Full Result 2.10 Cheltenham | 15 April 2009

V-IT Services Juvenile Novices' Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good 8 hurdles

1st £10,645.40 2nd £3,145 3rd £1,572.50 4th £787.10 5th £392.70 6th £197.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Tasheba 9/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	4	118	127	113	127	–
ch g Dubai Destination (USA) - Tatanka (IRE) (Lear Fan)
Tracked leaders, challenged 4th, soon led, came clear after 2 out, easily (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

2 5	7. Mountaineer (FR) 20/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	4	110	–	100	112	–
b g Saint Des Saints (FR) - Mistica (FR) (Subotica)
Held up in rear, jumped slowly 3rd, not fluent 4th, shaken up and outpaced 2 out, stayed on strongly to chase winner and hit last, kept on well again run-in but always readily held (tchd 16-1)

3 14 [19]	6. Anfield Road 66/1 Noel Fehily Liam Corcoran	Noel Fehily Liam Corcoran	4	110	–	83	98	–
gr g Dr Fong (USA) - Mackenzie's Friend (Selkirk)
In rear but in touch, headway after 2 out, kept on to take never dangerous 3rd run-jn (op 100-1)

4 7 [26]	1. Balzaccio (FR) 10/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	118	122	83	102	–
b g Marchand De Sable (USA) - Baliyna (USA) (Woodman)
In touch, chased leaders and ridden 3 out, went 2nd under pressure 2 out, never near winner and weakened before last (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

5 10 [36]	4. Rory Boy (USA) 8/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	114	121	67	87	–
b g Aldebaran (USA) - Purr Pleasure (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next (tchd 13-2)

6 5 [41]	3. Torphichen 8/13F A P McCoy David Pipe	A P McCoy David Pipe	4	118	141	65	89	–
ch g Alhaarth (IRE) - Genoa (Zafonic)
Slight lead until slipped 4th and headed, ridden 3 out, chased winner soon after but never any chance, weakened 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling after making a mistake at halfway) (op 8-11 tchd 5-6)

7 2¾ [43¾]	5. Always Bold (IRE) 25/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	4	110	107	54	76	–
ch g King's Best (USA) - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Pressed leader until bumped 4th, soon ridden, weakened from 3 out (op 22-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:11:00 Winning time: 4m 8.94s (slow by 11.94s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Terry Benson (Tasheba) 1st breeder: C R Mason
2nd owner: Chris Stedman (Mountaineer)
3rd owner: The A T P Racing Partnership (Anfield Road)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £2.30 £3.90 Ex: £42.40 CSF: £64.20

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2:10 Cheltenham 15 Apr 2009

V-IT Services Juvenile Novices' Hurdle