Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 11 December 2004

totesport Bula Hurdle Class A Grade 2

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

1st £43,500 2nd £16,500 3rd £8,250 4th £3,750 5th £1,875 6th £1,125

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Back In Front (IRE) 5/2F Davy Russell E J O'Grady	Davy Russell E J O'Grady	7	118	–	163	170	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Storm Front (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, ridden soon after and stayed on to lead well before last, driven and held on well run-in (op 9-4)

2 4	4. Inglis Drever 7/2 Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	Tony Dobbin Howard Johnson	5	114	152	155	160	–
b g In The Wings - Cormorant Creek (Gorytus)
Held up in rear until headway to chase leader 3 out, ridden 2 out, stayed on to chase winner last, no impression run-in (tchd 4-1 in places)

3 ¾ [4¾]	7. Westender (FR) 5/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	8	110 b	160	150	156	–
b g In The Wings - Trude (GER) (Windwurf)
Chased leaders until ridden and lost place after 3 out, rallied and hung left approaching last, kept on run-in but not pace to challenge (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

4 ½ [5¼]	2. Rooster Booster 3/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	118	167	157	163	–
gr g Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage (Nearly A Hand)
Led after 1st, still 10 lengths clear 2 out, ridden and headed well before last, soon outpaced (op 11-4 tchd 10-3 in a place)

5 16 [21¼]	3. The French Furze (IRE) 66/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	10	118	145	139	147	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Led until after 1st, hit 4th, weakened 2 out (op 50-1)

6 dist [51¼]	6. Knockrigg (IRE) 200/1 Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	10	110	90	–	–	–
ch g Commanche Run - Gaiety Lass (Le Moss)
Hampered 1st, always tailed off

F	5. Flame Creek (IRE) 13/2 Barry Geraghty Noel Chance	Barry Geraghty Noel Chance	8	110	157	–	–	–
b g Shardari - Sheila's Pet (IRE) (Welsh Term)
Fell 1st (op 9-1)

7 ran Off time: 3:17:00 Winning time: 4m 2.10s (slow by 5.10s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Nelius Hayes (Back In Front) 1st breeder: Miss Noreen Hayes
2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Inglis Drever)
3rd owner: Matt Archer & The Late Miss J Broadhurst (Westender)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £2 £2.70 Ex: £11.90 CSF: £10.40

3:15 Cheltenham 11 Dec 2004

totesport Bula Hurdle Class A Grade 2