Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 17 November 2001

Courage Best Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £9,204 2nd £2,832 3rd £1,416 4th £708

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Image De Marque II (FR) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	108 t	90	97	116	–
b m Royal Charter (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Hampered 2nd, behind, headway 4 out, chased leaders next, led after 2 out, driven out (op 5-1 tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places, 8-1 in a place)

2 5	2. Cobbet (CZE) 10/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	5	1111	107	109	126	–
b g Favoured Nations (IRE) - Creace (CZE) (Sirano)
Chased leaders, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, kept on but no impression run-in (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

3 5 [10]	8. Mytimie (IRE) 7/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	6	1012	94	91	108	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Snoqualmie (Warpath)
Behind, headway 3 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, one pace run-in (op 11-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

4 2½ [12½]	12. Bobosh 20/1 X Aizpuru Robin Dickin	X Aizpuru Robin Dickin	5	107	90	83	100	–
b h Devil's Jump - Jane Craig (Rapid Pass)
Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led approaching next, headed soon after, weakened approaching last (op 16-1)

5 3½ [16]	17. Lost The Plot 16/1 D Gallagher David Arbuthnot	D Gallagher David Arbuthnot	6	105	88	79	95	–
b m Lyphento (USA) - La Comedienne (Comedy Star)
Behind, headway approaching 2 out, staying on when hampered last, no extra (tchd 20-1 in a place)

6 1¼ [17¼]	6. Kaikovra (IRE) 7/2F Mick Fitzgerald Noel Chance	Mick Fitzgerald Noel Chance	5	113	99	89	105	–
ch g Toulon - Drefflane Supreme (Rusticaro)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened after next (op 6-1)

7 ¾ [18]	7. Homestead 25/1 Paul Moloney E McNamara	Paul Moloney E McNamara	7	1012	94	83	99	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Bertrade (Homeboy)
Behind, headway 3 out, ridden and stayed on well run-in, not reach leaders

8 6 [24]	1. Miracle Kid (USA) 14/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley ⁵ Nicky Henderson	7	119	110	94	109	–
b g Red Ransom (USA) - Fan Mail (USA) (Zen)
With leader until led 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened next (op 12-1 tchd 16-1in places)

9 3½ [27½]	19. Dizzy Tilly 7/1 Adrian Maguire A J Martin	Adrian Maguire A J Martin	7	101 tb	84	63	79	–
b m Anshan - Nadema (Artaius)
Behind, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened from 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

10 4 [31½]	3. Gallileo Strike (IRE) 11/1 D J Casey Thomas Cooper	D J Casey Thomas Cooper	5	116	102	78	94	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Dame Daffodil (IRE) (Petorius)
Behind, stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

11 3½ [35]	4. Brachvogel (GER) 16/1 Charlie Swan Ronald O'Leary	Charlie Swan Ronald O'Leary	7	115 t	101	73	89	–
gr g Val Des Pres (FR) - Bastei (GER) (Authi)
Chased leaders to 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12 1 [36]	16. Physical Graffiti (USA) 33/1 Warren Marston Jim Old	Warren Marston Jim Old	4	106	89	59	75	–
b g Mister Baileys - Gleaming Water (USA) (Pago Pago)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened from next (op 20-1)

13 ¾ [36¾]	9. April Louise 25/1 Rodi Greene Trevor Wall	Rodi Greene Trevor Wall	5	108	90	60	76	–
b m Meqdaam I (USA) - California Dreamin (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened (tchd 33-1 in places)

14 ¾ [37½]	13. Trumper 33/1 Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	5	107	90	58	75	–
b g First Trump - Sayida-Shahira (Record Run)
Behind from halfway

15 1¼ [38¾]	21. Some Operator I (IRE) 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	100 4	83	50	66	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Rathvilly Flier (Peacock I)
Led to 4th, stayed pressing leader until weakened after 4 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

16 5 [43¾]	11. Naviasky (IRE) 20/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	6	108	90	53	69	–
bb g Scenic (IRE) - Black Molly (IRE) (High Top)
Behind, headway 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened next (op 16-1)

17 11 [54¾]	15. Ghaazi 20/1 Jimmy McCarthy Martin Hill	Jimmy McCarthy Martin Hill	5	106	89	40	56	–
ch g Lahib (USA) - Shurooq (USA) (Affirmed)
With leaders to 3rd, weakened after 4th (tchd 25-1 in places)

18 dist [84¾]	5. Clodoald (FR) 33/1 D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	D Howard ⁷ M C Pipe	4	1010	99	–	–	–
b g Beaudelaire (USA) - Mint Stick (FR) (Tropular)
Behind from halfway, tailed off

PU	18. My Legal Eagle (IRE) 14/1 Timmy Murphy Richard Price	Timmy Murphy Richard Price	7	103	86	–	91	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Majestic Nurse (On Your Mark)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakening in 6th when blundered last and pulled up (op 12-1)

PU	14. Jail BreakI (IRE) 20/1 Robert Thornton E McNamara	Robert Thornton E McNamara	5	106	89	–	–	–
ch g Persian Mews (IRE) - Miss Leeway (Tarboosh)
Blundered 2nd and behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

20 ran Off time: 4:10:00 Winning time: 3m 57.40s (slow by 8.40s) Total SP: 145%
Non-runners: Arribilo (withdrawn; bolted before start)
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Image De Marque II) 1st breeder: Haras De Saint-Voir
2nd owner: Timothy N Chick (Cobbet)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Mytimie)
Tote win: £10.20 PL: £2.80 £2.30 £2.20 Ex: £144.20 CSF: £65.70 Tricast: £458.11 Trifecta: £263.20 7.10 w/u, pool £2,632.80 Place 6 £92.97, Place 5 £70.49
Jackpot:
Placepot: £94.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £122,930.50. 945.70 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £8.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £6,298.10. 524.60 winning tickets.

4:00 Cheltenham 17 Nov 2001

Courage Best Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D