Full Result 12.55 Cheltenham | 25 January 2003

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £10,483.49 2nd £3,976.50 3rd £1,988.25 4th £903.75 5th £451.88 6th £271.13

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Keltic Bard 13/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	1112	116	96	125	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Broughton Singer (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Behind, good headway approaching 2 out, slight lead last, hard driven and stayed on well run-in (op 7-1 after 8-1 in places)

2 1	6. Jahash 16/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	117	111	90	119	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Jalsun (Jalmood)
Steady headway after 3 out, chased leaders after next, stayed on well under pressure run-in, not reach winner

3 1 [2]	11. Dollar Law 40/1 Vince Slattery Richard Price	Vince Slattery Richard Price	7	1011 tp	101	79	108	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Western Heights (Shirley Heights)
In touch, chased leaders 2 out, slight lead approaching last, soon headed, no extra close home (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

4 shd [2]	7. Ever Present I (IRE) 8/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	117	111	89	118	–
ch g Presenting - My Grand Rose (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Behind, good headway approaching 2 out, ridden to chase leaders after next, one pace run-in (op 7-1)

5 3½ [5½]	2. Gin Palace (IRE) 10/1 Jamie Moore ⁷ Gary Moore	Jamie Moore ⁷ Gary Moore	5	115	116	90	119	–
gr g King's Theatre (IRE) - Ikala (IRE) (Lashkari)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, pressed leaders before last, no extra run-in (tchd 11-1 in a place)

6 3 [8½]	5. Translucid (USA) 6/1F A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	5	1110	114	85	114	–
bb g Woodman (USA) - Gossamer (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Chased leader, challenged 4th, led 4 out, kept slight advantage until headed after 2 out, weakened before last (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

7 ¾ [9¼]	3. Chief Cashier 11/1 Tom Best ⁷ G B Balding	Tom Best ⁷ G B Balding	8	115	116	86	115	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Kentfield (Busted)
Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, ridden next, weakened last (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

8 ½ [9¾]	15. Cosmocrat 66/1 Sam Stronge Clive Cox	Sam Stronge Clive Cox	5	106	97	65	95	–
b g Cosmonaut - Bella Coola (Northern State)
Behind, ridden after 3 out, stayed on under pressure approaching last, not reach leaders (op 50-1)

9 ¾ [10½]	14. Bee An Bee (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	6	107	98	65	95	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Portia's Delight (IRE) (The Parson)
In touch, ridden 3 out, chased leaders next, weakened approaching last (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in a place)

10 2½ [13]	16. Golfagent 66/1 L Cummins Mrs K Waldron	L Cummins Mrs K Waldron	5	105 t	96	60	91	–
b g Kris - Alusha (Soviet Star)
Behind, ridden after 3 out, stayed on approaching last, not reach leaders (op 50-1)

11 4 [17]	10. Winged Hussar 25/1 Andrew Thornton D R Gandolfo	Andrew Thornton D R Gandolfo	10	1013	103	64	96	–
b g In The Wings - Akila (FR) (Top Ville)
Chased leaders, ridden after 2 out, weakened last (tchd 33-1 in places)

12 1 [18]	18. Bravo I 66/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ John Mackie	Tommy Phelan ⁵ John Mackie	5	911	93	52	83	–
bb g Efisio - Apache Squaw (Be My Guest)
In touch, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened soon after (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

13 nk [18½]	20. Hakim (NZ) 50/1 Henry Oliver John Spearing	Henry Oliver John Spearing	8	101	92	51	81	–
ch g Half Iced (USA) - Topitup (NZ) (Little Brown Jug)
Behind, some headway from 2 out, not reach leaders (tchd 100-1 in places)

14 ½ [19]	8. Red Sun 14/1 C Rafter ³ John Mackie	C Rafter ³ John Mackie	6	113	110	69	100	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Superetta (Superlative)
Led to 4th, stayed with leader until slight lead after 2 out, headed before last, weakened quickly (op 12-1)

15 hd [19]	13. Robyn Alexander (IRE) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	108	99	57	88	–
ch m Sharifabad (IRE) - Flagship Ahoy (IRE) (Accordion)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 9-1 in a place)

16 1¾ [20¾]	19. Flying Fortress I 50/1 Jim Culloty Henry Daly	Jim Culloty Henry Daly	6	102	93	49	81	–
b g Petoski - Misty Fort (Menelek)
Always behind

17 1¼ [22]	9. Cho Polu (IRE) 20/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	110 b	104	59	91	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Rainbow Alliance (IRE) (Golden Love I)
Chased leaders, ridden from 3 out, weakened next

18 7 [29]	23. Ela La Senza (IRE) 50/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	100 7	91	38	70	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Diamond Glow (Kalaglow)
Prominent early, mistakes 3rd and 4th, soon behind (tchd 100-1 in places)

19 12 [41]	17. Aquiline 33/1 Marcus Foley ³ John Harris	Marcus Foley ³ John Harris	5	101	95	30	62	–
ch g Sanglamore (USA) - Fantasy Flyer (USA) (Lear Fan)
Chased leaders to 3 out (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

20 12 [53]	12. We'll Make It (IRE) 33/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	1011	101	25	57	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Walliser (Niniski)
Hit 2nd, soon behind (op 25-1)

21 26 [79]	22. Kuwait Thunder (IRE) 100/1 Paddy Brennan ⁵ Declan Carroll	Paddy Brennan ⁵ Declan Carroll	7	99 2 t	91	–	20	–
ch g Mac's Imp (USA) - Romangoddess (IRE) (Rhoman Rule)
Chased leaders to 3 out (op 66-1)

22 14 [93]	21. Kings To Open 100/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Robin Dickin	Benjamin Hitchcott Robin Dickin	6	101	92	–	7	–
b g First Trump - Shadiyama (Nishapour)
Behind from halfway (op 66-1)

PU	4. Dumaran (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Andrew Balding	Barry Geraghty Andrew Balding	5	1112	116	–	–	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Pine Needle (Kris)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 10-1)

23 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 4m 18.80s (slow by 21.80s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: M Rowland, M Collins & P Cox (Keltic Bard) 1st breeder: Michael E Broughton
2nd owner: J Hawkins (Jahash)
3rd owner: The Cleobury Partnership (Dollar Law)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.80 £4.10 £11.10 Ex: £161.10 CSF: £94.38 Tricast: £3,859.99

12:55 Cheltenham 25 Jan 2003

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D