Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 19 April 2000

MITIE Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Soft 12 hurdles

1st £7,247.50 2nd £2,230 3rd £1,115 4th £557.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Spanish Main (IRE) 9/2F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	112	117	124	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Willow Grouse (Giolla Mear)
Behind, ridden along after 6th, headway 4 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, hard driven and stayed on well approaching last, led final 100 yards, all out (op 6-1)

2 1¾	10. Stand Easy (IRE) 15/2 C Maude Jonathan Portman	C Maude Jonathan Portman	7	103	99	102	109	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Geeaway (Gala Performance)
Tracked leaders, challenged from 8th until led soon after 3 out, ridden and kept on approaching last, headed and no extra final 100 yards (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places, 12-1 in a place)

3 1 [2¾]	12. Mydante (IRE) 20/1 Seamus Durack J S Moore	Seamus Durack J S Moore	5	100 1 v	96	98	105	–
b m Phardante (FR) - Carminda (Proverb)
In touch, headway 6th, chased leaders 2 out, stayed on well approaching last, one pace final 100 yards

4 13 [15¾]	11. Greycoat Boy 10/1 Mr L Jefford J S King	Mr L Jefford J S King	8	100	96	84	93	–
gr g Pragmatic - Sirdar Girl (Milford)
Chased leaders, lost position 8th and behind, hard driven 3 out, kept on again approaching last (op 8-1)

5 1¾ [17½]	3. Select Star (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	111 t	111	98	105	–
b g Arcane (USA) - Chevrefeuille (Ile De Bourbon)
Chased leaders, challenged 8th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

6 ½ [18]	1. Itsonlyme I (IRE) 10/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	7	1110	120	106	114	–
b g Broken Hearted - Over The Arctic (Over The River)
Mistakes 1st and 3rd and held up in rear, good headway 4 out, tracked leaders next, challenged going well from 2 out, ridden last, weakened run-in (tchd 12-1, 14-1 in places)

7 4 [22]	16. GreenwichI 12/1 Tom Scudamore ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tom Scudamore ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	912 3 7	99	81	89	–
br g Handsome Sailor - Praise The LordI (Lord Gayle)
Led to 5th, lost position and ridden 4 out, stayed on again from 2 out but never dangerous (op 16-1)

8 14 [36]	13. Tunnel Hill Lad 20/1 O Burrows ³ Charlie Morlock	O Burrows ³ Charlie Morlock	5	911 2	96	64	72	–
b g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Aliwood Girl (Broxted)
Behind, some headway from 2 out, not a danger (op 16-1)

9 9 [45]	14. Fine Attitude (IRE) 33/1 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	7	100 3	96	54	63	–
b g Castle Keep - Big Polly (Pollerton)
Always behind and never dangerous

10 1½ [46½]	7. Jazz Duke 33/1 A Honeyball ⁷ M J Weeden	A Honeyball ⁷ M J Weeden	7	100	103	59	68	–
ch g Rising - Gone (Whistling Wind I)
Chased leaders to 3 out, weakened before next

11 4 [50½]	4. Quickswood (IRE) 8/1 Richard Johnson C R Barwell	Richard Johnson C R Barwell	7	1011	107	59	68	–
b g Yashgan - Up To Trix (Over The River)
Behind, some headway when hampered 7th, kept on to chase leaders 3 out, weakened quickly next (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places, 10-1 in a place)

12 5 [55½]	5. EmphaticI (IRE) 25/1 R Wakley Jonathan Portman	R Wakley Jonathan Portman	5	1011	107	53	63	–
ch g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Sally Rose (Sallust)
In touch, ridden 6th, soon behind (tchd 33-1 in places)

F	9. Mister Pickwick (IRE) 15/2 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	5	104	100	–	–	–
b g Commanche Run - Buckfast Lass (Buckskin)
Chasing leaders when fell 7th (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

PU	17. Bisquet-De-Bouche 20/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Tony Carroll	Ollie McPhail ³ Tony Carroll	6	911 8	96	–	–	–
ch m Most Welcome - Larive (Blakeney)
Behind when hampered 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	8. Rising Trout 14/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	7	104	100	–	–	–
ch g Primitive Rising (USA) - Rosa Trout (Goldhill)
Tracked leaders until led 5th, headed soon after 3 out, weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 12-1)

PU	6. Admiral Rose 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	1011	107	–	–	–
b g Handsome Sailor - Rose Ravine (Deep Run)
Behind when hampered 7th, not recover, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 14-1 in places)

PU	15. Whatever Next I (IRE) 20/1 D Gallagher Merrita Jones	D Gallagher Merrita Jones	7	100 6	96	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Carney's Hill (Le Prince)
Headway to chase leaders 7th, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

17 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 6m 8.40s (slow by 22.40s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: C B Sanderson (Spanish Main) 1st breeder: David M O'Meara
2nd owner: Christopher Shankland (Stand Easy)
3rd owner: Ernie Houghton (Mydante)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.50 £1.60 £7 Ex: £21.30 CSF: £32.99 Tricast: £585.36 Trifecta: £335.20

4:05 Cheltenham 19 Apr 2000

MITIE Group Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D