Full Result 3.10 Cheltenham | 14 April 2004

Mitie Group Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £11,780.96 2nd £4,468.64 3rd £2,234.32 4th £1,015.60 5th £507.80 6th £304.68

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Xellance (IRE) 10/1 Paddy Brennan ³ Philip Hobbs	Paddy Brennan ³ Philip Hobbs	7	912	115	88	124	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Behind, headway 5th, blundered 4 out, soon recovered, slight lead 2 out, soon hard driven, stayed on gamely when strongly challenged run-in (op 8-1)

2 1¼	13. Dangerously Good 6/1 Jamie Moore ³ Gary Moore	Jamie Moore ³ Gary Moore	6	103 b	120	92	129	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Ecologically Kind (Alleged)
Blundered 3rd and behind, headway 4 out, ridden next, outpaced 2 out, rallied soon after and stayed on to challenge last, no extra near finish (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in places)

3 6 [7¼]	3. Korelo (FR) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	117	135	102	137	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Lora Du Charmil (FR) (Panoramic I)
Behind, headway from 6th, tracked leaders 4 out, challenged after next, ridden upsides 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 3-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

4 2 [9¼]	10. Just In TimeI 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1011	125	90	125	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Future Past (USA) (Super Concorde)
In touch, chased leaders 3 out, outpaced under pressure next, stayed on again from last, not a danger (tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a place)

5 1 [10¼]	12. Cool Roxy 10/1 Chris Honour ⁵ Alan Blackmore	Chris Honour ⁵ Alan Blackmore	7	103	122	86	121	–
b g Environment Friend - Roxy River (Ardross)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, lost place next, stayed on again approaching last, not a danger (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

6 3 [13¼]	6. Ollie Magern 3/1F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	130	92	127	–
b g Alderbrook - Outfield (Monksfield)
Led 2nd to next, led again 4th, headed after 3 out, stayed chasing leaders until weakened and hit last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

7 8 [21¼]	8. Mr Fluffy 12/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	7	1013	127	82	115	–
br g Charmer (IRE) - Hinton Bairn (Balinger)
Behind, pushed along 4th, headway 4 out, weakened after next (op 9-1)

8 dist [51¼]	17. Good Lord Murphy (IRE) 100/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	12	911 2 20	116	–	–	–
br g Montelimar (USA) - Semiwild (USA) (Rumbo)
Always behind, soon tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 150-1 in places)

9 3½ [54¾]	9. The Grey Butler (IRE) 16/1 Richard Cosgrave ¹⁰ Ben De Haan	Richard Cosgrave ¹⁰ Ben De Haan	7	101	125	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Georgic (Tumble Gold)
Chased leaders, led after 3 out, narrowly headed when blundered 2 out and weakened (tchd 20-1 in places)

10 1½ [56¼]	5. Sonevafushi (FR) 9/1 Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	6	1013	130	–	–	–
b g Ganges (USA) - For Kicks (FR) (Top Ville)
Led to 2nd, soon driven along and not keen, led 3rd to 4th, weakened 4 out, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places and 12-1 in a place)

11 13 [69¼]	11. Gone Far (USA) 16/1 J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	7	104 v	123	–	–	–
b g Gone West (USA) - Vallee Dansante (USA) (Lyphard)
Soon behind, tailed off (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

11 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 5m 3.20s (fast by 4.80s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Ballykettrail (unsuitable ground), Chauvinist (unsuitable ground), Fenix (unsuitable ground), Holland Park (unsuitable ground), Native New Yorker (unsuitable ground), See You Sometime (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The Five Nations Partnership (Xellance) 1st breeder: T Harris
2nd owner: N J Jones (Dangerously Good)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Korelo)
Tote win: £7.90 PL: £2 £3.40 £1.90 Ex: £45.20 CSF: £67.89

3:10 Cheltenham 14 Apr 2004

Mitie Group Handicap Hurdle Class B