Full Result 12.35 Cheltenham | 9 December 2011

Caspian Caviar Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-135, 3yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good 8 hurdles

1st £6,256 2nd £1,848 3rd £924 4th £462 5th £231 6th £116

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Bally Legend 8/1 Tom O'Brien Caroline Keevil	Tom O'Brien Caroline Keevil	6	119	131	133	139	–
b g Midnight Legend - Bally Lira (Lir)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd before last, strong challenge run-in, slight lead final 30yds, held on all out

2 hd	6. First In The Queue (IRE) 14/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	4	113	125	127	134	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Irina (IRE) (Polar Falcon)
Tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led well before last and mistake, soon joined, kept slight advantage until narrowly headed final 30yds, kept on under pressure, just held

3 ¾ [1]	1. Edgardo Sol (FR) 100/30F Harry Derham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Harry Derham ⁷ Paul Nicholls	4	115	134	135	141	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Tikiti Dancer (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Held up in rear, good headway 2 out, tracked leaders last, driven and every chance soon after, not quicken final 50yds (tchd 3-1 and 7-2 in places)

4 9 [10]	12. Up To The Mark 12/1 Paddy Brennan Henry Daly	Paddy Brennan Henry Daly	6	100 p	108	99	107	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Villella (Sadler's Wells)
Led until headed well before last, weakened run-in (op 16-1)

5 4½ [14½]	13. Laudatory 7/1 Felix De Giles Nicky Henderson	Felix De Giles Nicky Henderson	5	100 1 t	108	94	103	–
b g Royal Applause - Copy-Cat (Lion Cavern)
Hit 1st, in touch, hit 3rd, headway approaching 2 out, soon chasing leaders, kept on one pace approaching last (op 8-1)

6 6 [20½]	8. Tony Star (FR) 11/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	111	123	102	113	–
b g Lone Bid (FR) - Effet De Star (FR) (Grand Tresor)
In rear, blundered 2nd, not fluent 4 out, some headway approaching 2 out, ridden soon after and weakened before last (vet said gelding had a cut to its right-fore) (op 13-2 tchd 5-1)

7 1 [21½]	3. Paintball (IRE) 8/1 Kielan Woods ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	Kielan Woods ⁵ Charlie Longsdon	4	113	130	108	120	–
b g Le Vie Dei Colori - Camassina (IRE) (Taufan)
In touch, headway 2 out, never reached leaders and weakened last

8 10 [31½]	9. Aather (IRE) 25/1 Ross Wishart ¹⁰ David Arbuthnot	Ross Wishart ¹⁰ David Arbuthnot	6	103	121	88	101	–
b g Key Of Luck (USA) - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders to 2 out, weakened well before last (op 20-1)

9 3¼ [34¾]	7. Golden Gael 8/1 Nick Scholfield Jeremy Scott	Nick Scholfield Jeremy Scott	5	112	124	87	101	–
ch m Generous (IRE) - Gaelic Gold (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Chased leaders, blundered 4 out, weakened from next (tchd 9-1)

10 3 [37¾]	11. Dancewiththedevil (IRE) 33/1 Robert Williams ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Williams ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	10	911	112	71	89	–
bb g Dr Massini (IRE) - Hibba (IRE) (Doubletour)
In rear, some headway approaching 2 out, never reached leaders and weakened soon after

11 6 [43¾]	10. Buckie Boy (IRE) 20/1 Charlie Wallis ⁵ Nicky Henderson	Charlie Wallis ⁵ Nicky Henderson	5	100	113	65	83	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Woodren (USA) (Woodman)
In touch, headway after 3 out, mistake and weakened 2 out

12 ¾ [44½]	4. Ultravox (USA) 33/1 Nathan Sweeney ⁵ Jeremy Scott	Nathan Sweeney ⁵ Jeremy Scott	4	111	128	80	97	–
b g Lemon Drop Kid (USA) - Lynnwood Chase (USA) (Horse Chestnut)
Chased leaders, hit 4th, weakened 3 out (op 25-1)

13 82 [126½]	5. Secret Dancer (IRE) 16/1 Sam Thomas Alan Jones	Sam Thomas Alan Jones	6	115	127	–	21	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Discreet Brief (IRE) (Darshaan)
Soon tailed off, hit 3rd (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 14-1)

13 ran Off time: 12:35:00 Winning time: 4m 0.38s (slow by 3.38s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Brian Derrick (Bally Legend) 1st breeder: V Thorne, B Derrick And P R Rodford
2nd owner: Liam Breslin (First In The Queue)
3rd owner: Axom XXXII (Edgardo Sol)
Tote win: £9.80 PL: £2.90 £4.40 £1.60 Ex: £164.80 CSF: £106.78 Tricast: £447.24 Trifecta: £274 Pool: £1,340.76 - 3.62 winning units.

12:35 Cheltenham 9 Dec 2011

Caspian Caviar Handicap Hurdle