Full Result 2.05 Cheltenham | 11 November 2006

Letheby And Christopher Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-115, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £9,394.50 2nd £2,775 3rd £1,387.50 4th £694.50 5th £346.50 6th £174

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Tipperary All Star (FR) 2/1F R Walsh M Halford	R Walsh M Halford	6	1112	115	134	138	–
b g Highest Honor (FR) - Moucha (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Raced very wide, very confidently ridden, held up in last group, smooth progress 3 out, cruised into lead soon after last, pushed clear (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 and 3-1 in a place)

2 4	20. Bonchester Bridge 8/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	5	108	97	111	112	–
b m Shambo (IRE) - Cabriole Legs (Handsome Sailor)
Raced very wide after 1st 2 flights, tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, closed to lead between last 2, headed soon after last and brushed aside (tchd 17-2 in a place)

3 14 [18]	3. Classic Croco (GER) 33/1 Noel Fehily T Hogan	Noel Fehily T Hogan	5	1112 p	115	112	119	–
gr g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Classic Light (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Raced very wide, with leaders, led 4th, drew clear after 5th, blundered 3 out and not fluent next, soon headed, weakened flat

4 4 [22]	19. Barman (USA) 7/1 B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	B C Byrnes ⁵ E McNamara	7	104	98	90	95	–
ch g Atticus (USA) - Blue Tip (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up in rear, steady progress on outer from 5th, chased leaders 3 out, soon ridden and outpaced, plugged on (op 15-2 tcdh 8-1 in places)

5 1 [23]	12. Royal Rhythm I (IRE) 33/1 Eddie Power ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	Eddie Power ⁷ John Joseph Murphy	4	109	105	96	102	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Ragtime Rumble (USA) (Dixieland Band)
With leaders, blundered 5th, outpaced from 3 out, bumped along and no impression before last

6 ½ [23½]	11. Mr Maxim 66/1 Jamie Moore Liam Corcoran	Jamie Moore Liam Corcoran	4	112 b	105	95	101	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - White Hare (Indian Ridge)
Prominent, chased clear leading pair 3 out, ridden and faded from next

7 1½ [25]	16. Sandy's Legend (USA) 16/1 Tom Scudamore Lisa Williamson	Tom Scudamore Lisa Williamson	4	1013 p	102	91	96	–
ch g Tale Of The Cat (USA) - Avasand (USA) (Avatar)
Held up in rear, still well off the pace 3 out, shaken up and kept on steadily, never a factor (op 14-1)

8 1½ [26½]	7. Creinch 66/1 Tony Evans Milton Harris	Tony Evans Milton Harris	5	115	108	95	101	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Kingsfold Blaze (Mazilier)
Held up in last, still in last pair and well off the pace 3 out, stayed on after 2 out, no danger

9 5 [31½]	15. Reflector (IRE) 10/1 Timmy Murphy Henrietta Knight	Timmy Murphy Henrietta Knight	5	1013	102	83	93	–
b g Alderbrook - Four Moons (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)
Held up well in rear, still well off the pace 3 out, shaken up and modest late progress, never a factor

10 6 [37½]	2. Freeloader (IRE) 12/1 Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	Padge Whelan Richard Fahey	6	1112	115	88	97	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Indian Sand (Indian King)
Held up towards rear, progress to chase leaders after 5th, outpaced and ridden before 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 10-1)

11 shd [37½]	14. The Real Deal (IRE) 16/1 David Dennis Nick Williams	David Dennis Nick Williams	5	111	104	77	85	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Forest Mist (Dalsaan)
With leaders, outpaced before 3 out, losing place and well beaten when mistake 2 out

12 2 [39½]	5. Go Free 50/1 Wayne Kavanagh ⁵ John O'Shea	Wayne Kavanagh ⁵ John O'Shea	5	112	110	80	89	–
gr g Easycall - Miss Traxdata (Absalom)
Led to 4th, soon under pressure, weakened after next, well behind 2 out

13 2½ [42]	9. Theatre Diva (IRE) 25/1 Paul Callaghan ⁷ Henry Daly	Paul Callaghan ⁷ Henry Daly	5	1010	106	73	83	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Rigobertha (IRE) (Nordico)
Chased leaders, ridden after 5th, weakened before 3 out, soon behind (op 33-1)

14 ½ [42½]	13. Little Jimbob 33/1 Robert Thornton Richard Fahey	Robert Thornton Richard Fahey	5	112	105	72	81	–
b g Desert Story (IRE) - Artistic Licence (High Top)
Held up towards rear, never on terms, no chance from 3 out

F	17. Hatch A Plan (IRE) 40/1 Philip Hide Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	Philip Hide Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	5	1012	101	–	–	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Fast Chick (Henbit)
Stumbled on landing and fell 1st (op 33-1)

F	4. Quai Du Roi (IRE) 25/1 Niall P Madden T G McCourt	Niall P Madden T G McCourt	4	1111	114	–	90	–
ch c Desert King (IRE) - Emly Express (IRE) (High Estate)
Never beyond midfield, weakened 3 out, last of those remaining when fell last (op 28-1)

PU	18. Rust En Vrede 33/1 Graham Lee John Quinn	Graham Lee John Quinn	7	1010	99	–	–	–
b g Royal Applause - Souveniers (Relko)
Always well in rear, tailed off after 5th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	8. Norborne Bandit (IRE) 16/1 Jason Maguire Adrian McGuinness	Jason Maguire Adrian McGuinness	5	113	106	–	–	–
b g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Saninka (IRE) (Doyoun)
Took keen hold, held up behind leaders, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 20-1)

PU	6. Eleazar (GER) 7/1 Richard Johnson Lucy Wadham	Richard Johnson Lucy Wadham	5	117	110	–	–	–
bb g Alkalde (GER) - Eicidora (GER) (Surumu)
Held up in rear, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 8-1)

PU	10. Almanshood (USA) 40/1 Tony Dobbin Patrick Gilligan	Tony Dobbin Patrick Gilligan	4	113	106	–	–	–
bb g Bahri (USA) - Lahan (Unfuwain)
Sweating, in touch, brief effort after 5th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last

20 ran Off time: 2:07:00 Winning time: 4m 6.30s (slow by 17.30s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Cathal M Ryan (Tipperary All Star) 1st breeder: M Victor Resk Horsinvest Corpo
2nd owner: W H Ponsonby (Bonchester Bridge)
3rd owner: Chilled Out Syndicate (Classic Croco)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.40 £2 £6.80 Ex: £17.10 CSF: £17.46 Tricast: £453.29 Trifecta: £827.30 Pool: £2,213.96 - 1.90 winning units.

2:05 Cheltenham 11 Nov 2006

Letheby And Christopher Novices' Handicap Hurdle