Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 13 March 2002

Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £52,200 2nd £19,800 3rd £9,900 4th £4,500 5th £2,250 6th £1,350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Galileo (POL) 12/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	6	117	–	99	154	–
b g Jape (USA) - Goldika (POL) (Dakota)
Held up in rear, not much room bend after 4th, headway 4 out, chasing leaders when slightly hampered 2 out, led and edged left last, driven out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

2 3½	18. Over The Bar I (IRE) 14/1 Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	6	117	–	95	150	–
bb g King's Ride (IRE) - Merry Madness (Raise You Ten)
Chased leaders, tried to run out 5th, hit next, 1l 2nd when left in lead 2 out, headed last, stayed on same pace (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

3 shd [3½]	14. Lanzerac 66/1 Paul W Flynn John Harris	Paul W Flynn John Harris	5	117	–	95	148	–
b g Lycius (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Led, driven along from 6th, headed 3 out, stayed on well under pressure from next but no impression on winner run-in

4 6 [9½]	5. ClassifiedI (IRE) 5/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	117	–	89	143	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Treidlia (Mandalus)
In touch, chased leaders from 4th, hard driven from 3 out, staying on same pace when slightly hampered 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places)

5 6 [15½]	2. Ballyamber (IRE) 16/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	117	–	83	136	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - El Scarsdale (Furry Glen)
Behind, ridden 4 out, headway from 3 out, kept on under pressure but never near leaders (op 20-1 after 25-1 in places)

6 ¾ [16¼]	17. Moss Harvey 33/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	7	117	138	82	136	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Wings Ground (Murrayfield)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost position 7th, stayed on again under pressure approaching last (tchd 40-1 in places)

7 4 [20¼]	25. Too Forward (IRE) 33/1 D Gallagher Mark Pitman	D Gallagher Mark Pitman	6	117	126	78	133	–
ch g Toulon - One Back (IRE) (Meneval)
Behind, not much room bend after 4th, jumped slowly 4 out, headway 3 out, staying on same pace when slightly hampered 2 out

8 3 [23¼]	26. Woodys Blue Lagoon (IRE) 50/1 D J Casey Noel Meade	D J Casey Noel Meade	8	117	–	75	129	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Picton Lass (Rymer)
Behind 4th, ridden along from 6th, stayed on from 2 out, not a danger

9 nk [23¾]	8. Farmer Jack 25/1 Joe Tizzard Seamus Mullins	Joe Tizzard Seamus Mullins	6	117	131	75	129	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Cheryls Pet (IRE) (General Ironside)
Chased leaders, blundered 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 33-1 in places)

10 17 [40¾]	23. The Bajan Bandit (IRE) 10/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	7	117	–	58	126	–
b g Commanche Run - Sunrise Highway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Held up in rear, headway 5th, chased leaders from next, weakened 3 out, eased when beaten before last (op 12-1 after 16-1 in a place)

11 15 [55¾]	10. Inching Closer I 66/1 John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	5	117	112	43	101	–
b g Inchinor - Maiyaasah (Kris)
Behind, headway 3 out, never reached leaders (op 100-1)

12 22 [77¾]	22. Thari (USA) 33/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	117	–	21	74	–
b g Silver Hawk (USA) - Magic Slipper (Habitat)
Behind, headway 5th, weakened 3 out

13 10 [87¾]	27. Yeoman's Point (IRE) 12/1 Charlie Swan C Roche	Charlie Swan C Roche	6	117	–	11	64	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Truly Bound (USA) (In Reality)
Held up in rear, some headway 6th, never dangerous (op 14-1 after 16-1 in places)

14 4 [91¾]	24. The Villager (IRE) 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	117 t	111	7	60	–
br g Zaffaran (USA) - Kitty Wren (Warpath)
Prominent to 4th, soon behind

15 4 [95¾]	6. Direct Bearing (IRE) 25/1 Conor O'Dwyer D K Weld	Conor O'Dwyer D K Weld	5	117	–	3	56	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Uncertain Affair (IRE) (Darshaan)
In touch, not fluent, blundered 4th, hit 6th, never dangerous after (op 20-1 tchd 28-1 in a place)

16 3½ [99¼]	11. Irish Hussar (IRE) 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	117	–	–	53	–
b g Supreme Leader - Shuil Ard (Quayside I)
Behind, headway 6th, hard driven after 4 out, weakened next (tchd 20-1)

17 14 [113¼]	20. Samon (GER) 20/1 Richard Guest M C Pipe	Richard Guest M C Pipe	5	117	–	–	39	–
ch g Monsun (GER) - Savanna (GER) (Sassafras)
Chased leaders to 6th, weakened next (op 16-1)

18 30 [143¼]	28. Tucacas (FR) 50/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	5	112	–	–	-6	–
gr m Highest Honor (FR) - Three Well (FR) (Sicyos)
Chased leaders to 7th

BD	21. Tarxien 25/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	8	117 t	135	–	128	–
b g Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, ridden along from 5th, stayed chasing leaders but weakening when brought down 2 out

BD	3. Ballyhampshire Boy (IRE) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Sean Aherne	Barry Geraghty Sean Aherne	6	117	–	–	130	–
b g Husyan (USA) - Dante's Ville (IRE) (Phardante)
Chased leaders, disputing 4th but hard ridden when brought down 2 out (tchd 14-1 in places)

F	13. Keen Leader (IRE) 8/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	6	117	–	–	154	–
b g Supreme Leader - Keen Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
With leaders, challenged from 6th until led 3 out, 1 length up and going well when fell 2 out (tchd 9-1 in places)

PU	15. Mardani (IRE) 200/1 Tom Siddall R S Brookhouse	Tom Siddall R S Brookhouse	7	117	114	–	–	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Marmana (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	16. Master George 100/1 Barry Fenton I A Balding	Barry Fenton I A Balding	5	117	–	–	–	–
b g Mtoto - Topwinder (USA) (Topsider)
Never going well, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	12. Iverain (FR) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	117	122	–	–	–
b g Le Riverain (FR) - Ursala (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	1. Another General (IRE) 33/1 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	7	117	–	–	–	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - What's In A Name I (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leaders to 4th, weakened and pulled up before 6th

PU	7. El Viejo (IRE) 100/1 Barry Keniry L Wells	Barry Keniry L Wells	5	117	115	–	–	–
b g Norwich - Shuil Na Gale (Strong Gale)
Prominent early, behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

SU	19. Rouble (IRE) 13/2 Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	6	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Cashla (IRE) (Duky)
Behind when broke leg and slipped up after 3rd, destroyed (op 8-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

27 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 19.70s (slow by 17.70s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Chimes At Midnight (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs S Nelson,Allan Stennett,Terry Warner (Galileo) 1st breeder: S K Moszna
2nd owner: John P McManus (Over The Bar I)
3rd owner: Cleartherm Glass Sealed Units Ltd (Lanzerac)
Tote win: £10.70 PL: £3.50 £3.60 £43.60 Ex: £141.10 CSF: £153.32 Tricast: £10,321.56

2:00 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2002

Royal & SunAlliance Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1