Full Result 2.00 Cheltenham | 11 March 2003

Gerrard Wealth Management Supreme Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £58,000 2nd £22,000 3rd £11,000 4th £5,000 5th £2,500 6th £1,500

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Back In Front (IRE) 3/1F Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	6	118	–	137	160	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Storm Front (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, smooth progress and prominent 5th, tracked leader 3 out, led soon after 2 out and quickened clear, ridden out, impressive (op 2-1)

2 10	10. Kicking King (IRE) 13/2 Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	Barry Geraghty T J Taaffe	5	118	–	127	147	–
b g Old Vic - Fairy Blaze (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Chased leader to 3 out, ridden to go 2nd again after 2 out, kept on under pressure but no chance with winner (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 and 8-1 in places)

3 4 [14]	3. Chauvinist (IRE) 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	118	138	123	143	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Sacajawea (Tanfirion)
Tracked leaders, sharp reminders after 4th, driven from next, outpaced 3 out, stayed on well from next to take 3rd flat (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

4 3 [17]	9. Keltic Bard 50/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	118	123	120	141	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Broughton Singer (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Held up in rear, plenty to do when effort before 3 out, progress before 2 out, staying on when flattened last, one pace flat

5 nk [17¼]	16. Thisthatandtother (IRE) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	118	146	120	139	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Baden (IRE) (Furry Glen)
Held up towards rear, progress from 5th, ridden and not pace to reach leaders from 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

6 2½ [19¾]	11. Limerick Boy (GER) 33/1 Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams	Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams	5	118	–	117	137	–
b h Alwuhush (USA) - Limoges (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Held up in midfield, progress 5th, chased leading trio 3 out, ridden and no impression after next, faded (op 25-1)

7 1¾ [21½]	7. Jaboune (FR) 50/1 Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	118	124	115	137	–
ch g Johann Quatz (FR) - Seasonal Pleasure (USA) (Graustark)
Tracked leaders, lost place from 4th, well in rear before 3 out, stayed on again before last (op 33-1)

8 1¼ [22¾]	6. Inca Trail (IRE) 14/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	7	118	–	113	134	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Katday (FR) (Miller's Mate)
Took keen hold, held up behind leaders, shaken up before 3 out, soon no progress and beaten (op 12-1)

9 nk [23]	12. Mutakarrim 14/1 Timmy Murphy D K Weld	Timmy Murphy D K Weld	6	118 b	–	113	134	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Alyakkh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Not fluent, held up in rear, effort before 3 out, some progress from next, no danger, finished tired (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

10 2½ [25½]	14. Rosaker (USA) 11/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	118	–	110	131	–
b g Pleasant Tap (USA) - Rose Crescent (USA) (Nijinsky)
Raced in midfield, outpaced after 5th, no danger from 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

11 ½ [26]	17. Lirfox (FR) 12/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	113	–	104	129	–
ch m Foxhound (USA) - Lirfa (USA) (Lear Fan)
Raced freely, led and set good pace, headed and weakened soon after 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

12 1¼ [27¼]	19. Tramantano 100/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110 t	118	99	125	–
b g Muhtarram (USA) - Hatta Breeze (Night Shift)
Mistake 1st, settled in last trio, slightly hampered after 3rd, struggling from 5th, soon behind, modest progress from 2 out (op 66-1)

13 6 [33¼]	4. Dangerously Good 66/1 Richard Guest Richard Guest	Richard Guest Richard Guest	5	118 v¹	–	101	123	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Ecologically Kind (Alleged)
Held up in midfield, just in touch before 3 out, soon weakened (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

14 4 [37¼]	8. Joueur D'Estruval (FR) 14/1 Charlie Swan W P Mullins	Charlie Swan W P Mullins	6	118	–	97	119	–
gr g Perrault - Alrose (FR) (Kalyan)
Held up in rear, plenty to do but looked to be going easily after 5th, no progress and beaten 3 out (op 10-1)

15 11 [48¼]	5. Detonateur (FR) 100/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	5	118	109	86	108	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Soviet Princess (USA) (Soviet Lad)
Prominent until weakened under pressure after 5th (tchd 200-1 in places)

16 5 [53¼]	15. Supreme Developer (IRE) 20/1 Conor O'Dwyer Anthony Mullins	Conor O'Dwyer Anthony Mullins	6	118	–	81	103	–
b g Supreme Leader - Bettys The Boss (IRE) (Deep Run)
Towards rear, pushed along when mistake 4th, struggling from next

17 dist [83¼]	13. North Point (IRE) 50/1 Jamie Goldstein Roger Curtis	Jamie Goldstein Roger Curtis	5	118	–	–	–	–
b g Definite Article - Friendly Song (Song)
In rear from 4th, tailed off 3 out (tchd 66-1 in places)

18 22 [105¼]	18. Prince Dimitri 66/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	4	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Pinta (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Prominent to 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when blundered 2 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

SU	1. Arch Stanton I (IRE) 25/1 D J Casey W P Mullins	D J Casey W P Mullins	5	118	–	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Sweet Repose (High Top)
Held up towards rear when slipped up after 3rd

19 ran Off time: 2:02:00 Winning time: 3m 56.80s (slow by 7.80s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: D Cox (Back In Front) 1st breeder: Miss Noreen Hayes
2nd owner: Conor Clarkson (Kicking King)
3rd owner: Mrs E Roberts & Nick Roberts (Chauvinist)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2 £2 £6.30 Ex: £15 CSF: £18.77 Tricast: £336.30 Trifecta: £515.30 Pool £8,129.40. 11.20 winning tickets

2:00 Cheltenham 11 Mar 2003

Gerrard Wealth Management Supreme Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 1