Full Result 12.25 Cheltenham | 1 January 2008

Club 16-24 Annual Big Bash "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £10,333.95 2nd £3,052.50 3rd £1,526.25 4th £763.95 5th £381.15 6th £191.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Oh Crick (FR) 4/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	118	111	115	114	–
ch g Nikos - Other Crik (FR) (Bigstone)
Towards rear but in touch, headway to track leaders 3 out, chased leader next, shaken up to lead well before last, driven out run-in (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

2 1½	8. Top Ram (IRE) 10/1 Mark Bradburne Jim Old	Mark Bradburne Jim Old	8	1011	100	102	100	–
ch g Topanoora (IRE) - Aries Girl (Valiyar)
Towards rear, still last approaching 2 out, ridden soon after, switched left and stayed on under pressure after last, took 2nd close home but always held by winner (op 11-1)

3 ¾ [2¼]	9. Petrovka (IRE) 14/1 Mr Kevin Tobin ⁷ Steve Gollings	Mr Kevin Tobin ⁷ Steve Gollings	8	104	100	101	99	–
b m King's Theatre (IRE) - Adjacent (IRE) (Doulab)
Led, ridden and hit 2 out, headed well before last, kept on same pace run-in and caught for 2nd close home (tchd 16-1)

4 1 [3¼]	6. Ouragan Lagrange (FR) 8/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	111	104	104	102	–
b g Panoramic I - Fannie De Lagrange (FR) (Torence)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in (tchd 15-2 and 10-1 in places)

5 3 [6¼]	5. Milan Deux Mille (FR) 9/4F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	115	108	105	104	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Uberaba (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up towards rear but in touch, ridden and some headway after 2 out, never reached leaders and weakened run-in (op 15-8 tchd 7-4 and 5-2 in places)

6 7 [13¼]	1. Stripe Me Blue 8/1 Charlie Studd ⁵ Peter Jones	Charlie Studd ⁵ Peter Jones	6	117	115	103	105	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Slipmatic (Pragmatic)
Chased leader until after 3 out, weakened after 2 out (tchd 15-2)

7 ¾ [14]	7. Sarde (FR) 20/1 Alan O'Keeffe Kim Bailey	Alan O'Keeffe Kim Bailey	4	110	115	91	90	–
b g Lost World (IRE) - Stenoree (FR) (Garde Royale)
Towards rear, headway to chase leaders 3 out, ridden next and weakened soon after (op 18-1 tchd 16-1)

8 ½ [14½]	3. Matcho Pierji (FR) 7/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	117	110	97	98	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - La Brindille (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 3 out, weakened quickly after 2 out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

9 shd [14½]	4. Arumun (IRE) 18/1 John Kington ⁵ M Scudamore	John Kington ⁵ M Scudamore	7	110	108	95	95	–
b g Posidonas - Adwoa (IRE) (Eurobus)
Towards rear, in touch from 4th, weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 16-1)

10 3½ [18]	12. Bartercard (USA) 40/1 Dave Crosse Charlie Mann	Dave Crosse Charlie Mann	7	102 1 b¹	91	74	75	–
b g Sir Cat (USA) - Pure Misk (Rainbow Quest)
Towards rear, ridden and some headway after 3 out, weakened from 2 out

RR	11. Westgate (IRE) 33/1 L Kasal ⁷ Steve Gollings	L Kasal ⁷ Steve Gollings	6	101	97	–	–	–
gr g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Jasmin Path (Warpath)
Refused to race (op 50-1)

11 ran Off time: 12:30:00 Winning time: 4m 13.33s (slow by 16.33s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Mountain Oscar (vet's certificate)
1st owner: David Sewell (Oh Crick) 1st breeder: J P Dubois
2nd owner: W E Sturt (Top Ram)
3rd owner: P Winfrow (Petrovka)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.80 £3.60 £4.50 Ex: £53.90 CSF: £42.13 Tricast: £512.03

12:25 Cheltenham 1 Jan 2008

Club 16-24 Annual Big Bash "National Hunt" Novices' Handicap Hurdle