Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 9 December 2000

Bonusprint Bula Hurdle Class A Grade 2

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

1st £24,000 2nd £9,200 3rd £4,600 4th £2,200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Geos (FR) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	114	155	157	167	–
bb g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Kaprika (FR) (Cadoudal)
Chased leaders until outpaced 3 out, headway next, driven to lead approaching last, forged clear run-in (tchd 20-1 in a place)

2 6	1. Barton 5/2 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	7	118	163	154	165	–
ch g Port Etienne I (FR) - Peanuts (FR) (Mistigri)
Chased leaders and keen hold, jumped slowly 4 out, shaken up 2 out, kept on same pace approaching last, took 2nd run-in, no impression on winner (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in places and 3-1 in a place)

3 nk [6¼]	7. Mr Percy (IRE) 20/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	9	110	155	145	157	–
ch g John French - Rathvilly Flier (Peacock I)
Tracked leader, challenged from 3rd until led 3 out, headed approaching last, kept on same pace run-in (op 16-1 tchd 22-1 in a place)

4 3½ [9¾]	6. Hitman (IRE) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	5	110	–	141	154	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Loveville (USA) (Assert)
Held up in rear, jumped slowly 4 out, steady headway after 3 out, pressed leaders approaching last, weakened run-in (tchd 50-1 in places)

5 ½ [10¼]	3. Mister Morose (IRE) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	118	167	148	161	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Girseach (Furry Glen)
Led to 3 out, outpaced after 2 out, rallied run-in but not a danger (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

6 5 [15¼]	8. Seebald (GER) 14/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	110	146	134	148	–
b g Mulberry (FR) - Spartina I (USA) (Northern Baby)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, chased leaders approaching 2 out, weakened quickly approaching last (tchd 16-1 in places)

PU	2. Hors La Loi III (FR) 6/1 Andrew Thornton James Fanshawe	Andrew Thornton James Fanshawe	5	118	162	–	–	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Quintessence III (FR) (El Condor)
Keen hold, chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 4-1)

PU	4. Youlneverwalkalone (IRE) 13/8F Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	Conor O'Dwyer C Roche	6	118	–	–	141	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - In My Time (Levmoss)
Held up, keen hold and mistake 1st, behind, still going well when jumped slowly 3 out, lost touch next, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 6-4 tchd 7-4, 15-8 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 4m 19.00s (slow by 22.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Thurloe Finsbury (Geos) 1st breeder: Haras Des Coudraies
2nd owner: Sir Stanley Clarke (Barton)
3rd owner: Felix Rosenstiel's Widow & Son (Mr Percy)
Tote win: £15.30 PL: £2.40 £1.60 £1.90 Ex: £48.90 CSF: £46.67 Trifecta: £986.20 Pool: £1,389.15 - part won 0.28 w/u.

3:05 Cheltenham 9 Dec 2000

Bonusprint Bula Hurdle Class A Grade 2