Full Result 3.20 Cheltenham | 15 March 2012

Ladbrokes World Hurdle Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good 12 hurdles

1st £148,070 2nd £55,562 3rd £27,820 4th £13,858 5th £6,968 6th £3,484

Ladbrokes World Hurdle Grade 1, 3m - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Big Buck's (FR) 5/6F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	1110	174	164	170	–
bb g Cadoudal (FR) - Buck's (FR) (Le Glorieux)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 9th, narrow lead after 3 out, urged along and quickened after 2 out, hung left before last where pressed, drifted right flat but stayed on mightily (op 4-5 tchd 10-11 in places and 8-11 in places)

2 1¾	13. Voler La Vedette (IRE) 20/1 A E Lynch C A Murphy	A E Lynch C A Murphy	8	113 t	154	155	160	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Steel Grey Lady (IRE) (Roselier)
Quite keen to post, held up and detached in last early, put into race after 3 out, stealthy progress 2 out to chase winner before last, switched right to challenge, stayed on well but no chance of getting past

3 7 [8¾]	10. Smad Place (FR) 20/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	1110	157	155	161	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Bienna Star (FR) (Village Star)
Held up in touch, effort after 3 out, chased leaders and ridden 2 out, soon outpaced, stayed on well to take 3rd last (op 28-1)

4 3 [11¾]	12. Thousand Stars (FR) 8/1 Paul Townend W P Mullins	Paul Townend W P Mullins	8	1110	164	152	158	–
gr g Grey Risk (FR) - Livaniana (FR) (Saint Estephe)
Tracked leaders, close up after 3 out, stalked winner soon after 2 out, pushed along and toiling well before last (tchd 9-1 in places)

5 1½ [13¼]	9. Oscar Whisky (IRE) 4/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	7	1110	167	150	159	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Ash Baloo (IRE) (Phardante)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, close up after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon stalked winner, shaken up and weakened before last

6 26 [39¼]	8. Mourad (IRE) 33/1 Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	Ms K Walsh W P Mullins	7	1110	160	124	133	–
ch g Sinndar (IRE) - Mouramara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Tracked leaders, led 8th, narrowly headed after 3 out, still close 2nd under pressure 2 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off

7 3¾ [43]	3. Cross Kennon (IRE) 100/1 Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	8	1110 p	154	120	130	–
b g Craigsteel - Gaelic Million (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Made most to 8th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out, tailed off

8 1¾ [44¾]	4. Dynaste (FR) 14/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	1110 t	161	118	128	–
gr g Martaline - Bellissima De Mai (FR) (Pistolet Bleu)
Held up, effort from 3 out, ridden and close enough 2 out, soon weakened rapidly, tailed off (op 16-1)

9 21 [65¾]	11. So Young (FR) 16/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	6	1110	158	97	109	–
b g Lavirco (GER) - Honey (FR) (Highlanders)
Held up, pushed along after 3 out, soon struggling and beaten, tailed off

10 49 [114¾]	5. Five Dream (FR) 100/1 Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls	Ryan Mahon Paul Nicholls	8	1110	151	46	65	–
b g Take Risks (FR) - Jenny Pous (FR) (Kaid Pous)
With leader to 7th, dropped out quickly, tailed off last after 3 out

PU	7. Mikael D'Haguenet (FR) 50/1 Davy Condon W P Mullins	Davy Condon W P Mullins	8	1110	152	–	–	–
b g Lavirco (GER) - Fleur D'Haguenet (FR) (Dark Stone I)
Tracked leaders to 8th, soon dropped out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 40-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 5m 44.20s (fast by 1.80s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Carlito Brigante (self certificate), King Of The Night (self certificate)
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Big Buck's) 1st breeder: Henri Poulat
2nd owner: Mrs M Brophy (Voler La Vedette)
3rd owner: Mrs Peter Andrews (Smad Place)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £4.20 £3.80 Ex: £23.90 CSF: £24.17 Tricast: £200.85 Trifecta: £285.90 Pool: £36,647.39 - 94.84 winning units.

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