Full Result 12.55 Cheltenham | 24 January 2004

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £10,353 2nd £3,927 3rd £1,963.50 4th £892.50 5th £446.25 6th £267.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Ela Re 33/1 Noel Fehily Conor Dore	Noel Fehily Conor Dore	5	114	106	104	117	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Lucia Tarditi (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Mid-division, steady headway 3 out, tracked leaders 2 out, led well before last, hard driven, held on all out (tchd 50-1 in places and 25-1 in a place)

2 shd	16. Pardishar (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Moore ³ Gary Moore	Jamie Moore ³ Gary Moore	6	109	100	98	111	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Parapa (IRE) (Akarad)
Behind, steady headway from 3 out, tracked leaders next, chased winner approaching last, strong run-in, just failed (op 14-1)

3 2 [2]	6. Attorney General (IRE) 20/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	5	118	110	106	119	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Her Ladyship (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders, ridden and one pace after 2 out, strong run under pressure approaching last, stayed on well run-in, not reach leaders (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4 1¼ [3¼]	13. Spring Pursuit 12/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ Richard Price	Colin Bolger ⁵ Richard Price	8	1013	106	101	115	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Pursuit Of Truth (USA) (Irish River)
Prominent, ridden from 2 out, stayed on under pressure run-in, not pace to reach leaders (op 10-1)

5 1 [4¼]	12. Cool Spice 8/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	114	106	99	113	–
b m Karinga Bay - Cool Run (Deep Run)
Behind, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure and not much room last, stayed on same pace run-in (tchd 10-1 in a place)

6 ½ [4¾]	1. Don't Sioux Me (IRE) 25/1 Ollie McPhail Conor Dore	Ollie McPhail Conor Dore	6	1112 t	114	107	120	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Commanche Belle (Shirley Heights)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, led soon after next, headed well before last, one pace run-in (op 20-1)

7 3½ [8¼]	14. Island Stream (IRE) 40/1 Tim Bailey ¹⁰ J R Jenkins	Tim Bailey ¹⁰ J R Jenkins	5	107	105	94	110	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Tilbrook (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Slowly away and behind, ridden and stayed on from 2 out, kept on well run-in but not reach leaders (tchd 66-1 in a place)

8 3½ [11¾]	9. Ardashir (FR) 9/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	115	107	92	106	–
b g Simon Du Desert (FR) - Antea (FR) (Esprit Du Nord)
Chased leaders, oupaced 4th, stayed on again from 2 out, kept on run-in but never dangerous (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

9 shd [12]	17. Chase The Sunset (IRE) 15/2F Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	6	1011	99	84	98	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Cherry Chase (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Behind, headway to chase leaders 2 out, soon ridden and one pace (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

10 7 [19]	19. Just Superb 12/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁷ Peter Pritchard	Mr Tom Greenway ⁷ Peter Pritchard	5	911	92	68	84	–
ch g Superlative - Just Greenwich (Chilibang)
Led approaching 2nd, headed soon after 2 out and weakened quickly (op 11-1)

11 5 [24]	5. Fantastic Champion (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Thornton Lucy Wadham	Andrew Thornton Lucy Wadham	5	118 b¹	110	81	97	–
b g Entrepreneur - Reine Mathilde (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Behind, hit 4th, effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened

12 6 [30]	15. Forbearing I (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	110 v¹	102	65	83	–
b g Bering - For Example (USA) (Northern Baby)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden next, soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

13 ½ [30½]	10. Flying Lyric (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	6	115	107	70	87	–
b g Definite Article - Lyric Junction (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
In touch, ridden and effort approaching 2 out, not much room and went right, soon weakened (tchd 20-1 in places)

14 3½ [34]	8. Heron's Ghyll (IRE) 8/1 Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	7	110	107	66	87	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Leisure Centre (IRE) (Tanfirion)
In touch, chased leaders from 4th, challenging when hit 2 out and soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

15 6 [40]	7. Forever Dream 50/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	117	109	60	80	–
b g Afzal (IRE) - Quadrapol (Pollerton)
Very slowly away and lost 20 lengths, not recover and always behind (jockey said gelding missed the break)

16 6 [46]	2. Kombinacja (POL) 14/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	6	1110	112	56	77	–
ch m Jape (USA) - Komancza (POL) (Dakota)
Led until after 1st, weakened 3 out (tchd 16-1 in a place)

17 16 [62]	18. Spreewald (GER) 66/1 Jodie Mogford J C Tuck	Jodie Mogford J C Tuck	5	104	92	16	41	–
b g Dulcero (USA) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
In touch until weakened after 3 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

18 3 [65]	3. Doce Vida (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Alan King	Mick Fitzgerald Alan King	6	119	111	31	57	–
b m Montelimar (USA) - Miss The Post (Bustino)
Chased leaders until jumped slowly and weakened 3 out (tchd 14-1)

19 6 [71]	4. Don Valentino (POL) 20/1 Tony Dobbin Tom George	Tony Dobbin Tom George	5	118	110	22	50	–
ch g Duke Valentino - Dona (POL) (Dakota)
Chased leaders to 3 out, soon weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

PU	20. Sheer Guts (IRE) 66/1 Graham Lee John Harris	Graham Lee John Harris	5	104 b	92	–	–	–
b g Hamas (IRE) - Balakera (FR) (Lashkari)
Soon ridden and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4th (tchd 100-1 in places)

20 ran Off time: 12:56:00 Winning time: 4m 12.20s (slow by 15.20s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: L I Cohen (Ela Re) 1st breeder: Side Hill Stud
2nd owner: D R Hunnisett (Pardishar)
3rd owner: W E Sturt (Attorney General)
Tote win: £52.70 PL: £7.90 £4.90 £3.90 Ex: £629.20 CSF: £470.58 Tricast: £10,378.10

12:55 Cheltenham 24 Jan 2004

Royal Gloucestershire Hussars Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D