Full Result 5.40 Cheltenham | 16 March 2000

Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle (Handicap) Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £30,000 2nd £11,500 3rd £5,750 4th £2,750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Master Tern (USA) 9/2F Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	5	103 7	130	140	140	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Young Hostess (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Behind, pushed along from 3rd, headway on bit 2 out, challenged last, soon led, held on all out (op 5-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

2 nk	16. Danegold (IRE) 25/1 Timmy Murphy Mick Channon	Timmy Murphy Mick Channon	8	102	129	139	139	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Cistus (Sun Prince)
Rear, not fluent 4 out, still well behind 2 out, strong run approaching last, finished fast, not quite get up (op 20-1)

3 1 [1¼]	15. Spokesman 10/1 Paul Moloney C Roche	Paul Moloney C Roche	6	102	129	137	138	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Ravaro (Raga Navarro)
Held up in rear and confidently ridden, smooth headway 2 out, tracked leaders on bit approaching last, ridden and one pace run-in (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

4 1 [2¼]	2. Auetaler (GER) 12/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	6	119	150	157	158	–
gr g Niniski (USA) - Astica (GER) (Surumu)
Behind, ridden approaching 2 out and still plenty to do, strong run under pressure last, finished well but not reach leaders (tchd 14-1 in places)

5 4 [6¼]	10. Out On A Promise (IRE) 8/1 Noel Fehily ⁵ Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily ⁵ Charlie Mann	8	102	134	136	138	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Lovers' Parlour (Beldale Flutter)
Behind, headway 2 out, stayed on well under pressure approaching last, one pace run-in (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6 ½ [6¾]	18. New Bird (GER) 50/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	100	127	128	130	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Nouvelle Amour (GER) (Esclavo)
Led until after 1st, stayed prominent, hard ridden 2 out and outpaced, rallied under pressure run-in

7 1 [7¾]	5. The French Furze (IRE) 33/1 Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	6	109	143	143	148	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Led after 1st, clear 3rd, ridden 2 out, mistake last and soon headed, weakened run-in

8 1½ [9¼]	6. Afarad (IRE) 6/1 Charlie Swan C Roche	Charlie Swan C Roche	5	111	142	140	143	–
b g Slip Anchor - Afasara (IRE) (Shardari)
Held up in rear, good headway on bit approaching 2 out, tracked leaders going well soon after, ridden last, weakened run-in (tchd 7-1 and 8-1 in a place)

9 hd [9½]	20. Shantarini (IRE) 50/1 Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	6	100 1	127	124	127	–
gr g Pharly (FR) - Shanjarina (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Behind, ridden and hit 4 out, hard driven 3 out, stayed on approaching last but not reach leaders

10 nk [9¾]	11. Renzo (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn J L Harris	Carl Llewellyn J L Harris	7	106	133	130	133	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Chased leaders early, lost place 3rd, driven 3 out, some headway 2 out, no impression on leaders approaching last (tchd 33-1)

11 1 [10¾]	12. Moving On Up 9/1 Norman Williamson D K Weld	Norman Williamson D K Weld	6	104 v¹	131	126	130	–
b g Salse (USA) - Thundercloud I (Electric I)
In touch, chased leaders approaching 2 out, weakened under pressure approaching last (op 7-1)

12 3½ [14¼]	17. Miss Fara (FR) 33/1 Barry Fenton M C Pipe	Barry Fenton M C Pipe	5	102	129	120	126	–
ch m Galetto (FR) - Faracha (FR) (Kenmare)
Behind, headway on rails after 3 out, ridden next, never reached leaders

13 2½ [16¾]	22. Piped Aboard (IRE) 50/1 Arnaud Duchene ⁷ M C Pipe	Arnaud Duchene ⁷ M C Pipe	5	97 7 v	127	114	120	–
b g Pips Pride - Last Gunboat (Dominion)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened soon after

14 hd [17]	19. La Landiere (FR) 14/1 Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	5	100	127	114	122	–
bb m Synefos (USA) - As You Are (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, stayed in touch until weakened after 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

15 5 [22]	7. Copeland 11/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1013 b	140	121	133	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened soon after (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

16 1¼ [23¼]	25. Shalaal (USA) 100/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	6	100 34	127	106	114	–
b g Sheikh Albadou - One Fine Day (USA) (Quadratic)
Chased leaders, hit 4th, weakened next (tchd 200-1 in places)

17 1½ [24¾]	4. Deep Water (USA) 10/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	6	113	144	121	129	–
b g Diesis - Water Course (USA) (Irish River)
Keen hold, tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, soon beaten (tchd 12-1 in a place)

18 3 [27¾]	3. Rainbow Frontier (IRE) 33/1 Adrian Maguire M C Pipe	Adrian Maguire M C Pipe	6	118	149	121	131	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Tatchers Mate (Thatching)
Chased leaders until approaching 2 out, soon weakened

19 2 [29¾]	21. Redemption I 14/1 D Gallagher Paul Webber	D Gallagher Paul Webber	5	100 1	127	97	107	–
b g Sanglamore (USA) - Ypha (USA) (Lyphard)
Held up in rear, took keen hold, headway 3 out, weakened quickly 2 out (op 12-1)

20 1¼ [31]	1. Hit And Run (FR) 14/1 Tom Scudamore ⁷ M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore ⁷ M C Pipe	5	113 b	151	119	130	–
ch g River Mist (USA) - La Dunanerie (FR) (Guadanini)
Chased leader from 2nd until weakened rapidly after 3 out

21 1¾ [32¾]	26. Lobuche (IRE) 100/1 Michael Naughton ³ Michael Chapman	Michael Naughton ³ Michael Chapman	5	911 42	127	93	104	–
b g Petardia - Lhotse (IRE) (Shernazar)
Soon behind (tchd 200-1 in places)

21 ran Off time: 5:42:00 Winning time: 3m 51.30s (fast by 5.70s) Total SP: 140%
Non-runners: Lord Of LoveI (vet's certificate), River Pilot (unsuitable ground), Ross Moff (vet's certificate), Time For Action (vet's certificate), Vanilla Man (vet's certificate)
1st owner: John P McManus (Master Tern) 1st breeder: Wertheimer Et Frere
2nd owner: Circular Distributors Ltd (Danegold)
3rd owner: Mrs T McCoubrey (Spokesman)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.60 £6.20 £4 Ex: £297.80 CSF: £116.51 Tricast: £1,038.65 Trifecta: £2,310.20 Place 6 £275.49, Place 5 £117.73
Jackpot: £270,561.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £381,072.40. 0.27 winning tickets.
Placepot: £413.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £420,670.37. 742.82 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £47.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £13,345.57. 208.56 winning tickets.

5:40 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2000

Vincent O'Brien County Hurdle (Handicap) Class A Grade 3