Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 16 April 2008

Mitie Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f omsNew Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £12,210.90 2nd £3,607.50 3rd £1,803.75 4th £902.85 5th £450.45 6th £226.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Earth Planet (IRE) 3/1F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	109 t	125	127	135	–
b g Kayf Tara - Arctic Rose (IRE) (Jamesmead)
Held up in rear, steady headway to track leaders approaching 2 out, challenged last, ridden to lead soon after, ran on strongly near finish (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

2 1½	11. Newton Bridge (IRE) 9/2 Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	Jason Maguire Gordon Elliott	7	104 t	120	120	128	–
b g Among Men (USA) - Kaliningrad (IRE) (Red Sunset)
Towards rear, headway from 3 out, tracked leaders 2 out, ridden to lead approaching last, headed soon after, kept on under pressure but not pace of winner (tchd 5-1)

3 8 [9½]	9. Knock On The Head (IRE) 15/2 A P McCoy Joseph Crowley	A P McCoy Joseph Crowley	6	108	124	117	123	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Hilldalus (IRE) (Mandalus)
Chased leaders, challenged 3 out, led 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened run-in (op 9-1)

4 3 [12½]	4. Royals Darling (GER) 25/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	6	116	136	126	132	–
ch g Kallisto (GER) - Royal Rivalry (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, stayed on for 4th run-in but no chance with leading trio (op 33-1)

5 shd [12½]	7. Overstrand (IRE) 33/1 Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	Sam Jones ³ Dr Richard Newland	9	106	125	115	121	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
In touch 4th, headway 3 out, pressed leaders 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace last

6 6 [18½]	2. My Turn Now I (IRE) 16/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	1110	140	124	131	–
ch g In The Wings - Wishful I (IRE) (Irish River)
Led to 5th, stayed pressing leader until approaching 2 out, weakened soon after (op 14-1)

7 3¾ [22¼]	14. Irish Legend I (IRE) 20/1 Jack Doyle ⁵ C Roberts	Jack Doyle ⁵ C Roberts	8	913	120	100	106	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Wedding Bouquet (Kings Lake)
Soon in touch, chased leaders from 3 out, weakened from 2 out (tchd 16-1)

8 nk [22¾]	12. Gabier 33/1 Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	5	104	120	100	106	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Contare (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 40-1)

9 4½ [27¼]	13. Rapid Increase (IRE) 8/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	5	104	120	96	103	–
br g Sonus (IRE) - Lady Margaretta (Rolfe)
Jumped slowly 4th and mistake 2 out, always in rear (op 7-1 tchd 13-2)

10 2½ [29¾]	1. Trouble At Bay (IRE) 16/1 Charlie Huxley ⁷ Alan King	Charlie Huxley ⁷ Alan King	8	115	142	115	121	–
b g Slip Anchor - Fight Right (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 3 out (op 18-1 tchd 20-1)

11 1 [30¾]	10. Bremen 8/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	5	107 b¹	123	96	101	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Anka Germania (Malinowski)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon beaten (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

12 18 [48¾]	16. Silverhay 66/1 Tom Malone ³ Liam Corcoran	Tom Malone ³ Liam Corcoran	7	911 4	116	71	76	–
b g Inchinor - Moon Spin (Night Shift)
Chased leaders until jumped slowly 3 out and soon weakened

13 66 [114¾]	5. Amour Multiple (IRE) 25/1 Tony Evans Shaun Lycett	Tony Evans Shaun Lycett	9	111	131	17	25	–
b g Poliglote - Onereuse (Sanglamore)
Chased leaders until weakened after 4 out, tailed off

PU	6. Nacarat (FR) 6/1 Paddy Brennan Tom George	Paddy Brennan Tom George	7	109	125	–	–	–
gr g Smadoun (FR) - Gerbora (FR) (Art Bleu I)
With leader, led 5th, headed and mistake 2 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 7-1)

14 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 4m 58.60s (slow by 16.60s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Liberate (unsuitable ground), Light Yield (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: R M Penny (Earth Planet) 1st breeder: Edward Devereux
2nd owner: Barry Callaghan (Newton Bridge)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Knock On The Head)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.80 £2.40 £2.10 Ex: £22.20 CSF: £15.93 Tricast: £96.68 Trifecta: £84.40 Pool £951.10 - 8.00 winning units.

3:30 Cheltenham 16 Apr 2008

Mitie Handicap Hurdle