Full Result 1.10 Cheltenham | 18 November 2001

Mike Smith Benefit Year Novices' Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good 10 hurdles

1st £8,736 2nd £2,688 3rd £1,344 4th £672

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tarxien 7/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	118 t	133	–	140	–
b g Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, going well when left clear 2 out, very easily (op 7-4)

2 20	2. Hard To Start (IRE) 2/1F Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	118	–	–	117	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sea Skin (Buckskin)
Rear, pushed along 5th, driven along 3 out, staying on one pace when hampered 2 out, took moderate 2nd last and hung right under pressure (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in a place and 7-4)

3 13 [33]	9. Lucky Sinna (IRE) 11/2 Norman Williamson J T Gifford	Norman Williamson J T Gifford	5	110	112	–	100	–
bb g Insan (USA) - Bit Of A Chance (Lord Ha Ha)
Chased leaders, ridden and one pace when left 2nd 2 out and hampered, effort soon after, weakened last (op 6-1 after 7-1 in places, tchd 13-2 in places)

4 ½ [33½]	6. Family Business I (IRE) 25/1 Gerry Supple M C Pipe	Gerry Supple M C Pipe	5	110	–	–	94	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Morego (Way Up North)
Keen hold, behind, pushed along 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on run-in, not a danger (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

5 3 [36½]	12. She's My Girl (IRE) 33/1 J R Kavanagh John G Carr	J R Kavanagh John G Carr	6	109	89	–	86	–
ch m Arctic Cider (USA) - Sinead's Princess (Sun Prince)
In touch, ridden 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 50-1 in places)

6 19 [55½]	8. Hazeljack 66/1 Seamus Durack Dr P Pritchard	Seamus Durack Dr P Pritchard	6	110	–	–	72	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 100-1 in places)

7 1¾ [57¼]	3. Rough Gamble (IRE) 20/1 Ken Whelan A J Kennedy	Ken Whelan A J Kennedy	7	118	–	–	81	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Hope You're Lucky (Quayside I)
With leader to 6th, ridden 4 out, weakened next, no chnace when badly hampered 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

8 23 [80¼]	10. Panmure (IRE) 9/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	–	47	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Serjitak (Saher)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, tracked leaders 4 out, weakened next (op 5-1 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in a place)

9 dist [110¼]	5. Bally's Heart 66/1 E Husband Dr P Pritchard	E Husband Dr P Pritchard	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Wilhemina Crusty (Jester)
Keen hold, in touch until weakened 6th, tailed off (tchd 100-1 in places)

10 dist [140¼]	7. Golden Gravel (IRE) 66/1 D J Burchell Simon Lewis	D J Burchell Simon Lewis	8	110	59	–	–	–
ch g Domynsky - Whimbrel (Dara Monarch)
Jumped slowly 3rd, tailed off from 5th (tchd 100-1 in places)

F	1. Double Bogey Blues (IRE) 10/1 D J Casey M F Morris	D J Casey M F Morris	5	118	–	–	108	–
b g Celio Rufo - Belmount Star (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Led to 3 out, 4l 2nd and one pace when fell 2 out (op 6-1)

PU	13. Sylphide 66/1 Lee Stephens H J Manners	Lee Stephens H J Manners	6	109	69	–	–	–
b m Ballet Royal (USA) - Shafayif (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	11. Pepeta 66/1 Joe Tizzard Dai Williams	Joe Tizzard Dai Williams	4	109	–	–	–	–
b f Presidium - Mighty Flash (Rolfe)
Soon prominent, chased leaders 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 5m 11.90s (slow by 9.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: B A Kilpatrick (Tarxien) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Ms C Hehir (Hard To Start)
3rd owner: John Plackett (Lucky Sinna)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.40 £1.30 £1.90 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £10.34

1:10 Cheltenham 18 Nov 2001

Mike Smith Benefit Year Novices' Hurdle Class B