	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Lady Norcliffe (USA) (Norcliffe)
Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off (tchd 4-1)

8 1¼ [51½]	4. Hunt Hill (IRE) 15/2 Norman Williamson Jonjo O'Neill	Norman Williamson Jonjo O'Neill	4	118	–	–	–	–
b g High Estate - Royaltess (Royal And Regal)
With leader, challenged 3rd, pushed along after 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

9 9 [60½]	6. Classic Masquerade (CAN) 25/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	4	110 t	–	–	–	–
b g Regal Classic (CAN) - Muskoka Command (CAN) (Top Command)
Chased leaders to 5th, tailed off (op 20-1)