Full Result 1.15 Cheltenham | 11 November 1995

Flowers Fine Ales Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £8,312 2nd £3,143.10 3rd £1,536.55 4th £698.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mandys Mantino 8/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	5	1012	–	117	125	–
br g Neltino - Mandy's Melody (Highland Melody)
Held up behind leaders, progress halfway, led 2 out, ran on strongly

2 5	0. Call Equiname 11/1 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	5	112	–	116	124	–
gr g Belfort (FR) - Cherry Season (Silly Season)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, kept on to take 2nd place flat, no impression on winner

3 hd [5¼]	0. Blair Castle (IRE) 16/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	4	1012	–	112	120	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Caimanite (Tap On Wood)
Held up, headway from 5th, chased winner from 2 out until flat, one pace

4 12 [17¼]	0. Speedwell Prince (IRE) 4/1 T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	112	–	105	112	–
ch g Henbit (USA) - Eternal Fire (Deep Run)
In touch, driven along from 5th, weakened from next

5 1¾ [19]	0. The Bobtail Fox (IRE) 16/1 G McCourt Philip Hobbs	G McCourt Philip Hobbs	6	1012	–	99	106	–
b g Supreme Leader - Tiepoless (Tiepolo II)
Tracked leader to 5th

6 hd [19¼]	0. Wishing (USA) 7/4F D Bridgwater R Akehurst	D Bridgwater R Akehurst	4	1012 b¹	–	99	106	–
b c Lyphard's Wish (FR) - Vivre Libre (USA) (Honest Pleasure)
Jumped poorly, in touch, hard driven and weakened approaching 3 out. stewards told: no explanation

7 8 [27¼]	0. Up The Junction (IRE) 33/1 A McCabe Nerys Dutfield	A McCabe Nerys Dutfield	5	1011	–	90	97	–
b m Treasure Kay - Lil's Charm (Free State I)
Led to 1st, regained lead 5th, mistake 3 out, headed next, soon weakened

8 14 [41¼]	0. Persian Saint (IRE) 20/1 P Henley David Elsworth	P Henley David Elsworth	4	1012	–	77	84	–
bb g Persian Bold (IRE) - Santa Luciana (GER) (Luciano)
Prominent, led and jumped right 4th, headed next, weakened approaching 3 out

9 30 [71¼]	0. Desert Power 40/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	6	1012	–	47	54	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Rivers Maid (Rarity)
Mistake 1st, always behind

PU	0. Bhavnagar (IRE) 50/1 Mick Fitzgerald Brian Ellison	Mick Fitzgerald Brian Ellison	4	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Darshaan - Banana Peel (Green Dancer)
Mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	0. Wilde Music (IRE) 25/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Orchestra - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Prominent, left in lead after 2nd, headed 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last

RO	0. Hawker Hunter (USA) 13/2 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	4	1012	–	–	–	–
bb g Silver Hawk (USA) - Glorious Natalie (USA) (Reflected Glory)
Led after 1st until ran out after next

12 ran Off time: 1:15:00 Winning time: 4m 2.90s (slow by 13.90s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: John Plackett (Mandys Mantino) 1st breeder: Miss J U Wood
2nd owner: Mick Coburn, P K Barber, C Lewis (Call Equiname)
3rd owner: Highflyers (Blair Castle)

1:15 Cheltenham 11 Nov 1995

Flowers Fine Ales Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2