Full Result 2.30 Cheltenham | 9 December 2005

CFR Group (Electrical Services) Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £14,592.79 2nd £4,310.50 3rd £2,155.25 4th £1,078.79 5th £538.23 6th £270.28

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Motorway (IRE) 2/1J Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	106	110	121	124	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Tadkiyra (IRE) (Darshaan)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, led well before last, ridden and kept on strongly run-in (op 15-8)

2 1½	3. Desert Air (JPN) 20/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	6	119 t	127	137	137	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Greek Air (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up in rear, headway 4th, tracked leaders 2 out, soon ridden, kept on run-in to take 2nd last strides but always held by winner (op 25-1)

3 nk [1¾]	8. Arrayou (FR) 25/1 A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	4	112 b	120	129	130	–
b g Valanjou I (FR) - Cavatine (FR) (Spud)
Behind, headway 2 out, stayed on to chase winner and hit last, soon one pace, caught for 2nd last strides

4 9 [10¾]	9. Woody Valentine (USA) 14/1 P C O'Neill ⁵ Venetia Williams	P C O'Neill ⁵ Venetia Williams	4	1011	120	119	121	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Mudslinger (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 12-1)

5 2½ [13¼]	6. Dom D'Orgeval (FR) 6/1 Christian Williams Nick Williams	Christian Williams Nick Williams	5	115	123	119	122	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Marie D'Orgeval (FR) (Bourbon)
Behind, virtually tailed off approaching 2 out, headway approaching last, finished fast (tchd 7-1)

6 ½ [13¾]	1. Borora 12/1 William Kennedy ⁵ Richard Lee	William Kennedy ⁵ Richard Lee	6	117	130	126	128	–
gr g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Bustling Nelly (Bustino)
Behind, headway 2 out, chased leaders and ridden well before last, weakened run-in (op 9-1)

7 4 [17¾]	4. Jake Black (IRE) 16/1 Dougie Costello ⁵ John Quinn	Dougie Costello ⁵ John Quinn	5	112	125	116	119	–
b g Definite Article - Tirhala (IRE) (Chief Singer)
Chased leaders, ridden and outpaced after 3 out (op 20-1)

8 ¾ [18½]	11. Critical Stage (IRE) 33/1 Chris Honour ⁵ Jimmy Frost	Chris Honour ⁵ Jimmy Frost	6	101	110	100	104	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Zandaka (FR) (Doyoun)
Hit 1st, behind, lost touch 4 out, kept on from 2 out but never in contention (op 40-1)

9 2½ [21]	10. Crathorne (IRE) 20/1 Graham Lee Martin Todhunter	Graham Lee Martin Todhunter	5	110	118	106	109	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Shirley Blue (IRE) (Shirley Heights)
Chased leader to 3 out, weakened after 2 out (op 25-1)

10 11 [32]	7. Always Waining (IRE) 40/1 Sam Stronge Patrick Clinton	Sam Stronge Patrick Clinton	4	112	120	95	105	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Glenarff (USA) (Irish River)
In touch, chased leaders from 4th, weakened and blundered 2 out (tchd 50-1)

11 11 [43]	5. Nous Voila (FR) 2/1J Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	4	116 7	124	86	109	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Ability (FR) (Olmeto)
Led until headed well before last, soon weakened (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

11 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 4m 3.00s (slow by 6.00s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Rasharrow (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: D Allen (Motorway) 1st breeder: Epona Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Belinda Harvey (Desert Air)
3rd owner: J P Ledwidge (Arrayou)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.50 £5 £4.90 Ex: £75.10 CSF: £47.28 Tricast: £804.59 Trifecta: £246.70 Pool £1,077.42. 3.10 winning units.

2:30 Cheltenham 9 Dec 2005

CFR Group (Electrical Services) Handicap Hurdle Class C