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2008 Day Four Results

Cheltenham 12:30 - Result
David Nicholson Mares Hurdle (grade 2)
£100000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £56340 penalty, 13 ran
Going: Good to Soft

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 01.4s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Whiteoak (IRE) 11-0 J M Maguire D McCain Jnr 5 20/1
  held up, jumped right 6th, steady headway when stumbled 3 out, led approaching last where jumped right, headed towards finish, rallied to regain lead post opened 20/1 touched 20/1
2 s.h Refinement (IRE) 11-5 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill 9 10/1
  in rear, several slow jumps, just about in touch 6th, mistake 7th, outpaced and hard ridden from 3 out, still plenty to do from 2 out, progress and 6 lengths 4th last, ran on strongly flat to lead towards finish, idled and headed post opened 9/1 touched 10/1
3 Chomba Womba (IRE) 11-5 M A Fitzgerald N J Henderson 7 10/3 f
  mid-division, headway after 4th, hampered 5th, mistake next, went 2nd 3 out, led approaching last, soon headed, kept on same pace last opened 3/1 touched 10/3 £14000-£4000 (x2) £7000-£2000 (x2) £3500-£1000 (x3) £2800-£800 £10000-£3000 (x2) £3000-£1000
4 3 Gaspara (FR) 11-3 T Scudamore D Pipe 5 7/1
  led, mistake 6th, hit 2 out, soon driven, headed approaching last, held in 3rd when mistake last, stayed on same pace flat opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £5000-£700
5 Theatre Girl 11-0 R Thornton A King 5 9/2
  mid-division, not fluent 4th, headway when hampered 5th, ridden from 2 out, one paced approaching last opened 9/2 touched 9/2 £9000-£2000 Each Way £9000-£2000
6 6 Silver Charmer 11-3 R Walsh H S Howe 9 50/1
  held up and behind, not fluent 5th, stayed on approaching last but never in contention opened 66/1 touched 66/1
7 nk Annie's Answer (IRE) 11-5 A Dobbin Mrs V J Makin 8 50/1
  mid-division, headway approaching 3rd, hampered 5th, soon lost place, no danger after opened 66/1 touched 66/1
8 ½ Labelthou (FR) 11-5 T J Murphy Miss E C Lavelle 9 5/1
  chased leader until 4th, niggled along before next, not much room on bend after 7th, soon lost place, weakened 3 out opened 7/1 touched 7/1 £15000-£2000 (x2) £7000-£1000 £6000-£1000 £5000-£800 (x5) £5000-£900 (x2)
9 La Vecchia Scuola (IRE) 10-5 R McGrath J S Goldie 4 100/1
  chased leaders, not fluent 1st or 2nd, losing place when hampered 5th, behind when mistake 7th opened 100/1 touched 100/1
10 17 Shatabdi (IRE) 11-5 Mr S Waley-Cohen N J Henderson 6 66/1
  mid-division, headway approaching 6th, weakened under pressure after 2 out opened 66/1 touched 66/1 £10000-£100
11 1 Sweet Kiln (IRE) 11-5 T Doyle M Bowe 9 7/2
  chased leaders, went 2nd 4th until after 7th, weakened approaching 2 out opened 10/3 touched 7/2 £17500-£5000 Each Way £14000-£4000 £3500-£1000
12 nk Helens Vision 11-0 L Treadwell Miss H Lewis 5 50/1
  held up in rear, pushed along after 4th, struggling 6th opened 66/1 touched 66/1
F   Magical Legend 11-0 T J Malone L Corcoran 7 100/1
  chased leaders, fell 5th opened 100/1 touched 100/1
Cheltenham 13:05 - Result
Ballymore Properties Novices' Hurdle (grade 1)
£120000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £68424 penalty, 15 ran
Going: Good to Soft

