Full Result 2.35 Cheltenham | 16 March 2007

Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £45,616 2nd £17,112 3rd £8,568 4th £4,272 5th £2,144 6th £1,072

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	20. Wichita Lineman (IRE) 11/8F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	117	148	124	155	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Monumental Gesture (IRE) (Head For Heights)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, challenging 2 out, led before last where over 1 length up and in command when left clear, stayed on well (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in a place)

2 12	1. Air Force One (GER) 25/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	117	–	114	140	–
ch h Lando (GER) - Ame Soeur (FR) (Siberian Express)
Held up, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, left 2nd last, no chance with winner (op 33-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

3 6 [18]	9. Itsa Legend 100/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	117	–	109	136	–
b g Midnight Legend - Onawing Andaprayer (Energist)
In rear division, pushed along after 6th, headway approaching 2 out, kept on under pressure, not trouble leaders

4 2 [20]	5. Flight Leader (IRE) 11/2 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	117	157	108	134	–
b g Supreme Leader - Stormy Petrel (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Midfield, headway after 6th, mistake 8th, hampered 3 out, ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, plugged on at one pace from before last (tchd 6-1 in places)

5 3 [23]	12. Mac Federal (IRE) 100/1 Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	5	117	114	105	129	–
b g In The Wings - Tocade (IRE) (Kenmare)
Midfield, headway after 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace before last

6 ½ [23½]	14. Negus De Beaumont (FR) 40/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	6	117	120	105	130	–
b g Blushing Flame (USA) - Givry (FR) (Bayolidaan)
Midfield, not fluent 1st, jumped slowly 2nd, lost place and behind 9th, kept on before last, never on terms (op 33-1)

7 nk [23¾]	8. Here's Johnny (IRE) 100/1 Mattie Batchelor Victor Dartnall	Mattie Batchelor Victor Dartnall	8	117	121	105	128	–
ch g Presenting - Treble Base (IRE) (Orchestra)
Behind, ridden after 6th, headway approaching 3 out, chased leaders before 2 out, one pace after (op 80-1)

8 2 [25¾]	4. Chief Dan George (IRE) 20/1 Alan Dempsey James Moffatt	Alan Dempsey James Moffatt	7	117 p	141	103	128	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Colleen Donn (Le Moss)
In touch, ridden after 8th, lost place before 3 out, no danger after (tchd 25-1 in a place)

9 nk [26]	10. Joaaci (IRE) 66/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	7	117 tp	–	103	126	–
b g Presenting - Miss Sarajevo (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Behind, struggling final circuit, never troubled leaders

10 1½ [27½]	15. Ornais (FR) 50/1 Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	5	117 t	130	102	124	–
b g Michel Georges - Imperia II (FR) (Beyssac)
Midfield, ridden 7th, no headway

11 1¾ [29¼]	6. Hairy Molly (IRE) 7/1 Barry Geraghty Joseph Crowley	Barry Geraghty Joseph Crowley	7	117	–	100	123	–
b g Shernazar - Ballilaurenka (IRE) (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders, not fluent 5th, mistake 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened on long run to last (op 9-1)

12 11 [40¼]	18. Skippers Brig (IRE) 66/1 Keith Mercer L Lungo	Keith Mercer L Lungo	6	117	–	91	112	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Mathewsrose (IRE) (Roselier)
Midfield, hit 5th, mistake 7th, struggling 3 out (op 50-1)

13 4 [44¼]	16. Secret Ploy 28/1 Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	Andrew Tinkler Hughie Morrison	7	117 b¹	130	88	108	–
b g Deploy - By Line I (High Line)
Ridden after start, behind, headway and stumbled approaching 5th, weakened 9th (op 25-1)

14 8 [52¼]	11. Leading Run (IRE) 25/1 Niall P Madden Noel Meade	Niall P Madden Noel Meade	8	117	–	81	103	–
b g Supreme Leader - Arctic Run (Deep Run)
Jumped right, in touch, mistake 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

15 18 [70¼]	7. Head Held High (IRE) 40/1 Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	Robbie Power Mrs John Harrington	6	117	–	66	82	–
br g Zaffaran (USA) - Miss Hollygrove (IRE) (King's Ride)
Raced keenly, midfield, not fluent 6th, behind after

16 3½ [73¾]	13. Mr Strachan (IRE) 40/1 Michael O'Connell Sue Smith	Michael O'Connell Sue Smith	6	117	135	63	78	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Call Girl (IRE) (Dromod Hill)
Unseated rider and broke loose before race, always behind (tchd 33-1)

17 3½ [77¼]	17. Sir Jimmy Shand (IRE) 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	117	141	60	75	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Morganone (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Prominent, led 5th, headed 3 out, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

F	2. Black Harry (IRE) 13/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	117	–	–	149	–
bb g Flemensfirth (USA) - Raise An Ace (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd approaching 6th, led 3 out, ridden and headed just before last where over 1 length down and held when fell (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 and 8-1 in places)

PU	3. Celtic Major (IRE) 100/1 Andrew Glassonbury Miss H Lewis	Andrew Glassonbury Miss H Lewis	9	117	115	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Dun Oengus (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led to 5th, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	19. Vinando 50/1 Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	6	117 tb	119	–	–	–
ch g Hernando (FR) - Sirena (GER) (Tejano)
Midfield to 9th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

20 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 5m 43.60s (fast by 2.40s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: John P McManus (Wichita Lineman) 1st breeder: Pat Tobin
2nd owner: Brian Walsh (Co Kildare) (Air Force One)
3rd owner: The We're A Legend Partnership (Itsa Legend)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.80 £7.50 £10.40 Ex: £70.30 CSF: £46.20 Trifecta: £5,242.80 Part won. Pool: £7,384.32 - 0.30 winning units.

2:35 Cheltenham 16 Mar 2007

Brit Insurance Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) Grade 2