Full Result 5.20 Cheltenham | 11 March 2003

Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) Class A (Listed Race)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m1f67yds) 3m1½f Old Good 12 hurdles

1st £34,800 2nd £13,200 3rd £6,600 4th £3,000 5th £1,500 6th £900

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Inching Closer I 6/1F Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	6	112	130	86	149	–
b g Inchinor - Maiyaasah (Kris)
Held up in touch, went prominent 4 out, tracked leader 2 out, strong challenge last, hard ridden, ran on gamely to lead last stride (tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places)

2 shd	2. Royal Emperor (IRE) 14/1 Dominic Elsworth ³ Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth ³ Sue Smith	7	116	137	93	156	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Boreen Bro (Boreen)
Chased leaders, challenged from 4th until led approaching 8th, ridden to hold narrow advantage when hit last, kept on gamely, caught last strides (tchd 16-1 in places)

3 12 [12]	23. Tribal Venture (FR) 33/1 Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	5	106	121	64	127	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Babacha (FR) (Latnahc)
Held up in rear, headway from 8th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, no impression on leaders approaching last (tchd 100-1 in places)

4 1¾ [13¾]	8. Ravenswood (IRE) 7/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	6	113 t	131	73	137	–
b g Warning - Green Lucia (Green Dancer)
Behind, hit 5th, ridden and headway from 4 out, hit 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out to chase leaders approaching last, soon outpaced (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

5 2 [15¾]	18. Guard DutyI 33/1 Gerry Supple M C Pipe	Gerry Supple M C Pipe	6	108 t	123	62	125	–
b g Deploy - Hymne D'Amour (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Behind, ridden 3 out, stayed on under pressure from next, kept on run-in, not reach leaders

6 2 [17¾]	16. Creon 14/1 Charlie Swan Jonjo O'Neill	Charlie Swan Jonjo O'Neill	8	108	123	60	123	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Creake (Derring-Do)
Behind, stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders

7 3½ [21¼]	19. Dubai Seven Stars 25/1 Paul Carberry M C Pipe	Paul Carberry M C Pipe	5	107	122	55	121	–
ch m Suave Dancer (USA) - Her Honour (Teenoso)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 4 out, tracked leaders fcrom 2 out, soon ridden, weakened and hit last (tchd 33-1 in a place)

8 ¾ [22]	6. Carlovent (FR) 33/1 Norman Williamson M C Pipe	Norman Williamson M C Pipe	8	113 v¹	131	64	129	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Carlaya (FR) (Carmarthen)
Behind, headway 7th, hit 4 out, stayed on again from 2 out, not trouble leaders (op 25-1)

9 ¾ [22¾]	7. Rostropovich I (IRE) 14/1 D J Casey M F Morris	D J Casey M F Morris	6	113 t	131	63	127	–
gr g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Infamy (Shirley Heights)
Prominent early, lost place 6th, hard ridden and well behind 2 out, stayed on again run-in and finished well (op 12-1)

10 2½ [25¼]	9. Ballysicyos (FR) 33/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	8	113	131	60	125	–
b g Nikos - Bally Duke (FR) (Iron Duke)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden 3 out, not fluent, one pace under pressure from next

11 nk [25¾]	17. Proper Squire (USA) 20/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	108 b	123	51	115	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - La Cumbre (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden and still well there when mistake 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1 in places)

12 nk [26]	12. Kerrigand (FR) 25/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	109 v¹	124	52	117	–
gr g April Night (FR) - Gouerie (FR) (Cadoudal)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, dropped to rear 7th, rapid headway and ridden 9th, weakened 2 out

13 1½ [27½]	15. Surprising I 33/1 Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	8	108 b	123	49	113	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Ascot Lass (Touching Wood)
Chased leaders to 3 out, weakened next (op 25-1)

14 hd [27¾]	22. Ballylusky (IRE) 14/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	6	106	121	47	112	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Blackbushe Place (IRE) (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, ridden and hit 3 out, weakened next (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

15 11 [38¾]	24. The Culdee (IRE) 33/1 F J Flood F Flood	F J Flood F Flood	7	105	120	35	99	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Deep Inagh (IRE) (Deep Run)
Soon in touch, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after next

16 4 [42¾]	5. Springfield Scally 25/1 Seamus Durack Steve Gollings	Seamus Durack Steve Gollings	10	116 6	134	46	110	–
ch g Scallywag - Ledee (Le Bavard)
Led until approaching 8th, weakened 4 out (tchd 33-1 in places)

17 4 [46¾]	14. Farinel 7/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	7	108	123	30	94	–
b h In The Wings - Dame De L'Oise (USA) (Riverman)
Mid-division, some headway 8th, never dangerous after (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

18 6 [52¾]	20. No Discount (IRE) 20/1 R Walsh T M Walsh	R Walsh T M Walsh	9	107	122	23	87	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Flameing Run (Deep Run)
Behind most of way (op 14-1)

19 8 [60¾]	1. Tucacas (FR) 40/1 Mr G Elliott ³ M C Pipe	Mr G Elliott ³ M C Pipe	6	119	140	34	98	–
gr m Highest Honor (FR) - Three Well (FR) (Sicyos)
Behind, some headway 4 out, mistake and weakened next (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

20 28 [88¾]	13. Miss Fara (FR) 33/1 Jamie Moore ⁷ M C Pipe	Jamie Moore ⁷ M C Pipe	8	102	124	–	53	–
ch m Galetto (FR) - Faracha (FR) (Kenmare)
Always in rear (tchd 40-1 in places, 50-1 in a place)

21 1¼ [90]	11. Mirjan (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	7	1010	125	–	53	–
b g Tenby - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
In touch, headway 8th, weakened 3 out (op 33-1)

22 20 [110]	4. Chopneyev (FR) 13/2 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	5	117	135	–	44	–
b g Goldneyev (USA) - Pierre De Soleil (FR) (Jefferson II)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 9th (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

F	21. Rum Pointer (IRE) 33/1 Robert Thornton Bob Buckler	Robert Thornton Bob Buckler	7	106	121	–	127	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Osmunda (IRE) (Mill Reef)
In touch, chased leaders from 4 out, 5th and weakening when fell last (tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	3. Moss Harvey 33/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	8	118	136	–	–	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Wings Ground (Murrayfield)
Chased leaders early, behind from halfway, pulled up before last

24 ran Off time: 5:20:00 Winning time: 6m 21.00s (slow by 15.00s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: Mrs N L Spence (Inching Closer I) 1st breeder: M B Small
2nd owner: Widdop Wanderers (Royal Emperor)
3rd owner: Network Training Iii (Tribal Venture)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.90 £2.90 £18.40 Ex: £52.10 CSF: £75.04 Tricast: £2,657.74 Trifecta: £5,234.50 Part won. Pool £7,372.60. 0.60 winning units. Place 6 £60.24, Place 5 £28.62
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £38.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £586,540.05. 11,256.05 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £17.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £14,336.35. 604.00 winning tickets.

5:20 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2003

Pertemps Final (Handicap Hurdle) Class A (Listed Race)