Full Result 1.00 Cheltenham | 13 November 2004

Racing UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £13,862 2nd £5,258 3rd £2,629 4th £1,195 5th £597.50 6th £358.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Over The Creek 9/4F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	117	105	123	130	–
br g Over The River (FR) - Solo Girl (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Raced wide, held up, progress 4th, led after 3 out, not fluent last, driven clear flat (op 2-1 tchd 5-2 in places)

2 2½	16. Caraman (IRE) 66/1 Tom Scudamore Declan Carroll	Tom Scudamore Declan Carroll	6	110	98	113	113	–
ch g Grand Lodge (USA) - Caraiyma (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Held up in rear, steady progress 5th, tracked winner going easily after 2 out, close up last, one pace flat (op 50-1)

3 5 [7½]	5. Ballyalbany (IRE) 33/1 Sam Stronge Susan Nock	Sam Stronge Susan Nock	6	117	105	114	115	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Raisin Turf (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in last trio, not fluent 2nd, pushed along and progress 5th, ridden to chase leading pair before last, stayed on same pace

4 2½ [10]	3. Kelly (SAF) 14/1 Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	7	118	109	115	116	–
b g Ethique (ARG) - Dancing Flower (SAF) (Dancing Champ)
Took keen hold in midfield, effort before 3 out, chased leaders next, one pace before last

5 8 [18]	8. Rooftop Protest (IRE) 9/2 K Hadnett ³ T Hogan	K Hadnett ³ T Hogan	7	113 t	104	100	106	–
b g Thatching - Seattle Siren (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Took keen hold, tracked leader to 2nd, stayed prominent, with winner when hit 2 out, soon weakened (op 4-1)

6 ¾ [18¾]	18. Englishtown (FR) 9/1 Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	4	110 b¹	98	93	97	–
b c Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - English Spring (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Raced midfield, outpaced 3 out, mistake 2 out, kept on one pace under pressure (op 8-1)

7 3½ [22¼]	9. Epitre (FR) 33/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	115	103	94	98	–
b g Common Grounds - Epistolienne (Law Society)
Raced towards rear, ridden and effort after 5th, outpaced 3 out, not fluent last, kept on

8 3 [25¼]	20. Gan Eagla (IRE) 12/1 Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	5	109 b	96	84	89	–
b g Paris House - Mafiosa (Miami Springs)
Led, hit 3 out, soon headed and weakened (op 16-1)

9 5 [30¼]	10. Rookwith (IRE) 33/1 Barry Geraghty T G McCourt	Barry Geraghty T G McCourt	4	115	103	84	90	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Resume (IRE) (Lahib)
Raced midfield, not much room after 4th, ridden and in touch before 3 out, weakened from next

10 2 [32¼]	4. Seeyaaj 33/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	4	115	108	87	95	–
b g Darshaan - Subya (Night Shift)
Pressed leader from 2nd, blundered badly 5th, weakened after 3 out

11 2 [34¼]	17. Wizard Of The West 66/1 Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ D P Keane	Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ D P Keane	4	107 v	98	74	81	–
b g Wizard King - Rose Burton (Lucky Wednesday)
Chased leaders until lost place before 3 out, no danger after (jockey said, regarding the apparent tender ride, his orders were to jump off third or fourth and keep gelding happy and on the bridle as long as possible, which he did until until the top of the hill where gelding was outpaced and could only stay on at one pace under hands and heels riding; trainer's representative added that gelding is probably better suited by further than 2m) (op 50-1)

12 2 [36¼]	15. Infidel (IRE) 66/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	4	111	99	73	80	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Implicit View (Persian Bold)
Held up in rear, lost touch after 5th, well behind from next (op 50-1)

13 ¾ [37]	2. Kjetil (USA) 8/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	1111	109	82	89	–
b g King Of Kings (IRE) - I Wich (FR) (Kris)
Tracked leaders, outpaced when mistake 3 out, weakened (tchd 9-1 and 10-1 in a place)

14 1 [38]	12. Salinas (GER) 25/1 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	5	112 v¹	100	72	79	–
b g Macanal (USA) - Santa Ana (GER) (Acatenango)
Prominent until weakened after 5th (op 33-1)

15 7 [45]	1. Ball O Malt (IRE) 12/1 Tony Dobbin Richard Fahey	Tony Dobbin Richard Fahey	8	1112	110	73	82	–
b g Star Quest - Vera Dodd (IRE) (Riot Helmet)
Raced towards rear, mistake 4th, lost touch after next, soon behind (jockey said gelding bled from nose ) (tchd 14-1)

16 2½ [47½]	13. Bernini (IRE) 40/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	111	99	59	69	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Alsahah (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Raced midfield, outpaced 3 out, weakened rapidly after 2 out (op 33-1)

17 2½ [50]	7. Halland 16/1 Carl Llewellyn Nick Littmoden	Carl Llewellyn Nick Littmoden	6	117	105	62	72	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Northshiel (Northfields)
Held up in last trio, lost touch from 5th, well behind before next

17 ran Off time: 1:04:00 Winning time: 4m 3.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Gaelic Flight (vet's certificate), Pease Blossom, Tyholland (vet's certificate)
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Over The Creek) 1st breeder: H G Llewellyn
2nd owner: Alan Mann (Caraman)
3rd owner: Gerard Nock (Ballyalbany)
Tote win: £3.40 PL: £1.40 £18.50 £8.10 Ex: £305.20 CSF: £182.29 Tricast: £3,901.58

1:00 Cheltenham 13 Nov 2004

Racing UK Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D