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 02.2s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Fiveforthree (IRE) 11-7 R Walsh W P Mullins 6 7/1
  held up towards rear, hit 6th, headway 2 out, led narrowly last, all out opened 7/1 touched 8/1 £10000-£1200 £14000-£2000 Each Way
2 nk Venalmar 11-7 P W Flood M F Morris 6 11/1
  chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, ridden and narrowly headed last, rallied gamely, held near finish opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £24000-£2000 Each Way £10000-£800 Each Way £22000-£2000 Each Way
3 4 Trafford Lad 11-7 T Doyle E Sheehy 6 9/1
  pulled hard, soon mid-division, headway 3 out, ridden and every chance last, kept on but no extra opened 8/1 touched 9/1 £18000-£2000
4 1 Forpadydeplasterer (IRE) 11-7 D N Russell Thomas Cooper 6 13/2
  mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden and every chance after 2 out, kept on same pace opened 5/1 touched 13/2 £5000-£700 £32500-£5000 Each Way £19500-£3000 £5500-£1000
5 ¾ Group Captain 11-7 R Thornton A King 6 5/1
  towards rear, reminders after 2nd, hit 7th, driven and headway approaching 2 out, hampered approaching last, kept on same pace opened 9/2 touched 5/1 £10000-£1800 £50000-£10000 £10000-£2000 £5000-£1000 Each Way (x2) £5000-£1000 (x3) £4500-£1000 Each Way
6 2 Lightning Strike (GER) 11-7 T Scudamore Miss V Williams 5 33/1
  chased leaders, led 7th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, hung right approaching last, kept on same pace opened 33/1 touched 33/1
7 9 Razor Royale (IRE) 11-7 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 6 18/1
  mid-division, hit 5th, ridden and headway after 3 out, every chance after 2 out, weakened last opened 25/1 touched 25/1
8 20 Fond Of A Drop 11-7 B J Geraghty D T Hughes 7 33/1
  hit 4th, always towards rear opened 66/1 touched 66/1
9 5 Hold Em (IRE) 11-7 T J Murphy W K Goldsworthy 6 18/1
  led until 2nd, chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next opened 33/1 touched 33/1
10 13 Breedsbreeze (IRE) 11-7 S Thomas P F Nicholls 6 9/1
  mid-division, ridden and headway after 3 out, weakened after next opened 8/1 touched 10/1
11 5 Raven's Run (IRE) 11-7 Michael Darcy Michael Cunningham 6 66/1
  always towards rear opened 66/1 touched 66/1
12 13 Majestic Concorde (IRE) 11-7 P Carberry D K Weld 5 33/1
  chased leaders until 5th, behind when mistake 7th opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £16500-£500 Each Way
13 7 Aigle D'or 11-7 A P McCoy N J Henderson 5 4/1 f
  always towards rear opened 9/2 touched 9/2 £22500-£5000 £9000-£2000 £4500-£1000 (x2) £4000-£1000
PU   King In Waiting (IRE) 11-7 J M Maguire A D Brown 5 200/1
  led 2nd until 7th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out opened 200/1 touched 200/1
PU   Whatuthink (IRE) 11-7 C O'Dwyer Oliver McKiernan 6 14/1
  in touch until weakened quickly 6th, pulled up before 7th opened 20/1 touched 20/1 £20000-£1000 Each Way (x2) £10000-£500 Each Way
Non-Runners
NR   Logans Run (IRE) 11-7   J Howard Johnson 5  

 

Cheltenham 13:40 - Result
Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle (grade 3)
£80000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 1, £45616 penalty, 24 ran
Going: Good to Soft

Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 05.s

Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1   Naiad du Misselot (FR) 10-13 D N Russell Ferdy Murphy 7 7/1
  mid-division, headway approaching 2 out, challenged last, led final 100 yards, just held on opened 7/1 touched 15/2 £10000-£1400 Each Way
2 s.h Kicks For Free (IRE) 11-12 R Walsh P F Nicholls 7 11/1
  held up, hampered 6th, still well behind before 2 out, hung left but headway on long run to last, continued to hang left, strong challenge towards finish, just denied opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £12000-£1000 Each Way
3 Junior 11-2 R Thornton A King 5 12/1
  mid-division, headway 6th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, led before last, hung left flat, hung right and headed final 100 yards, no extra near finish opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £7000-£500 Each Way
4 Mendo 11-0 T Siddall Noel T Chance 8 14/1
  held up in rear, hampered 6th, headway after 2 out, chasing leaders before last, carried left flat, kept on same pace opened 14/1 touched 14/1
5 Superior Wisdom (IRE) 10-13 W Kennedy A M Hales 8 33/1
  held up in rear, headway 6th, chasing leaders before 2 out, hung left approaching last, kept on same pace, flat opened 33/1 touched 33/1
6 ¾ Tagula Blue (IRE) 10-12 D R Dennis Ian Williams 8 66/1
  chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, rallied after 2 out, kept on same pace flat opened 66/1 touched 66/1
7 nk Song of Songs 10-12 A P McCoy J R Fanshawe 6 7/1
  mid-division, not much room after 2nd, headway 7th, every chance last, faded final 150 yards opened 6/1 touched 7/1 £65000-£10000 Each Way
8 6 Peacock (FR) 10-13 P J Brennan N A Twiston-Davies 5 10/1
  held up and behind, hampered 6th, stayed on approaching last but never in contention opened 12/1 touched 12/1 £12000-£1000 Each Way
9 1 Pyleigh Lady 10-12 Mr I Popham (7) P J Hobbs 7 33/1
  held up in rear, ridden and effort after 2 out, no impression before last opened 33/1 touched 33/1
10 s.h Take Your Mark (IRE) 11-1 S J Gray (7) D Broad 10 20/1
  mid-division, hampered and lost place 6th, stayed on before last but never in contention opened 16/1 touched 20/1
11 2 Clarnazar (IRE) 10-13 N P Madden N Meade 6 20/1
  mid-division, badly hampered and lost place 6th, blundered 7th, headway 2 out, weakened before last opened 20/1 touched 20/1
12 Pablo Du Charmil (FR) 11-4 T Scudamore D Pipe 7 16/1
  held up in rear, headway 7th, lost place under pressure before 2 out and no impression opened 16/1 touched 16/1 £50000-£3000 Each Way
13 8 Laustra Bad (FR) 11-2 Denis O'regan D Pipe 5 25/1
  mid-division, ridden and no impression before 2 out opened 25/1 touched 25/1 £10000-£300 Each Way
14 5 Baltiman (IRE) 10-13 W J Lee Susan A Finn 6 80/1
  led, raced keenly, soon clear, ridden before 2 out, headed approaching last, weakened quickly opened 80/1 touched 80/1
15 Hill Forts Timmy 11-2 W P Kavanagh (3) J W Mullins 8 100/1
  held up, mistake 7th, struggling after 3 out opened 100/1 touched 100/1
16 8 Orbit O'Gold (USA) 11-5 P Carberry N Meade 6 25/1
  mid-division, ridden and struggling from 2 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1 £10000-£300 Each Way
17 hd Overstrand (IRE) 11-4 S P Jones (3) Dr R D P Newland 9 50/1
  chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before 2 out opened 50/1 touched 50/1
18 County Zen (FR) 11-3 R Johnson P J Hobbs 5 11/2 f
  held up in rear, hampered 6th, struggling 3 out opened 13/2 touched 13/2 £13000-£2000 Each Way £6000-£1000 (x4) £5000-£800 £5000-£900
19 2 Sporazene (IRE) 11-10 S Thomas P F Nicholls 9 50/1
  mid-division, hampered after 2nd, badly hampered and lost place 6th, always in rear after opened 50/1 touched 50/1
20 nk Astarador (FR) 11-6 Paul Benson (7) J Howard Johnson 6 20/1
  raced keenly, chased leaders, hit 5th, went 2nd approaching 3 out until ridden before 2 out, soon dropped out opened 20/1 touched 22/1 £11000-£500 Each Way £10000-£500 Each Way
21 29 Chiaro (FR) 10-13 T J O'Brien P J Hobbs 6 33/1
  chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out opened 33/1 touched 33/1
PU   Bedlam Boy (IRE) 11-8 A Dobbin N G Richards 7 33/1
  mid-division, weakened approaching 7th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out opened 40/1 touched 40/1
PU   The Package 11-4 T J Murphy D Pipe 5 16/1
  chased leader to 3 out, soon dropped out, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 20/1 touched 20/1
F   Whispered Promises (USA) 11-11 J W Farrelly (5) D Pipe 7 25/1
  held up in touch, fell 6th opened 28/1 touched 28/1
Non-Runners
NR   Liberate 11-9 D P O'Dwyer (7) P J Hobbs 5  
NR   Warne's Way (IRE) 11-7 N Fehily B G Powell 5  
NR   Leg Spinner (IRE) 11-4 Robert Colgan (3) A J Martin 7  
NR   Shazand (FR) 10-11   E J O'Grady 5