Full Result 4.20 Cheltenham | 14 April 2004

Freephone Stanleybet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Firm 12 hurdles

1st £10,440 2nd £3,960 3rd £1,980 4th £900 5th £450 6th £270

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. My Line 9/1 Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	7	119	113	116	125	–
b g Perpendicular - My Desire (Grey Desire)
Mid-division, headway 3 out, stayed on as leader weakened run-in, hard driven to lead final 125yds (op 10-1)

2 ¾	7. Parsons Legacy (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	119	113	115	122	–
b g Leading Counsel (USA) - The Parson's Girl (IRE) (The Parson)
Tracked leader, outpaced and 10 lengths down from 3 out, stayed on as leader weakened run-in, took 2nd final 125yds, no impression on winner close home (tchd 15-2 in places)

3 1½ [2¼]	5. Vodka Bleu (FR) 7/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	119 v¹	113	114	121	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Viva Vodka (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Led, soon clear, steadied 4th, quickened clear again 7th, 10 lengths clear after 2 out, ridden and weakened run-in, headed final 125yds (op 5-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

4 19 [21¼]	4. Riothamus (IRE) 11/2 Tony Dobbin Ferdy Murphy	Tony Dobbin Ferdy Murphy	6	1111	115	101	111	–
b g Supreme Leader - Kemchee (IRE) (Kemal)
In touch, headway 7th, tracking leaders when blundered and lost place 3 out, stayed on approaching last, kept on run-in but never a danger (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in a place)

5 6 [27¼]	3. Lord Dundaniel (IRE) 16/1 Jim Culloty Ben De Haan	Jim Culloty Ben De Haan	7	1111	115	96	98	–
bb g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Killoskehan Queen (Bustineto)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, disputed 2nd 2 out but never near leader, weakened soon after (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

6 6 [33¼]	12. Station Island I (IRE) 8/1 Fergus King ⁵ John Mackie	Fergus King ⁵ John Mackie	7	111 t	110	86	87	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Sweet Tulip (Beau Chapeau)
Chased leaders until weakened before 3 out (tchd 12-1 in a place)

7 11 [44¼]	16. Lucifer Bleu (FR) 14/1 Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	5	113	110	77	76	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Figa Dancer (FR) (Bandinelli)
Held up in rear, some headway 3 out, never in contention and soon weakened (tchd 16-1 in places and 20-1 in a place)

8 7 [51¼]	9. Splash Out Again 16/1 Timmy Murphy Hughie Morrison	Timmy Murphy Hughie Morrison	6	117	111	72	70	–
gr g River Falls I - Kajetana (FR) (Caro)
In touch to 8th, weakened from 4 out

9 dist [81¼]	14. Victory Gunner (IRE) 16/1 Mr Nick Williams ⁷ C Roberts	Mr Nick Williams ⁷ C Roberts	6	1013	110	–	–	–
ch g Old Vic - Gunner B Sharp (Gunner B)
Took keen hold, headway 6th, ridden 8th and soon behind, tailed off (op 14-1)

PU	13. Ken'tucky (FR) 5/2F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	116	110	–	–	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - La Salamandre (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened quickly next, pulled up before 2 out (vet said gelding was lame) (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in a place)

10 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 5m 44.30s (fast by 1.70s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Ardashir (unsuitable ground), Classic Native (unsuitable ground), Society Affair (unsuitable ground), Torche (unsuitable ground), True Lover (unsuitable ground), Whitford Don (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs M Hoey (My Line) 1st breeder: J And A Spensley
2nd owner: R A S Offer (Parsons Legacy)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Vodka Bleu)
Tote win: £9.30 PL: £2.60 £3.10 £2.80 Ex: £92.10 CSF: £69.40 Tricast: £468.29

4:20 Cheltenham 14 Apr 2004

Freephone Stanleybet Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D