Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 18 October 2008

Mick Fitzgerald Novices' Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (3m1f67yds) 3m1½f Old Good 12 hurdles

1st £6,262 2nd £1,850 3rd £925 4th £463 5th £231 6th £116

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Diablo (IRE) 9/1 David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	110	–	60	123	–
br g Even Top (IRE) - Warren Wonder (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, led approaching 3 out, ridden from 2 out, stayed on well run-in (op 14-1)

2 2¾	4. Valerius (IRE) 5/1 Sean Quinlan ⁵ Gordon Elliott	Sean Quinlan ⁵ Gordon Elliott	4	110 tp	–	60	120	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Rainbow Dream (Rainbow Quest)
Chased leader, challenged and hit 5th, upsides to next, stayed well there, ridden and kept on to chase winner from 2 out but not quicken run-in (tchd 9-2)

3 5 [7¾]	2. Indian Pipe Dream (IRE) 11/4 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	116 tb	129	57	118	–
br g Indian Danehill (IRE) - Build A Dream (USA) (Runaway Groom)
Held up in rear, headway from 3 out, chasing leaders when not fluent 2 out, effort under pressure approaching last, soon no extra, weakened final 100yds (op 3-1)

4 26 [33¾]	7. Arnold Layne (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	9	1012	–	29	88	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Cotton Gale (Strong Gale)
Led until headed approaching 3 out, fading when hampered next (op 12-1)

5 6 [39¾]	10. Sterling Moll 100/1 Charlie Studd ⁵ William de Best-Turner	Charlie Studd ⁵ William de Best-Turner	5	100	85	17	73	–
gr m Lord Of Men - Princess Maud (USA) (Irish River)
In rear, headway 5th, chased leaders from 8th, weakened 3 out, in rear when hampered 2 out

6 27 [66¾]	9. Roseville (IRE) 200/1 Rodi Greene Simon Lewis	Rodi Greene Simon Lewis	8	105	64	–	49	–
b m Beneficial - Knockhouse Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Always behind, lost touch from 4 out (op 150-1 tchd 250-1)

BD	8. Strong Rebel (IRE) 9/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1012	–	–	110	–
gr g Great Palm (USA) - Strong Grove (IRE) (Strong Gale)
In rear until good headway from 3 out, pushed along but staying on to close and 2 lengths down when brought down 2 out (op 13-2 tchd 6-1)

F	3. Simondiun 2/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	116 tb	132	–	118	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Jetbeeah (IRE) (Lomond)
Tracked leaders, shaken up and just over 2 lengths 5th when fell 2 out, dead (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in a place)

F	1. Cullahill (IRE) 13/2 Aidan Coleman ³ Bob Buckler	Aidan Coleman ³ Bob Buckler	6	113 t	120	–	115	–
bb g Good Thyne (USA) - Rossacrowe Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Not fluent 2nd, in touch, chased leaders 3 out, right there and going ok when fell 2 out (op 11-1)

PU	6. Another Conker 150/1 J W Stevenson ⁷ Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	J W Stevenson ⁷ Tracey Barfoot-Saunt	7	105	75	–	–	–
b g El Conquistador - Perrinpit Annapolis VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Tailed off 6th, pulled up before 8th (tchd 200-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:03:00 Winning time: 6m 26.88s (slow by 20.88s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: H R Mould (Diablo) 1st breeder: Michael Fitzpatrick
2nd owner: Our Friends In The North (Valerius)
3rd owner: J B Webb (Indian Pipe Dream)
Tote win: £14 PL: £2.50 £1.80 £1.70 Ex: £53.30 CSF: £55.03 Trifecta: £215.80 Part won. Pool £291.63 - 0.30 winning units.

4:00 Cheltenham 18 Oct 2008

Mick Fitzgerald Novices' Hurdle