Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 12 December 2009

Boylesports.com International Hurdle Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Soft 8 hurdles

1st £85,515 2nd £32,085 3rd £16,065 4th £8,010 5th £4,020 6th £2,010

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Khyber Kim 12/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	114	155	166	163	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Jungle Rose (Shirley Heights)
Held up in rear until steady headway to track leaders from 2 out, disputed 1 1/2 length 2nd final flight, driven and quickened as leader pitched on landing, led final 200yds, driven out

2 2¼	2. Celestial Halo (IRE) 4/7F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	118 t	170	167	165	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Pay The Bank (High Top)
Disputed 2nd until challenged 3 out, soon led, 1/12 lengths ahead and ridden when pitched on landing and lost momentum last, headed final 200yds and stayed on same pace (tchd 8-13 in places)

3 3 [5¼]	7. Medermit (FR) 8/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	114	153	160	158	–
gr g Medaaly - Miss D'Hermite (FR) (Solicitor I)
Towards rear but in touch, headway 4 out, tracked leaders from 3 out, mistake 2 out, rallied to dispute 1 1/2length 2nd final flight, kept on same pace run-in

4 8 [13¼]	4. Punjabi 7/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	6	118	166	155	156	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Competa (Hernando)
In touch, tracked leaders 3 out, went 2nd soon after and travelling ok after 2 out, faded well before last (op 4-1)

5 20 [33¼]	3. Ebadiyan (IRE) 33/1 John Cullen Patrick O Brady	John Cullen Patrick O Brady	4	118 b¹	148	132	136	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Ebatana (IRE) (Rainbow Quest)
Disputed 2nd, reminders 4th, ridden 3 out, soon beaten

6 hd [33½]	1. Ashkazar (FR) 33/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	118 p	155	132	136	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Asharna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Led, ridden along from 4th, headed soon after 3 out, weakened quickly before next (op 28-1)

7 1¾ [35¼]	5. Songe (FR) 100/1 Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	5	118	144	130	134	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Sierra (FR) (Anabaa)
Chased leaders to 3 out, weakened well before 2 out

7 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 4m 3.83s (slow by 6.83s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs Caroline Mould (Khyber Kim) 1st breeder: P D And Mrs Player
2nd owner: The Stewart Family (Celestial Halo)
3rd owner: The Dunkley & Reilly Partnership (Medermit)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £2.50 £1.30 Ex: £21 CSF: £19.52

3:05 Cheltenham 12 Dec 2009

Boylesports.com International Hurdle Grade 2