Full Result 3.10 Cheltenham | 15 April 2004

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 13 fences 1 omitted

1st £11,159.20 2nd £4,232.80 3rd £2,116.40 4th £962 5th £481 6th £288.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Tango Royal (FR) 12/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	1110 t	132	101	142	–
gr g Royal Charter (FR) - Nazia (FR) (Zino)
Held up and behind, smooth headway from 3 out, led last, ridden out (tchd 14-1 in places)

2 6	12. New Bird (GER) 14/1 Robert Thornton Heather Dalton	Robert Thornton Heather Dalton	9	1013	121	83	124	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Nouvelle Amour (GER) (Esclavo)
Led 2nd until mistake 3 out, led again after 2 out, headed last, one pace (tchd 16-1 in places)

3 ¾ [6¾]	7. Davoski 33/1 Graham Lee Mrs Jeremy Young	Graham Lee Mrs Jeremy Young	10	111	123	84	124	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Pamela Peach (Habitat)
Held up, pecked 2 out, ridden and headway approaching last, kept on flat (op 25-1)

4 1¾ [8½]	9. Cobbet (CZE) 5/2F Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	8	110	122	81	122	–
b g Favoured Nations (IRE) - Creace (CZE) (Sirano)
Held up in mid-division, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, one pace flat (op 3-1)

5 4 [12½]	15. Montpelier (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Tinkler ³ Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler ³ Nicky Henderson	11	911 1 b	108	62	104	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Liscarton (Le Bavard)
Held up and behind, headway 9th, ridden after 2 out, weakened flat (op 20-1)

6 1½ [14]	3. Wahiba Sands 20/1 Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	11	115 v	130	83	124	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Lovely Noor (USA) (Fappiano)
Held up in mid-division, hard ridden and some headway approaching 2 out, weakened last (op 16-1)

7 3½ [17½]	1. Eskleybrook 50/1 Mark Bradburne V Y Gethin	Mark Bradburne V Y Gethin	11	1112 p	134	82	127	–
b g Arzanni - Crystal Run VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Prominent, chased leader approaching 4th, led 3 out until after 2 out, weakened approaching last

8 2½ [20]	8. Jungli (IRE) 20/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	11	110	122	67	110	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Simple Mind (Decent Fellow)
Mid-division until lost place 3rd, headway approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

9 3 [23]	14. Executive Decision I (IRE) 14/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	10	101 1 v	109	51	95	–
ch g Classic Music (USA) - Bengala I (FR) (Hard To Beat)
Mistake 7th, always behind (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

10 11 [34]	4. Just Jasmine 20/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	12	118	130	59	104	–
ch m Nicholas Bill - Linguistic (Porto Bello)
Always behind (op 16-1 tchd 22-1 in a place)

11 4 [38]	6. Janiture (FR) 20/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	113	125	49	95	–
gr m Turgeon (USA) - Majaway (FR) (Timmy's Way)
Held up in mid-division, hit 5th, soon behind (tchd 25-1 in places)

12 ¾ [38¾]	5. Hit And Run (FR) 25/1 J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	9	1012 v	125	48	94	–
ch g River Mist (USA) - La Dunanerie (FR) (Guadanini)
Prominent until weakened after 3 out (tchd 33-1 in places)

13 1½ [40¼]	11. Super Nomad 20/1 Tony Dobbin Michael Easterby	Tony Dobbin Michael Easterby	9	1013	121	42	89	–
b g Nomadic Way (USA) - Super Sue (Lochnager)
Led to 2nd, weakened 8th (tchd 22-1 in places)

F	10. Master Rex 7/2 Timmy Murphy Ben De Haan	Timmy Murphy Ben De Haan	9	1013	121	–	–	–
ch g Interrex (CAN) - Whose Lady (USA) (Master Willie)
Behind when fell 3rd (op 10-3 tchd 4-1 in places)

PU	13. Saragann (IRE) 10/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	106	114	–	–	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Sarliya (IRE) (Doyoun)
Hit 2nd, blundered badly 3rd, pulled up after 4th (op 11-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

15 ran Off time: 3:11:00 Winning time: 3m 59.50s (slow by 0.50s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: B A Kilpatrick (Tango Royal) 1st breeder: Patrice Metenier
2nd owner: David M Hughes (New Bird)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Davoski)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £3.40 £3.30 £7.60 Ex: £176.60 CSF: £139.35 Tricast: £5,308.64

Second-last fence omitted due to an injured jockey.

3:10 Cheltenham 15 Apr 2004

Nicholson Holman Cup Handicap Chase Class C