Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 14 March 2007

Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £68,424 2nd £25,668 3rd £12,852 4th £6,408 5th £3,216 6th £1,608

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Massini's Maguire (IRE) 20/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	117	138	142	149	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Molly Maguire (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Made virtually all, hard driven and stayed on gamely when challenged from 2 out, edged right under pressure run-in, all out (op 25-1)

2 nk	14. Tidal Bay (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	Paddy Brennan Howard Johnson	6	117	142	142	149	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - June's Bride (IRE) (Le Moss)
Hit 2nd, in touch, headway 4th, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on under pressure run-in and carried right, edged left close home but kept on well (tchd 12-1 in places)

3 1½ [1¾]	3. Catch Me (GER) 7/1 Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	Barry Geraghty E J O'Grady	5	117	–	141	148	–
br g Law Society (USA) - Calcida (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Mid-division, headway to chase leaders 4 out, challenged from 3 out until after next, hard ridden and not much room run-in, no extra close home (tchd 15-2, 6-1 in places)

4 3½ [5¼]	13. Silverburn (IRE) 7/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	117	144	137	143	–
b g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Held up towards rear, headway to track leaders 6th, ridden from 3 out, stayed on under pressure run-in but never going pace to be competitive (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

5 5 [10¼]	1. Aran Concerto (IRE) 5/2F A P McCoy Noel Meade	A P McCoy Noel Meade	6	117	–	133	143	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Frizzball (IRE) (Orchestra)
In rear, not fluent 1st, hit 2nd, headway 6th, blundered 4 out, hit 3 out, staying on when stumbled badly after next, one pace and beaten when mistake last (jockey said gelding stumbled after second-last flight) (tchd 3-1 and 9-4 in places)

6 shd [10½]	10. My Turn Now I (IRE) 15/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	117	140	133	138	–
ch g In The Wings - Wishful I (IRE) (Irish River)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, outpaced under pressure next, stayed on again run-in (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

7 3½ [14]	7. Imperial Commander (IRE) 25/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	117	131	130	135	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Ballinlovane (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, not fluent 3rd, went 2nd 4 out to next, soon ridden, weakened after 2 out (op 28-1)

8 5 [19]	12. Scotsirish (IRE) 12/1 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	6	117	–	125	130	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Serjitak (Saher)
Towards rear, took keen hold early, headway after 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out (tchd 11-1 and 10-1 in places)

9 3 [22]	2. Battlecry 100/1 Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	117	–	122	126	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
In touch, chased leaders 6th, ridden and weakened from 3 out

10 10 [32]	5. Foligold (FR) 66/1 Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	Tommy Treacy Mrs John Harrington	5	117 v¹	–	113	116	–
b g Gold Away (IRE) - Folidalways (FR) (Always Fair)
In touch, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next and soon weakened

11 6 [38]	6. Hot Port (IRE) 150/1 Robbie Power E McNamara	Robbie Power E McNamara	5	117	–	107	110	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Kim Mews (IRE) (Persian Mews)
Hit 3 out, always towards rear

12 13 [51]	15. Raslan 25/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	4	1012 p	118	86	88	–
b g Lomitas - Rosia (IRE) (Mr Prospector)
In rear and jumped slowly 5th, soon well behind

13 14 [65]	4. Duc De Regniere (FR) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	117	–	81	83	–
b g Rajpoute (FR) - Gladys De Richerie (FR) (Le Pontet)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out (op 8-1)

14 11 [76]	11. Santando 150/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	7	117	120	70	72	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Santarem (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Jumped slowly 5th, always well behind

F	8. Johnnie Dillinger (IRE) 100/1 Davy Russell M F Morris	Davy Russell M F Morris	7	117	–	–	132	–
br g Supreme Leader - Kilbrien Star (GoldhillI)
Took keen hold, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakened after 2 out, 7th and beaten when fell last

15 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 5.40s (slow by 3.40s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Alan Peterson (Massini's Maguire) 1st breeder: G Quirk
2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Tidal Bay)
3rd owner: J P O'Shea (Catch Me)
Tote win: £26.70 PL: £6 £3.60 £2.60 Ex: £252 CSF: £197 Tricast: £1,555.01 Trifecta: £923.40 Pool: £10,054.37, 7.73 winning units

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered

2:00 Cheltenham 14 Mar 2007

Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Baring Bingham Novices' Hurdle) Grade 1