Full Result 2.45 Cheltenham | 1 January 2009

Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £15,655 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle, 3m - Good To Soft, Class 2 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Big Buck's (FR) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	1111	151	96	164	–
bb g Cadoudal (FR) - Buck's (FR) (Le Glorieux)
Held up towards rear, headway 4 out, tracked leaders 2 out, narrow advantage well before last, driven run-in, asserted final 100yds (op 4-1)

2 1¾	5. Don't Push It (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	9	109	135	78	144	–
b g Old Vic - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Held up towards rear, headway after 3 out, ridden and quickened after 2 out to challenge last, stayed on but outpaced by winner final 100yds (tchd 7-1)

3 4½ [6¼]	10. Pennek (FR) 8/1 Charlie Huxley ⁵ Alan King	Charlie Huxley ⁵ Alan King	6	99 1	126	65	132	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Annabelle Treveene (FR) (Spoleto)
In rear, headway 4 out, ridden 3 out and in rear again, stayed on again after 2 out, kept on run-in but no chance with leading duo (op 10-1)

4 1¾ [8]	8. Tot Of The Knar 20/1 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	7	107	133	71	136	–
b m Kayf Tara - Maggie Marne (Relkino)
Held up in rear, headway from 2 out and soon ridden, stayed on same pace run-in

5 2¼ [10¼]	1. Tazbar (IRE) 7/1 James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	7	119	152	88	153	–
b g Tiraaz (USA) - Candy Bar (IRE) (Montelimar)
Chased leaders, disputed 2nd from 4th until ridden, mistake and lost position 3 out, stayed on again after 2 out and stayed on run-in (op 8-1)

6 1¾ [12]	4. Buena Vista (IRE) 20/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	8	109	135	69	135	–
b g In The Wings - Park Special (Relkino)
Led, ridden 2 out, headed well before last and soon beaten (op 33-1)

7 1¼ [13¼]	9. Tisfreetdream (IRE) 28/1 Mark Bradburne Peter Pritchard	Mark Bradburne Peter Pritchard	8	103 1 p	129	62	128	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Gayley Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mid-division, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when hampered 2 out, recovered to challenge well before last, weakened quickly soon after (op 33-1)

8 13 [26¼]	7. Blue Shark (FR) 14/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	107	133	55	126	–
bb g Cadoudal (FR) - Sweet Beauty (FR) (Tip Moss)
In touch, headway 3 out, tracking leaders when badly hampered and all but unseated rider 2 out, not recover (op 11-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

9 18 [44¼]	6. Ringaroses 14/1 Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	8	108	134	40	114	–
b g Karinga Bay - Rose Ravine (Deep Run)
Chased leaders until weakened 2 out (trainer said gelding was scoped the next day and was found to have a throat infection) (op 12-1)

F	3. Ballydub (IRE) 15/8F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	1012	138	–	147	–
b g Presenting - Sovereign LeaderI (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Chased leader from 3rd, driven to challenge and going ok when fell 2 out (op 2-1 tchd 7-4)

PU	11. Jug Of Punch (IRE) 100/1 Gerard Tumelty ³ Simon Lewis	Gerard Tumelty ³ Simon Lewis	10	911 21 b	126	–	–	–
ch g In The Wings - Mysistra (FR) (Machiavellian)
Chased leader to 3rd, weakened 6th, soon tailed off, pulled up after 3 out (op 80-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 6m 14.07s (slow by 28.07s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Big Buck's) 1st breeder: Henri Poulat
2nd owner: John P McManus (Don't Push It)
3rd owner: H D Read (Pennek)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £2.20 £1.90 £2.70 Ex: £25.50 CSF: £30.69 Tricast: £212.45 Trifecta: £661.70 Pool: £1,252.05 - 1.40 winning units.

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Unicoin Homes Handicap Hurdle

2:45 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2009