Full Result 3.40 Cheltenham | 9 December 2000

ILJ Is Fifty Novices' Hurdle Class A (Registered As Bristol Novices' Hurdle) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Soft 12 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	5. Garruth (IRE) 5/1 Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	Tony Dobbin Tim Easterby	6	110	115	127	127	–
gr g Good Thyne (USA) - Lady Sipash (Erin's Hope)
Chased leader, reminder after 6th, hard driven 3 out,soon lost position, rallied under pressure to challenge approaching last, led run-in, all out (op 3-1 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)

2 1½	1. Gola Cher (IRE) 2/1F Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	117	–	132	132	–
b g Beau Sher - Owen Money (Master Owen)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, led 3 out, hard driven to keep narrow lead after 2 out, headed run-in, stayed on same pace under pressure (op 9-4 tchd 7-4)

3 3½ [5]	2. Sheer Genius I (IRE) 3/1 Norman Williamson Mark Pitman	Norman Williamson Mark Pitman	4	117	–	129	131	–
b g Insan (USA) - Mulberry (IRE) (Denel)
Held up in rear, not fluent 7th, steady headway 3 out, challenged on bit approaching last, ridden and found little run-in, soon beaten (op 9-4 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in places)

4 dist [35]	3. Wishbone II (IRE) 9/4 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	117	–	103	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - C C Meade (Paddy's Stream)
Led, ridden 4 out, headed next, weakened from 2 out, tailed off (tchd 5-2, 11-4 in places)

5 28 [63]	4. In The Rough I (IRE) 20/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	9	114	101	74	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Cherry Dawn (Pollerton)
Always behind, hit 5th, lost touch from 8th, tailed off (op 14-1)