Full Result 2.45 Cheltenham | 31 December 2002

Tote Exacta Hurdle (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Soft 10 hurdles

1st £15,326.49 2nd £5,813.50 3rd £2,906.75 4th £1,321.25 5th £660.63 6th £396.38

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Live The Dream 7/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	107	113	40	124	–
b f Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Inveraven (Alias Smith)
Held up in rear, not fluent 4th, headway 3 out, ridden 2 out, led well before last, driven out run-in (tchd 4-1 in places)

2 3	7. Monger Lane 9/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	6	108	114	38	120	–
b m Karinga Bay - Grace Moore (Deep Run)
In touch until outpaced 5th, pushed along next, headway 3 out, chased winner approaching last, kept on but no impression (tchd 10-1 in places)

3 8 [11]	4. Ballylusky (IRE) 11/4F D J Casey Jonjo O'Neill	D J Casey Jonjo O'Neill	5	111	120	37	121	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Blackbushe Place (IRE) (Buckskin)
Slight lead 2nd, headed 5th, stayed pressing leader, hampered by loose horse and slight lead 3 out, headed under pressure well before last, soon weakened (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

4 6 [17]	1. See You Sometime 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Seamus Mullins	Mick Fitzgerald Seamus Mullins	7	1112	131	42	126	–
b g Sharp Deal - Shepani (New Member)
Led to 2nd, stayed pressing leader until led 5th, badly hampered by loose horse and narrowly headed 3 out, stayed prominent until weakened before last (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

5 22 [39]	5. Paco Venture (IRE) 6/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	7	1010	116	–	93	–
b g Supreme Leader - Ethel's Daughter (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, hit 6th, hampered 3 out, soon recovered, weakened 2 out (tchd 13-2 in places)

6 26 [65]	3. Prokofiev (USA) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	6	114 tb	123	–	68	–
br g Nureyev (USA) - Aviara (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Chased leaders, pushed along 5th, weakened 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

7 dist [95]	2. Imperial De Thaix I (FR) 20/1 D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	6	110 t	126	–	–	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Soiree D'Ete (FR) (Prove It Baby)
Behind from 4th, jumped slowly 5th and soon tailed off (tchd 25-1 in places)

UR	6. Muck Savage 8/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	109	115	–	–	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Rare Luck (Rare One)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders until unseated rider 7th

8 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 5m 36.70s (slow by 28.70s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Reims Partnership (Live The Dream) 1st breeder: P D And Mrs Player
2nd owner: Slabs And Lucan (Monger Lane)
3rd owner: Black Sheep Racing (Ballylusky)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £1.40 Ex: £39.30 CSF: £33.28 Tricast: £96.94

2:45 Cheltenham 31 Dec 2002

Tote Exacta Hurdle (Handicap) Class B