Full Result 4.20 Cheltenham | 30 January 2010

Stellar Football Handicap Hurdle

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

1st £11,709 2nd £3,438 3rd £1,719 4th £858.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Arctic Magic (IRE) 6/1 Tom Scudamore Stuart Kittow	Tom Scudamore Stuart Kittow	10	102	118	85	128	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Arctic Verb (IRE) (Proverb)
Towards rear early, headway to chase leaders 4 out, led well before last but headed soon after, rallied gamely run-in to lead again final 120yds, stayed on well (op 15-2)

2 1¼	15. Aather (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy Alan Fleming	Timmy Murphy Alan Fleming	5	105	121	86	130	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up towards rear until steady headway on outside approaching 2 out, challenged on bit last and soon led travelling well, ridden, idled and headed final 120yds, soon no extra (op 6-1)

3 7 [8¼]	5. Aachen 8/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	6	115	135	92	137	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Anna Of SaxonyI (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, stayed on under pressure to take 3rd run-in but never any chance with leading duo (op 17-2)

4 1 [9¼]	9. Tender Falcon 25/1 Charlie Wallis ⁷ Ron Hodges	Charlie Wallis ⁷ Ron Hodges	10	105	128	84	129	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Chased leaders, challenged from 3 out to next, weakened approaching last (op 33-1)

5 2 [11¼]	1. Takeroc (FR) 11/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1112	142	95	142	–
gr g Take Risks (FR) - Rochambelle (FR) (Truculent I)
Hit 1st, held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on and switched right to stands' rail approaching last but never going pace to get into contention (op 12-1)

6 ½ [11¾]	11. Doeslessthanme (IRE) 10/1 Brian Hughes Howard Johnson	Brian Hughes Howard Johnson	6	108	124	77	123	–
ch g Definite Article - Damemill (IRE) (Danehill)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened before last (op 11-1)

7 1 [12¾]	14. Classic Dream (GER) 14/1 Mattie Batchelor Sean Curran	Mattie Batchelor Sean Curran	7	106 t	122	74	120	–
b g Grape Tree Road - Classic Queen (GER) (Greinton)
Took keen hold, pressed leaders until slight advantage 4 out and still narrow lead 2 out, weakened under pressure before last

8 1¾ [14½]	7. Oldrik (GER) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	1013 p	129	79	126	–
b g Tannenkonig (IRE) - Onestep (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
In rear until headway approaching 2 out, staying on when blundered last, not a danger after (op 6-1)

9 ½ [15]	8. Nortonthorpe Lad (IRE) 25/1 Johnny Farrelly ³ Alison Thorpe	Johnny Farrelly ³ Alison Thorpe	8	109	128	77	123	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Tisima (FR) (Selkirk)
In rear, pushed along approaching 2 out, stayed on approaching last but never in contention

10 ¾ [15¾]	13. Mickmacmagoole (IRE) 25/1 Jody McGarvey ¹⁰ Evan Williams	Jody McGarvey ¹⁰ Evan Williams	8	911	123	71	118	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Musk Lime (USA) (Private Account)
Chased leaders until ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on again run-in

11 1½ [17¼]	6. Stradbrook (IRE) 16/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	8	110	130	76	123	–
b g Midhish - Bowland ParkI (Nicholas Bill)
Led to 3rd, stayed in touch to 2 out, never a threat after (op 14-1)

12 1¼ [18½]	10. Overstrand (IRE) 33/1 Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	11	106 b	125	70	117	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Led 3rd, until narrowly headed 4 out, stayed upsides to two out, weakened soon after

13 13 [31½]	17. William Bonney (IRE) 20/1 William Kennedy Charlie Mann	William Kennedy Charlie Mann	10	102 p	118	47	97	–
br g Oscar (IRE) - Beaudel (Fidel)
Hit 1st, always towards rear

14 5 [36½]	3. Secret Tune 40/1 Ciaran Mckee ¹⁰ Tom George	Ciaran Mckee ¹⁰ Tom George	6	1012	138	60	112	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Sing For Fame (USA) (Quest For Fame)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened soon after

15 22 [58½]	2. Simarian (IRE) 16/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	5	1110	140	34	92	–
b g Kalanisi (IRE) - Sinnariya (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Always in rear

PU	12. Quartano (GER) 7/2F Paddy Brennan Warren Greatrex	Paddy Brennan Warren Greatrex	7	107	123	–	–	–
ch g Platini (GER) - Queen's Diamond (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
In rear until some headway 4 out, lost action and pulled up after 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 5-1)

16 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 4m 20.75s (slow by 23.75s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Culcabock (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Midd Shire Racing (Arctic Magic) 1st breeder: Patrick Moakley
2nd owner: A T A Wates (Aather)
3rd owner: Tony Bloom (Aachen)
Tote win: £8.30 PL: £2.30 £2.60 £3.10 Ex: £49 CSF: £52.15 Tricast: £403.92 Trifecta: £1,135.80 Part won. Pool: £1,534.97 - 0.20 winning units. Place 6: £226.17 Place 5: £152.17
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £140.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £210,541.14. 1,090.96 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £23.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £15,922.16. 492.97 winning tickets.

4:20 Cheltenham 30 Jan 2010

Stellar Football Handicap Hurdle