Full Result 7.50 Cheltenham | 17 April 2009

Gloucestershire Trainers' Championship Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 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	3. First Point (GER) 7/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	113	125	104	130	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - First Smile (Surumu)
Held up towards rear, steady progress 5th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, challenged last, soon edged right, hard ridden to lead last strides (op 10-1)

2 nk	4. Leamington Lad (IRE) 10/1 David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	113 b	125	103	129	–
gr g Beckett (IRE) - Nicea (IRE) (Dominion)
Led, clear until approaching 2 out, ridden approaching last, caught last strides (op 8-1)

3 5 [5¼]	2. Laredo Sound (IRE) 9/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	114 p	126	99	126	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Lanelly (GER) (Shining Steel)
Chased leader until approaching 2 out, ridden and hung right approaching last, one pace flat (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4 10 [15¼]	12. Suntini (GER) 11/4F Jack Doyle ³ Emma Lavelle	Jack Doyle ³ Emma Lavelle	7	100	111	72	102	–
b g Platini (GER) - Sunita (GER) (Abary)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 2 out, hung left and weakened approaching last (op 10-3 tchd 7-2)

5 7 [22¼]	1. Procas De Thaix (FR) 12/1 Felix De Giles ³ Nicky Henderson	Felix De Giles ³ Nicky Henderson	6	119	134	86	119	–
ch g Ragmar (FR) - Isca De Thaix (FR) (Cimon)
Held up, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, struggling when mistake 2 out (jockey said his saddle slipped) (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

6 ¾ [23]	7. Overstrand (IRE) 12/1 Charlie Huxley ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Charlie Huxley ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	10	106 v	119	70	103	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Held up in touch, weakened after 2 out (op 10-1)

7 30 [53]	8. Simply Blue 11/2 A P McCoy Simon Burrough	A P McCoy Simon Burrough	5	1010	118	32	75	–
b g Rainbow High - What A Scene (IRE) (Scenic)
Held up towards rear, short-lived effort on inside approaching 2 out (trainer said gelding broke a blood vessel) (op 8-1)

PU	13. Picot De Say 14/1 Seamus Durack C Roberts	Seamus Durack C Roberts	7	102	110	–	–	–
b g Largesse - Facsimile (Superlative)
Pulled up after 2nd, saddle slipped (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

PU	6. Maraafeq (USA) 6/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	5	1011	119	–	–	–
bb g Bahri (USA) - Tabrir (IRE) (Unfuwain)
Prominent until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

9 ran Off time: 7:55:00 Winning time: 4m 18.10s (slow by 21.10s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Dantari (unsuitable ground), Hot Diamond (unsuitable ground), Pepporoni Pete (unsuitable ground), Rockiteer (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Third Pheasant Inn Partnership (First Point) 1st breeder: Gestut Hof Ittlingen
2nd owner: Three Off The Tee Partnership (Leamington Lad)
3rd owner: Jared Sullivan & Robert Tompkins (Laredo Sound)
Tote win: £9.10 PL: £2.30 £2.20 £2.10 Ex: £93.80 CSF: £74.40 Tricast: £353.23
Placepot: £77.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £71,289.70. 672.15 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £13.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,217.66. 276.86 winning tickets.

7:50 Cheltenham 17 Apr 2009

Gloucestershire Trainers' Championship Handicap Hurdle