Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 24 January 2004

Byrne Bros Cleeve Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f omsNew Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £29,000 2nd £11,000 3rd £5,500 4th £2,500 5th £1,250 6th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Crystal D'Ainay (FR) EvensF Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	5	114	153	–	156	–
b g Saint Preuil (FR) - Guendale (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders from 4th, shaken up after 3 out, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, driven and ran on well run-in (op 11-10 tchd 6-5 in places and 10-11)

2 3	3. Hardy Eustace (IRE) 3/1 Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	7	114	–	–	154	–
b g Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star (Corvaro)
Tracked leaders, disputed lead 3 out, slight advantage next, ridden and headed approaching last, switched right run-in, no impression on winner (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 in a place)

3 15 [18]	1. The French Furze (IRE) 22/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	10	118	150	–	145	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Held up in touch, pushed along after 4 out, headway 2 out, chased leaders soon after but no chance (op 25-1 tchd 28-1 in places)

4 13 [31]	6. Tarxien 10/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	10	110 t	–	–	121	–
b g Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In rear, pushed along 5th, ridden and lost touch approaching 2 out (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

5 5 [36]	5. Redemption I 5/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	110	132	–	116	–
b g Sanglamore (USA) - Ypha (USA) (Lyphard)
Chased leaders, challenged 5th, hit 6th, disputed lead approaching 3 out until narrowly headed next, soon weakened (tchd 11-2)

6 2½ [38½]	4. Grey Abbey (IRE) 40/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	10	110	113	–	114	–
gr g Nestor I (IRE) - Tacovaon (Avocat)
Led until headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next (tchd 50-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 5m 0.90s (slow by 18.90s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Tony Fisher & Mrs Jeni Fisher (Crystal D'Ainay) 1st breeder: Stephane Milaveau
2nd owner: Laurence Byrne (Hardy Eustace)
3rd owner: Jim Ennis (The French Furze)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.30 £1.70 Ex: £4.40 CSF: £3.89

2:35 Cheltenham 24 Jan 2004

Byrne Bros Cleeve Hurdle Class A Grade 2