Full Result 2.20 Cheltenham | 11 November 2000

Tote Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (3m1f67yds) 3m1½f Old Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £21,313.50 2nd £6,558 3rd £3,279 4th £1,639.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Maid Equal 12/1 Tom Scudamore ⁵ M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore ⁵ M C Pipe	9	103 tv	133	141	143	–
gr m Pragmatic - Dissolution I (Henbit)
Held up in rear, good headway from 9th to chase leaders 4 out, challenged from 2 out, ridden and upsides run-in, led last stride (tchd 14-1 in a place)

2 shd	7. Flying Gunner 9/1 Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	9	106	131	140	140	–
ch g Gunner B - Dans Le Vent (Pollerton)
Mid-division, headway after 8th, ridden 3 out, slight lead from next, kept on well when strongly challenged from last, caught last stride (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

3 12 [12]	4. Barba Papa I (IRE) 3/1J Adrian Maguire A J Martin	Adrian Maguire A J Martin	6	1011 t	136	133	134	–
b h Mujadil (USA) - Baby's Smile (Shirley Heights)
Held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, tracked leaders soon after, ridden approaching 2 out, soon one pace under pressure (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 and 7-2 in places)

4 2½ [14½]	2. Polar Champ 3/1J A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	113	142	136	138	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Chased leaders, challenged 9th, led 4 out, soon hard driven, headed 2 out, soon weakened (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 and 7-2 in places, 4-1 in a place)

5 25 [39½]	13. Alta 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	100 11	126	94	95	–
b m Arctic Lord (IRE) - Thames Air (Crash Course)
Chased leaders until weakened 8th (op 25-1)

6 ¾ [40¼]	5. Eastwell Hall 12/1 Philip Hide Thomas Patrick McGovern	Philip Hide Thomas Patrick McGovern	5	1011	136	105	105	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Kinchenjunga (Darshaan)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders going well from 4 out, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-1)

7 hd [40½]	3. Storm Of Gold (IRE) 33/1 Noel Fehily ³ Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily ³ Charlie Mann	7	1012	140	108	109	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Tipperary Tartan (Rarity)
Chased leader, challenged from 9th to 4 out, weakened after next

8 6 [46½]	12. Sadler's Secret (IRE) 33/1 Arnaud Duchene ⁷ M C Pipe	Arnaud Duchene ⁷ M C Pipe	5	97 7 v	126	87	88	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Athyka (USA) (Secretariat)
Behind, some headway 4 out, weakened next (op 25-1)

9 2½ [49]	10. Course Doctor (IRE) 12/1 N Hannity ³ George Moore	N Hannity ³ George Moore	8	100 3 6	129	88	88	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Faultless Girl (Crash Course)
Led until headed 4 out, soon beaten (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

10 1¾ [50¾]	1. Juyush (USA) 33/1 Miss P Gundry ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Miss P Gundry ⁷ Paul Nicholls	8	115	151	109	109	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Silken Doll (USA) (Chieftain)
Chased leaders, hit 7th, weakened 9th, no chance when mistake 4 out (tchd 40-1 in places)

11 21 [71¾]	11. Nine O Three I (IRE) 20/1 Norman Williamson Mrs S D Williams	Norman Williamson Mrs S D Williams	11	100 6	126	61	62	–
b g Supreme Leader - Grenache (Menelek)
Behind, mistake 8th and lost touch (op 16-1)

UR	8. Tisrabraq 7/1 Charlie Swan Ms F M Crowley	Charlie Swan Ms F M Crowley	6	105	130	–	–	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Deep Pier (Deep Run)
Held up in rear, some headway 9th, weakened 4 out, no chance when mistake and unseated rider 3 out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

12 ran Off time: 2:23:00 Winning time: 6m 36.50s (slow by 30.50s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Extra Jack (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Heeru Kirpalani Racing (Maid Equal) 1st breeder: H L Kirpalani
2nd owner: R Maryan Green (Flying Gunner)
3rd owner: Glen Devlin (Barba Papa I)
Tote win: £15.80 PL: £2.80 £1.80 £2 Ex: £87.20 CSF: £92.10 Tricast: £370.56 Trifecta: £247.90 Pool £1,501.88 - 4.30 winning units.

2:20 Cheltenham 11 Nov 2000

Tote Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class B