Full Result 2.50 Cheltenham | 17 March 1994

BonusPrint Stayers' Hurdle Grade 1

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

1st £46,625 2nd £17,375 3rd £8,437.50 4th £3,562.50 5th £1,531.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Balasani (FR) 9/2J M Perrett M C Pipe	M Perrett M C Pipe	8	1110	–	157	164	–
b g Labus (FR) - Baykara (Direct Flight)
Held up, steady headway 7th, pressing leaders 2 out, ridden approaching last, strong challenge when hampered and switched right flat, ran on strongly, just failed, finished 2nd beaten a short-head, promoted to 1st

2	0. Avro Anson 8/1 Mark Dwyer M J Camacho	Mark Dwyer M J Camacho	6	1110	–	157	164	–
b g Ardross - Tremellick (Mummy's Pet)
Held up in touch, steady headway 7th, challenged on bit 2 out, soon ridden, led last, edged left under pressure flat, just held on, disqualified and placed 2nd

3 2½ [2½]	0. Minella Lad 7/1 T Horgan A P O'Brien	T Horgan A P O'Brien	8	1110	–	156	161	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Belle Of The West (Royal Buck)
Chased leaders, led 2 out, ridden and headed last, carried left flat, no extra close home

4 1½ [4]	0. Simpson 9/1 T Grantham Jim Old	T Grantham Jim Old	9	1110	–	155	160	–
ch g Royal Match - Black Penny (West Partisan)
Held up, headway 4 out, soon tracking leaders, ran on one pace approaching last

5 hd [4¼]	0. Sweet Duke (FR) 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	–	155	160	–
b g Iron Duke (FR) - Sweet Virginia (FR) (Tapioca II)
Led to 2nd, stayed prominent, every chance from 3 out, one pace approaching last

6 ¾ [5]	0. Sweet Glow (FR) 25/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	7	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Crystal Glitters (USA) - Very Sweet (Bellypha)
Behind, niggled along to close 2 out, kept on

7 ¾ [5¾]	0. Cardinal Red 50/1 S McNeill Ben De Haan	S McNeill Ben De Haan	7	1110	–	154	158	–
b g The Parson - Rose Ravine (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, niggled along and slightly outpaced 3 out, rallied next, beaten flat

8 20 [25¾]	0. Deb's Ball 33/1 D J Moffatt D Moffatt	D J Moffatt D Moffatt	8	115	–	136	133	–
b m Glenstal (USA) - De'b Old Fruit (Levmoss)
Always feeling pace

9 10 [35¾]	0. Bart Owen 33/1 Graham Bradley P Mullins	Graham Bradley P Mullins	9	1110	–	135	128	–
br g Belfalas - Ten Again (Raise You Ten)
Prominent, led after 5th, pushed along 3 out, mistake and headed next, soon weakened

10 20 [55¾]	0. Burgoyne 33/1 Peter Niven M H Easterby	Peter Niven M H Easterby	8	1110	–	122	108	–
b g Ardross - Love Match I (USA) (Affiliate)
Feeling pace and lost touch from 6th

11 20 [75¾]	0. Seekin Cash (USA) 9/2J Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	5	1110	–	109	88	–
b g Our Native (USA) - Tis Eloquent (USA) (Caro)
In touch, mistake 6th and 3 out, soon ridden, gradually weakened from 2 out, virtually pulled up flat

12 12 [87¾]	0. Desert Force (IRE) 200/1 A Carroll R J Weaver	A Carroll R J Weaver	5	1110	–	102	76	–
b h Lomond (USA) - St Padina (St Paddy)
Always behind, lost touch from 6th

F	0. Triple Witching 6/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	8	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Furry Glen - Ethel's Delight (Tiepolo II)
Mid-division, ridden and beaten when fell 2 out

PU	0. Pragada 11/1 Charlie Swan M C Pipe	Charlie Swan M C Pipe	11	1110 b	–	–	–	–
b g Pragmatic - Adare Lady (Varano)
Led 2nd, not fluent 3rd and next, headed after 5th, reminders approaching 7th, soon lost place, tailed off when pulled up before last

14 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 5m 48.40s (slow by 2.40s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: M D Smith (Balasani) 1st breeder: H H Aga Khan
2nd owner: B P Skirton (Avro Anson)
3rd owner: John J Nallen (Minella Lad)

Avro Anson finished first, beating Balasani by a short-head. After a stewards' inquiry and an objection by the rider of the second, the objection was sustained and Avro Anson was relegated to second place.

2:50 Cheltenham 17 Mar 1994

BonusPrint Stayers' Hurdle Grade 1