Full Result 1.40 Cheltenham | 26 January 2002

Wragge & Co Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

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

1st £15,000 2nd £5,750 3rd £2,875 4th £1,375

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Vol Solitaire (FR) 11/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	–	133	–
b g Loup Solitaire (USA) - Vol Sauvage (FR) (Always Fair)
Keen hold, tracked leaders, pushed along after 3 out, led well before last and mistake, driven out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

2 7	2. Quazar (IRE) 7/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	4	118 t	–	–	134	–
b c Inzar (USA) - Evictress (IRE) (Sharp Victor)
Keen hold, chased leaders, jumped slowly 3 out, went 2nd last, kept on underr pressure but no impression (op 8-1)

3 9 [16]	3. Tempo D'Or (FR) 6/5F Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	4	118	–	–	125	–
b g Esprit Du Nord (USA) - Peau D'Or (FR) (Pot D'Or)
With leaders, led 3rd, headed and lost position approaching 3 out, rallied to chase leaders next, weakened before last (op 5-4 after 11-8 in places tchd 11-10)

4 1¼ [17¼]	8. Dark Fairy 11/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	109	115	–	113	–
br f Tragic Role (USA) - Sharp Fairy (Sharpo)
Keen hold, led to 2nd, stayed with leaders, challenged 4th until led 3 out, headed well before last when weakened and blundered (op 5-1)

5 dist [47¼]	5. Nolt (FR) 11/1 L Metais J Lesbordes	L Metais J Lesbordes	4	110	–	–	–	–
b c Nikos - L'Eternite (FR) (Cariellor)
Held up in rear, not fluent 2nd, headway 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 14-1 in a place and 10-1)

PU	1. Hawkes Run 14/1 C Rafter Charlie Mann	C Rafter Charlie Mann	4	118 b	–	–	–	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Wise Speculation (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders to 3rd, weakened and mistake next, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 16-1)

PU	4. Green Ideal 11/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	114	–	–	–	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Emerald I (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Keen hold, led 2nd, challenged from 4th until weakened and hit 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said colt made a noise) (op 4-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 4m 47.40s (slow by 50.40s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Prize Dancer (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: B C Marshall (Vol Solitaire) 1st breeder: Antoine Bozo
2nd owner: C D Carr (Quazar)
3rd owner: Mme Francis Montauban (Tempo D'Or)
Tote win: £13.90 PL: £3.60 £2.50 Ex: £86.20 CSF: £78.36

1:40 Cheltenham 26 Jan 2002

Wragge & Co Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2