Full Result 5.40 Cheltenham | 14 March 2002

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3

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

1st £33,000 2nd £12,650 3rd £6,325 4th £3,025

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Rooster Booster 8/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	111	144	137	155	–
gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand)
Held up in rear, good headway 4 out, chased leaders next, ridden after 2 out, slight lead last, ridden out (tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in places)

2 1¼	6. The Gatherer (IRE) 12/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	8	106	135	126	145	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Reaper's Run (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, led going well after 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, kept on well but no impression near finish (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

3 ½ [1¾]	7. Ben Ewar 50/1 Barry Fenton Ken Cunningham-Brown	Barry Fenton Ken Cunningham-Brown	8	101	130	120	139	–
b g Old Vic - Sunset Reef (Mill Reef)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 3 out, driven to chase leaders last, edged left under pressure, going on close home

4 7 [8¾]	11. Benbyas 12/1 Timmy Murphy Les Eyre	Timmy Murphy Les Eyre	5	100 3	130	112	131	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Light The Way I (Nicholas Bill)
Chased leaders, led 3rd, headed after 2 out, weakened run-in (op 14-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5 1¾ [10½]	5. Timber King (IRE) 4/1 Charlie Swan C Roche	Charlie Swan C Roche	6	108	137	118	137	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Shanntabariya (IRE) (Shernazar)
Held up in touch, hit 2nd, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, weakened and not fluent last (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

6 2½ [13]	19. Patsy Veale (IRE) 100/1 D J Casey John Queally	D J Casey John Queally	7	100 15	130	107	127	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Bermuda Castle (Carlingford Castle)
Behind, headway on outside approaching 2nd last, kept on under pressure but not trouble leaders (op 50-1)

7 nk [13¼]	20. Veridian 100/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	Marcus Foley ⁵ Bernard Llewellyn	9	99 15	130	107	126	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Alik (FR) (Targowice)
Behind, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, finished well, not trouble leaders (op 50-1)

8 1¼ [14½]	13. Joe Cullen (IRE) 10/1 J J Mansell ⁵ W P Mullins	J J Mansell ⁵ W P Mullins	7	99 4	130	105	125	–
ch g River Falls I - Moycullen (Le Moss)
Behind, hit 4th, headway 3 out, weakened after next (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places and 12-1 in a place)

9 hd [14¾]	16. Moving On Up 40/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	8	100 7 b	130	105	125	–
b g Salse (USA) - Thundercloud I (Electric I)
Behind, ridden and headway after 3 out, weakened approaching last

10 7 [21¾]	17. Idaho D'Ox (FR) 25/1 Joffret Huet ⁵ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁵ M C Pipe	6	99 9 v	130	98	118	–
bb g Bad Conduct (USA) - Queseda (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Soon chasing leaders, challenged 2 out and hung badly right, hung left and weakened before last (tchd 33-1 in a place)

11 nk [22]	15. Tissifer 40/1 D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	6	97 7	130	98	118	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Ingozi (Warning)
Behind until stayed on approaching last, never dangerous (tchd 50-1 in places)

12 ½ [22½]	8. Dark Shell (IRE) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	104 3	133	101	125	–
b g Darshaan - Grecian Urn (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up in rear, headway 3rd, chased leaders 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 8-1)

13 2 [24½]	3. Polar Red 2/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	110 7 v	143	109	129	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Sharp Top (Sharpo)
Held up mid-division, headway 3 out, driven to challenge 2 out, weakened quickly before last (op 6-4 tchd 9-4 in places)

14 10 [34½]	12. Just In TimeI 20/1 Norman Williamson Philip Hobbs	Norman Williamson Philip Hobbs	7	100 3	130	85	105	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Future Past (USA) (Super Concorde)
Hit 2nd, behind, some headway after 3 out, weakened after 2 out, eased when no chance last

15 2½ [37]	1. Copeland 10/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	7	120 v	157	110	131	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge 2 out, soon weakened (op 8-1)

16 3½ [40½]	4. Auetaler (GER) 33/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	8	1011	140	89	110	–
gr g Niniski (USA) - Astica (GER) (Surumu)
Never better than mid-division, behind from 3 out

17 11 [51½]	9. Fiori 16/1 Tom Doyle ³ P C Haslam	Tom Doyle ³ P C Haslam	6	911	130	67	88	–
b g Anshan - Fen Princess (IRE) (Trojan Fen)
Prominent to 4th (op 25-1)

18 1 [52½]	10. Tikram 20/1 D Gallagher Gary Moore	D Gallagher Gary Moore	5	100 2 v¹	130	66	87	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Chased leaders until weakened rapidly 3 out (op 33-1)

19 5 [57½]	22. Fifth Generation (IRE) 100/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	12	911 2 39	131	63	84	–
b g Bulldozer - Fragrant's Last (Little Buskins)
Led to 3rd, weakened after next (op 50-1)

20 15 [72½]	18. Ansari (IRE) 50/1 J P Elliott ⁵ Patrick O Brady	J P Elliott ⁵ Patrick O Brady	5	99 7 4	130	46	67	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Anaza (IRE) (Darshaan)
Chased leaders until after 4th (op 33-1)

PU	14. Iorana (FR) 40/1 L Cooper M C Pipe	L Cooper M C Pipe	6	100 6	130	–	–	–
ch g Marignan (USA) - Fareham (FR) (Fast Topaze)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

21 ran Off time: 5:42:00 Winning time: 4m 5.90s (slow by 8.90s) Total SP: 145%
Non-runners: Hitchhiker (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Terry Warner (Rooster Booster) 1st breeder: Mrs E Mitchell
2nd owner: John P McManus (The Gatherer)
3rd owner: A J Richards (Ben Ewar)
Tote win: £11.40 PL: £2 £3.20 £19.10 Ex: £202.90 CSF: £105.63 Tricast: £4,640.43 Trifecta: £5,615.20 Part won. Pool £7,908.80 - 0.10 winning units. Place 6 £825.05, Place 5 £138.40.
Jackpot: £195,990.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £276,042.43. 0.10 winning tickets.
Placepot: £512.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £555,937.55. 792.05 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £85.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £22,842.70. 198.15 winning tickets.

5:40 Cheltenham 14 Mar 2002

Vincent O'Brien County Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3