Full Result 3.45 Cheltenham | 18 April 2002

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences

1st £12,662 2nd £3,896 3rd £1,948 4th £974

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Demasta (NZ) 5/1 A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	A P McCoy Nicky Henderson	10	1011	117	102	132	–
ch g Northerly Native (USA) - Hit It Gold (AUS) (Hit It Benny)
Led to 3rd, led 5th, clear approaching 2 out, jumped right last, easily (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

2 11	5. New Bird (GER) 5/1 Norman Williamson Heather Dalton	Norman Williamson Heather Dalton	7	107	113	87	118	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Nouvelle Amour (GER) (Esclavo)
Held up in touch, pecked 4 out, chased winner from 3 out, soon ridden, beaten when jumped left last (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

3 3 [14]	9. Reach The Clouds (IRE) 12/1 B Grattan John Upson	B Grattan John Upson	10	100 4	106	77	101	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Dusky Stream (Paddy's Stream)
Held up, outpaced 10th, kept on from 3 out, not reach leaders (tchd 14-1 in places)

4 6 [20]	6. Skram 16/1 Dave Crosse ⁵ Robin Dickin	Dave Crosse ⁵ Robin Dickin	9	99	106	71	96	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Skarberg (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Prominent, led 4th to 5th, chased leader, ridden 9th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

5 3 [23]	1. Wave Rock 9/4F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	120 b	134	96	122	–
br g Tragic Role (USA) - Moonscape I (Ribero)
Held up, headway 6th, 3rd when mistake 4 out, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out, 3rd and no chance when jumped right last (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in a place)

6 5 [28]	2. Eskleybrook 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1112 b	132	89	123	–
b g Arzanni - Crystal Run VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Started slowly, never going well, mistake 1st, headway 9th, weakened 4 out (op 5-1)

7 2 [30]	8. Lord North I (IRE) 9/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Paul Webber	Marcus Foley ⁵ Paul Webber	7	99 2	106	61	85	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Mrs Hegarty (Decent Fellow)
Prominent early, held up in touch, outpaced 9th, some headway 3 out, disputing 4th and beaten when mistake 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

8 16 [46]	3. Hisar I (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Thornton P C Ritchens	Andrew Thornton P C Ritchens	9	112	122	61	85	–
br g Doyoun - Himaya (IRE) (Mouktar)
Prominent, hit 2nd, led 3rd to 4th, weakened 10th (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in place)

PU	10. Seek The Faith (USA) 40/1 Tom Doyle John O'Shea	Tom Doyle John O'Shea	13	100 11	106	–	–	–
ch g Pilgrim (USA) - Bundler (USA) (Raise A Native)
Always behind, lost touch 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:48:00 Winning time: 4m 8.00s (slow by 9.00s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Kassala (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Michael Buckley (Demasta) 1st breeder: H R Burkhalter Et Al
2nd owner: David M Hughes (New Bird)
3rd owner: Middleham Park Racing IX (Reach The Clouds)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.30 £1.60 £2.30 Ex: £34.20 CSF: £30.14 Tricast: £281.28

3:45 Cheltenham 18 Apr 2002

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C