Full Result 4.40 Cheltenham | 29 January 2000

Wragge & Co Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £12,000 2nd £4,600 3rd £2,300 4th £1,100

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mister Banjo (FR) 2/7F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	118	–	112	140	–
b g Mister Mat (FR) - Migre (FR) (Le Gregol)
Led 2nd, pushed clear after 2 out, not fluent last, ran on well (tchd 30-100 and 1-3 in places)

2 4	5. Estacado (IRE) 8/1 A Bates Seamus Mullins	A Bates Seamus Mullins	4	109	128	96	121	–
b f Dolphin Street (FR) - Raubritter (IRE) (Levmoss)
Led to 2nd, driven along from 4th, lost 2nd and outpaced 2 out, rallied under pressure to retake 2nd run-in but no chance with winner (op 5-1)

3 3 [7]	3. Ibal (FR) 20/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	98	121	–
b g Balsamo (FR) - Quart D'Hekla (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up in rear, headway and keen hold 4th, chased winner 2 out, ridden and outpaced last, weakened and lost 2nd run-in (op 16-1)

4 1½ [8½]	2. Lord Brex (FR) 9/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	114	–	100	123	–
gr g Saint Estephe (FR) - Light Moon (FR) (Mendez)
Keen hold, held up, headway to chase leaders after 4th, ridden 2 out, soon one pace under pressure (op 7-1 after 14-1 in a place)

5 18 [26½]	4. Jaguar 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	78	111	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Oasis (Valiyar)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out (op 16-1)

F	6. Renaissance Lady (IRE) 33/1 Norman Williamson T R Watson	Norman Williamson T R Watson	4	109	–	–	–	–
ch f Imp Society (USA) - Easter Morning (FR) (Nice Havrais)
Fell 1st (op 16-1)

6 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 4m 24.50s (slow by 27.50s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Million In Mind Partnership (9) (Mister Banjo) 1st breeder: Pierre Delage & Jean Dasque
2nd owner: Woodford Valley Racing (Estacado)
3rd owner: Tony A Hayward (Ibal)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.30 £2 Ex: £3.20 CSF: £2.81
Jackpot:
Placepot: £133.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £71,871.85. 391.56 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £52.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,935.09. 55.74 winning tickets.

4:40 Cheltenham 29 Jan 2000

Wragge & Co Finesse Four Years Old Hurdle Class A Grade 2