Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 11 November 2016

Opus Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £7,507.20 2nd £2,217.60 3rd £1,108.80 4th £554.40 5th £277.20 6th £139.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. Wildmoor Boy 16/1 Charlie Poste Robin Dickin	Charlie Poste Robin Dickin	5	103 tv	102	113	113	–
b g Midnight Legend - Simple Glory (IRE) (Simply Great)
Led at good pace, ridden and headed last, rallied gamely to lead again last 100yds (op 22/1)

2 1¾	8. Tudor City (IRE) 4/1J Davy Russell A J Martin	Davy Russell A J Martin	4	116 t	119	128	129	–
b g Yeats (IRE) - She's Our Mare (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Held up well in rear, progress after 5th, closed on leaders 2 out, good jump to lead last, headed and no extra last 100yds (tchd 9/2)

3 2½ [4¼]	9. Debece 8/1 Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	Alan Johns ³ Tim Vaughan	5	110	116	122	123	–
b g Kayf Tara - Dalamine (FR) (Sillery)
Pressed leaders, went 2nd 2 out until before last, stayed on same pace (vet said the gelding lost its left hind shoe) (op 7/1)

4 nk [4½]	10. Kk Lexion (IRE) 10/1 A P Heskin Tom George	A P Heskin Tom George	5	112	115	121	123	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Kiloradante (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, progress 3 out, chased leading quintet before last, hung left under pressure but stayed on flat

5 4½ [9]	13. Sarpech (IRE) 33/1 Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	Aidan Coleman Charlie Longsdon	5	1012	111	112	115	–
b g Sea The Stars (IRE) - Sadima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up in midfield, progress 3 out, close up when mistake 2 out, still chance before last, weakened flat (op 40/1)

6 7 [16]	5. Air Horse One 4/1J Noel Fehily Harry Fry	Noel Fehily Harry Fry	5	119	122	114	119	–
gr g Mountain High (IRE) - Whisky Rose (IRE) (Old Vic)
Pressed leading pair, chased winner before 3 out to 2 out, weakened before last (op 9/2 tchd 7/2)

7 1 [17]	15. Arty Campbell (IRE) 14/1 Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	6	104 p	106	97	102	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Kincob (USA) (Kingmambo)
Held up in midfield, tried to close on leaders 3 out, ridden and found nil 2 out (op 10/1)

8 1 [18]	2. Runyon Rattler (IRE) 16/1 Paul Townend P J Rothwell	Paul Townend P J Rothwell	6	1111	124	114	119	–
b g Runyon (IRE) - Lake Majestic (IRE) (Mister Majestic)
Well in touch on inner, ridden after 3 out and no progress, not on terms from next (op 20/1)

9 ½ [18½]	11. Counterfeiter 33/1 Leighton Aspell Martin Bosley	Leighton Aspell Martin Bosley	6	112	115	104	109	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Grain Of Truth (Gulch)
Held up towards rear, shaken up 3 out, not on terms with leaders 2 out, no real headway after

10 nk [18¾]	12. Mac Gregory 33/1 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	5	111	114	103	110	–
b g Multiplex - Macnance (IRE) (Mandalus)
Held up well in rear, ridden 3 out and still well in rear, keeping on but no chance when slightly hampered last

11 1½ [20¼]	6. Ballinure (IRE) 8/1 Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	Jeremiah McGrath Nicky Henderson	6	118 p¹	121	108	117	–
b g Alkaadhem - Christy's Pride (IRE) (Kambalda)
Held up well in rear, pushed along well before 3 out, still only 13th after 2 out, staying on but no chance when hampered and lost momentum last (op 11/1)

12 2¼ [22½]	14. Thomas Blossom (IRE) 33/1 Mr Joshua Newman ⁷ Ali Stronge	Mr Joshua Newman ⁷ Ali Stronge	6	101 t	107	91	98	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Woman Secret (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up well in rear, progress on wide outside on long run before 3 out, weakened before 2 out (op 25/1)

13 ¾ [23¼]	19. Jazzy (IRE) 28/1 Jamie Bargary ³ Martin Keighley	Jamie Bargary ³ Martin Keighley	3	911 7 ht	115	83	91	–
b g Roderic O'Connor (IRE) - Lucayan Beauty (IRE) (Marju)
Took keen hold, tracked winner, not fluent 5th, lost 2nd before 3 out, weakened when mistake 2 out, jumped slowly last (op 25/1 tchd 33/1)

14 3 [26¼]	4. Lou Vert (FR) 20/1 Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield Paul Nicholls	4	119 ht¹	122	102	109	–
b g Vertigineux (FR) - Lourinha (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Held up well in rear, ridden in last place after 5th, no progress (tchd 18/1)

15 16 [42¼]	16. Celtic Tune (FR) 100/1 Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	5	103 t¹	105	65	78	–
b g Green Tune (USA) - Kerry Rose (FR) (Tel Quel)
Took keen hold, held up in last, ridden and no progress before 3 out, tailed off

16 2½ [44¾]	7. Washed Ashore (IRE) 25/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	5	118	121	78	92	–
ch g Presenting - Give It Time (Kayf Tara)
Took keen hold, well in touch until weakened after 5th, tailed off

17 12 [56¾]	3. Magna Cartor 14/1 Rachael Blackmore ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	Rachael Blackmore ⁵ John Joseph Hanlon	6	116 7	124	66	128	–
b g Motivator - Hora (Hernando)
Pressed leaders, disputed 2nd and driven after 2 out, still disputing 3rd but held when nearly fell last, not recovered and eased

18 20 [76¾]	1. Excellent Result (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Richard Spencer	Richard Johnson Richard Spencer	6	1112	125	40	67	–
b g Shamardal (USA) - Line Ahead (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Pecked 1st, jumped poorly after, lost place 4th, behind after next, tailed off (jockey said the gelding was never travelling) (op 15/2)

18 ran Off time: 3:17:47 Winning time: 4m 0.19s (slow by 11.19s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Vocaliser (vet's certificate (blood analysis not normal))
1st owner: E R C Beech & B Wilkinson (Wildmoor Boy) 1st breeder: E R C Beech
2nd owner: John Breslin (Tudor City)
3rd owner: Robert Kirkland (Debece)
Tote win: £18.70 PL: £3.80 £1.60 £2.50 Ex: £138.90 CSF: £80.64 Tricast: £588.12 Trifecta: £899.80

3:15 Cheltenham 11 Nov 2016

Opus Energy Novices' Handicap Hurdle