Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 24 January 2004

Wragge & Co Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £17,400 2nd £6,600 3rd £3,300 4th £1,500 5th £750 6th £450

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Mondul (GER) 11/2 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	4	118	–	68	134	–
b c Colon (GER) - Morgenrote (GDR) (Aveiro)
Tracked leader, challenged 4th, led 4 out, ridden and mistake last, stayed on well under pressure run-in (tchd 6-1)

2 1¼	6. Val Du Don (FR) 12/1 Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	4	118	–	67	131	–
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Vallee Normande (FR) (Bellypha)
Led to 4 out, stayed chasing leaders, went 2nd soon after 2 out, ridden and effort last, no impression on winner run-in (tchd 14-1 in places)

3 2 [3¼]	10. Meryl (FR) 9/2 R Walsh G Macaire	R Walsh G Macaire	4	110	–	57	121	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Vindhy (FR) (Yelpana)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced 2 out, rallied approaching last, kept on run-in, not pace to reach leaders (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

4 5 [8¼]	2. Howle Hill (IRE) 7/2J Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	4	118	–	59	124	–
b g Ali-Royal (IRE) - Grandeur And Grace (USA) (Septieme Ciel)
Held up in rear, steady headway to track leaders 2 out, ridden soon after, no impression, weakened run-in (op 9-2 and tchd 5-1 in places)

5 5 [13¼]	3. Lough Derg (FR) 7/2J A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	118	–	53	119	–
b g Apple Tree (FR) - Asturias I (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, ridden to challenge next, weakened approaching last (op 3-1)

6 4 [17¼]	5. Sunray 20/1 Andrew Thornton Evan Williams	Andrew Thornton Evan Williams	4	118	126	48	115	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Sharkashka (IRE) (Shardari)
Held up in rear, hit 2nd, pushed along 4th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on under pressure approaching last but never dangerous (tchd 25-1 in a place)

7 4 [21¼]	8. A Toi A Moi (FR) 25/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	4	110	–	35	103	–
ch g Cyborg (FR) - Peperonelle (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Held up in rear, steady headway to chase leaders 2 out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 28-1 in a place)

8 16 [37¼]	9. Dalaram (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	4	110 t	–	15	87	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dalara (IRE) (Doyoun)
Held up in rear, headway after 4 out, jumped slowly and outpaced next, stayed on to chase leaders next, soon weakened (tchd 20-1 in places)

9 5 [42¼]	1. Guilt 11/2 Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	4	118 t	–	17	90	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Guillem (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in rear, hit 3rd, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, weakened quickly after next (op 9-1 after 10-1 in places)

10 10 [52¼]	7. Uncle Max (IRE) 100/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	114	–	–	76	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Sunset Park (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Pecked 1st, behind from 4th, lost touch from 3 out

10 ran Off time: 2:03:00 Winning time: 4m 19.30s (slow by 22.30s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Zimbabwe (withdrawn; unsuitable ground)
Rule 4: Zimbabwe was withdrawn, no market had formed. Rule 4 does not apply.
1st owner: Let's Live Racing (Mondul) 1st breeder: L U R Paulick
2nd owner: Jacques Detre (Val Du Don)
3rd owner: Exors of the late Claude Cohen (Meryl)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £2.50 £3.10 £2 Ex: £120.80 CSF: £65.70 Trifecta: £241.20 Pool of £1,698.78 - 5 winning tickets

2:00 Cheltenham 24 Jan 2004

Wragge & Co Finesse Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2