Full Result 2.40 Cheltenham | 14 November 2004

Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £40,600 2nd £15,400 3rd £7,700 4th £3,500 5th £1,750 6th £1,050

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Accordion Etoile (IRE) 100/30F John Cullen Paul Nolan	John Cullen Paul Nolan	5	106	149	121	157	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Royal Thimble (IRE) (Prince Rupert)
Held up, headway 3 out, led on bit last, ridden out (tchd 7-2 and 4-1 in places)

2 3	3. Westender (FR) 9/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	113 b	160	128	160	–
b g In The Wings - Trude (GER) (Windwurf)
Led, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace (op 8-1)

3 hd [3¼]	6. Perouse 5/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	6	106 6	149	117	150	–
ch g Alderbrook - Track Angel (Ardoon)
Held up, headway 3 out, every chance last, no extra flat (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

4 3 [6¼]	1. Rooster Booster 4/1 Timmy Murphy Philip Hobbs	Timmy Murphy Philip Hobbs	10	1112	169	133	167	–
gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand)
Held up, headway and pecked 2 out, no extra last (tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

5 1¾ [8]	8. Trouble At Bay (IRE) 5/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	100 3	143	105	138	–
b g Slip Anchor - Fight Right (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

6 nk [8¼]	7. Copeland 20/1 Seamus Durack M C Pipe	Seamus Durack M C Pipe	9	104 v	147	109	142	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Chased leader to 2 out, weakened last

7 6 [14¼]	2. Rigmarole 13/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	115 t	162	117	151	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, effort approaching 2 out, weakened before last (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in a place and 6-1 in a place)

8 3 [17¼]	4. Geos (FR) 11/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	1010	153	105	140	–
bb g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Kaprika (FR) (Cadoudal)
Tracked leaders, ridden when hit 3 out, soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

9 13 [30¼]	9. Torrid Kentavr (USA) 25/1 Stephen Craine ⁷ Brian Ellison	Stephen Craine ⁷ Brian Ellison	7	97 9	143	79	116	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Torrid Tango (USA) (Green Dancer)
Held up, weakened 3 out

9 ran Off time: 2:44:00 Winning time: 3m 58.60s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Banjo Syndicate (Accordion Etoile) 1st breeder: John McKeever
2nd owner: Matt Archer & The Late Miss J Broadhurst (Westender)
3rd owner: J Dickson & S McVie (Perouse)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.60 £3 £2 Ex: £39.40 CSF: £33.51 Tricast: £149.38 Trifecta: £418.40 Pool £2,127.78 - 3.61 winning units.

2:40 Cheltenham 14 Nov 2004

Greatwood Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3