Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 12 March 2003

Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good 10 hurdles

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1, 2m5f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Hardy Eustace (IRE) 6/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	6	117	–	123	153	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced 4 out, kept on again from 3 out to lead after 2 out, ridden out (op 5-1 tchd 7-1)

DSQ 1¼	2. Coolnagorna (IRE) 4/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	6	117	143	121	153	–
bb g Warcraft I (USA) - Mandalaw (IRE) (Mandalus)
Chased leaders, led 5th, hard ridden and edged left 2 out, headed soon after, stayed on well run-in, no extra close home, finished 2nd, disqualified and placed last (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

2 1 [2¼]	12. Pizarro (IRE) 2/1F Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	6	117	–	120	151	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Our Swan Lady (Swan's Rock)
Held up in rear, headway 5th, pushed along 4 out, tracked leaders 2 out, ridden, effort and switched right run-in, one pace, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

3 3½ [5¾]	8. Lord Sam (IRE) 10/1 Warren Marston Victor Dartnall	Warren Marston Victor Dartnall	7	117	140	116	150	–
bb g Supreme Leader - Russian Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Hit 1st, behind, stumbled after 5th, headway next, chasing leaders and staying on when hampered and mistake 2 out, kept on run-in, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 8-1)

4 ¾ [6½]	4. Foreman (GER) 11/1 T Doumen T Doumen	T Doumen T Doumen	5	117	–	115	147	–
ch h Monsun (GER) - Fleurie (GER) (Dashing Blade)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, one pace approaching last, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5 shd [6½]	16. Sh BoomI 14/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	5	117	132	115	147	–
b g Alderbrook - Muznah (Royal And Regal)
Steadied in rear, hit 5th, headway and hit 4 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, not reach leaders, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 2 [8½]	11. Nil Desperandum I (IRE) 25/1 R Walsh Ms F M Crowley	R Walsh Ms F M Crowley	6	117	–	113	145	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Still Hoping (IRE) (Kambalda)
Behind, headway 4 out, ridden next, soon one pace, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 20-1)

7 2½ [11]	18. Supreme Prince (IRE) 16/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	117	133	110	142	–
b g Supreme Leader - Strong Serenade (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Behind, still plenty to do from 2 out, kept on well run-in but never dangerous, finished 8th, placed 7th

8 4 [15]	7. Little Sport (IRE) 100/1 G Hills A Scott	G Hills A Scott	6	117	124	106	138	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Ath Dara (Duky)
Behind, headway approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, soon one pace, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 66-1)

9 10 [25]	19. Texas Ranger 150/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	117	125	96	128	–
b g Mtoto - Favorable Exchange (USA) (Exceller)
Behind until stayed on from 2 out, finished 10th, placed 9th (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

10 2½ [27½]	3. Double Honour (FR) 25/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	117	–	93	126	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Silver Cobra (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Led after 1st, headed 5th, weakened 3 out, finished 11th, placed 10th

11 ½ [28]	15. Saitensohn (GER) 33/1 Gus Brown Jonjo O'Neill	Gus Brown Jonjo O'Neill	5	117	–	92	125	–
bb h Monsun (GER) - Saite (GER) (Marduk)
Chased leaders to 3 out, soon beaten, finished 12th, placed 11th

12 3 [31]	20. Native Sparkle I (IRE) 150/1 K Hadnett T Hogan	K Hadnett T Hogan	6	112	–	84	117	–
br m Be My Native (USA) - Star With A Glimer (Montekin)
Behind most of way, finished 13th, placed 12th (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

13 nk [31½]	14. Rosslea (IRE) 66/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	117	–	89	122	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Burren Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders to 6th, finished 14th, placed 13th (op 50-1)

14 2 [33½]	10. Mossy Green (IRE) 33/1 Charlie Swan W P Mullins	Charlie Swan W P Mullins	9	117	–	87	122	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Green Ajo (Green Shoon)
Chased leader 2nd to 5th, weakened 3 out, finished 15th, placed 14th (tchd 40-1 in places)

15 3 [36½]	13. Puntal (FR) 14/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	117	144	84	117	–
b g Bering - Saveur (Ardross)
Prominent early, weakened quickly 5th, finished 16th, placed 15th (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

16 6 [42½]	9. Moore's Law I (USA) 100/1 Paul Carberry M J Grassick	Paul Carberry M J Grassick	5	117	–	78	111	–
b g Technology (USA) - Brass Needles (USA) (Twice Worthy)
Led until after 1st, stayed in touch to 6th, finished 17th, placed 16th (op 66-1)

17 27 [69½]	1. Calling Brave (IRE) 33/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	117	126	51	84	–
ch g Bob Back (USA) - Queenie Kelly (The Parson)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 4 out, finished 18th, placed 17th (tchd 50-1)

F	6. Hi Cloy (IRE) 50/1 Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	Timmy Murphy Michael Hourigan	6	117	–	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Thomastown Girl (Tekoah)
In rear when fell 5th (tchd 66-1)

19 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 5.70s (slow by 3.70s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Supreme Developer (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Laurence Byrne (Hardy Eustace) 1st breeder: Patrick Joyce
2nd owner: Edward Wallace (Pizarro)
3rd owner: Plain Peeps (Lord Sam)
Tote win: £7.70 PL: £2.20 £1.70 £2.10 Ex: £17.20 CSF: £18.06 Tricast: £127.99 Trifecta: £158.10 Pool of £8,619.60 - 38.70 winning units

Following a stewards' inquiry, Coolnagorna, who passed the post second, was disqualified and placed last.

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Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1

2:00 Cheltenham 12 Mar 2003