Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 13 March 2002

Coral Eurobet Cup Showcase Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £42,000 2nd £16,100 3rd £8,050 4th £3,850

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Ilnamar (FR) 25/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	6	105	137	130	159	–
b g Officiel (FR) - Quillemare (FR) (Le Pontet)
Tracked leaders, led after 3 out, hit next, driven clear soon after, mistake last, ridden out (tchd 33-1)

2 8	15. Joss Naylor (IRE) 13/2 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	7	100 2	132	117	146	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Sister Ida (Bustino)
In touch, headway 4th, chased leaders from 3 out, stayed on well for 2nd run-in but no chance with winner (op 11-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

3 3 [11]	8. Master Tern (USA) 8/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	7	103	135	117	146	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Young Hostess (FR) (Arctic Tern)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, hit next, kept on same pace under pressure (op 10-1)

4 4 [15]	9. Stromness (USA) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	103	135	113	141	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto)
Behind, headway and ridden 4 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out but never near leaders (op 14-1 tchd 15-1 in a place)

5 ¾ [15¾]	6. Majestic I (IRE) 33/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	7	103 tb	135	112	140	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Noble Lily (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Led to 4th, stayed with leader and led again 6th, headed next, stayed pressing leaders, hard ridden from 3 out, weakened approaching last

6 2½ [18¼]	23. Hard To Start (IRE) 14/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	7	100 10 b	132	106	135	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sea Skin (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, led 7th, headed after 3 out, stayed chasing winner until after next, weakened last (op 16-1)

7 4 [22¼]	28. Monifeth Man (IRE) 50/1 D J Casey M F Morris	D J Casey M F Morris	7	100 17 t	132	102	131	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Outdoor Ivy (Deep Run)
Behind, pushed along from 4th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, kept on run-in (tchd 66-1 in places)

8 2 [24¼]	17. Roveretto 20/1 Paddy Aspell ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	Paddy Aspell ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	7	97 4	132	100	129	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Spring Flyer (IRE) (Waajib)
In touch, headway 4th, chased leaders, from 4 out, weakened after 2 out

9 1 [25¼]	22. Hunters Tweed 33/1 David O'Meara ³ P Beaumont	David O'Meara ³ P Beaumont	6	911 6	132	99	129	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Zorette (USA) (Zilzal)
Behind, stayed on from 3 out, never reached leaders (tchd 50-1)

10 1¼ [26½]	20. First Ballot (IRE) 14/1 Barry Fenton David Elsworth	Barry Fenton David Elsworth	6	100 6	132	98	126	–
br g Perugino (USA) - Election Special (Chief Singer)
Chased leaders, led 4th to 5th, stayed with leaders to 4 out, weakened 3 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

11 1¼ [27¾]	19. Secret Native (IRE) 20/1 Daniel Howard ⁵ T J Taaffe	Daniel Howard ⁵ T J Taaffe	7	99 5 t	132	97	125	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Rivers Secret (Young Man I)
Behind, ridden 6th, stayed on after 2 out, never dangerous (op 16-1)

12 hd [28]	2. Stormez (FR) 20/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	5	1012 t	144	109	137	–
b g Ezzoud (IRE) - Stormy Scene (USA) (Storm Bird)
Hit 4th, behind, kept on from 2 out, not a danger (tchd 25-1 in a place)

13 1 [29]	7. Polar Champ 33/1 Joffret Huet ⁵ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁵ M C Pipe	9	912	135	99	127	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Behind, ridden 6th, some headway from 2 out, never dangerous

14 shd [29]	16. Bob Justice (IRE) 20/1 R Walsh T M Walsh	R Walsh T M Walsh	6	102 2 3	134	98	124	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Bramdean (IRE) (Niniski)
In touch, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, ridden next, weakened 2 out (op 16-1)

15 3½ [32½]	18. Fnan 20/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	100 5	132	92	120	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Rafha (Kris)
In touch, hit 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened after next (op 16-1)

16 12 [44½]	27. Yann's (FR) 40/1 Warren Marston Richard Phillips	Warren Marston Richard Phillips	6	100 14	132	80	108	–
b g Hellios (USA) - Listen Gyp (USA) (Advocator)
Behind, ridden and some headway into mid-division 6th, weakened 3 out (op 33-1)

17 hd [44¾]	4. Kings CastleI (IRE) 25/1 Norman Williamson Ron Hodges	Norman Williamson Ron Hodges	7	104	136	84	112	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Kilmana (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Behind most of way (tchd 20-1 in places)

18 3 [47¾]	10. Springfield Scally 33/1 Graham Lee Steve Gollings	Graham Lee Steve Gollings	9	103	135	80	108	–
ch g Scallywag - Ledee (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders to 6th, soon weakened

19 8 [55¾]	25. Cupboard Lover 33/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	100 12	132	69	97	–
ch g Risk Me (FR) - Galejade (Sharrood)
Behind most of way (tchd 40-1 in places)

20 2 [57¾]	21. Miss Fara (FR) 50/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ M C Pipe	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ M C Pipe	7	911 6	132	67	95	–
ch m Galetto (FR) - Faracha (FR) (Kenmare)
Behind most of way (tchd 66-1 in places)

21 5 [62¾]	12. Tensile (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	100	132	62	124	–
b g Tenby - Bonnie Isle (Pitcairn)
Behind, some headway 4 out, soon weakened (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

22 1 [63¾]	5. Havre De Thaix (FR) 50/1 Sebastien Zuliani C G Diard	Sebastien Zuliani C G Diard	7	104 tb	136	65	93	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Une Amie (FR) (Prove It Baby)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, weakened before next

23 6 [69¾]	26. Do Ye Know Wha (IRE) 66/1 M Ahern Roger Curtis	M Ahern Roger Curtis	10	100 14	132	55	83	–
b g Ajraas (USA) - Norton Princess (Wolver Hollow)
Behind from 5th (op 50-1)

24 5 [74¾]	24. Clandestine 33/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley ⁵ Nicky Henderson	6	99 10	132	50	78	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Chased leaders to 6th

25 3 [77¾]	1. Magnus (FR) 33/1 Barry Geraghty M C Pipe	Barry Geraghty M C Pipe	6	120	160	75	103	–
b g Roakarad (IRE) - Volcania (FR) (Neustrien)
Always behind

26 ½ [78¼]	11. Golden Alpha (IRE) 11/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	102 v¹	134	48	77	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Gina's Love (Golden Love I)
Held up in rear and keen hold, headway 6th, chased leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened before next (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

PU	13. Darapour (IRE) 16/1 Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	Charlie Swan A P O'Brien	8	100	132	–	–	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Dawala (IRE) (Lashkari)
Held up in rear, lost touch and pulled up before 4 out (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

27 ran Off time: 3:17:00 Winning time: 5m 15.00s (slow by 13.00s) Total SP: 133%
Non-runners: Barba Papa I (vet's certificate), Romero (vet's certificate), Zahari (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Joe Moran (Ilnamar) 1st breeder: Charles-Edouard Walsh De Serrant
2nd owner: Darren C Mercer (Joss Naylor)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Master Tern)
Tote win: £92.70 PL: £15 £2 £2.10 Ex: £1,125.70 CSF: £147.08 Tricast: £1,471.72 Trifecta: £16,697.60 Part won: Pool: £23,517.86 - 0.90 w/u.

3:15 Cheltenham 13 Mar 2002

Coral Eurobet Cup Showcase Handicap Hurdle Class A Grade 3