Full Result 3.55 Cheltenham | 15 April 2010

Cheltenham Business Club Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m7f213yds) 3m New Good 12 hurdles

1st £8,453.70 2nd £2,497.50 3rd £1,248.75 4th £625.05 5th £311.85 6th £156.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	16. Picture This (IRE) 5/1J Harry Skelton ³ Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton ³ Paul Nicholls	7	103	118	59	133	–
ch g Old Vic - Below The Wind (Gala Performance)
Mid-division, smooth headway approaching 3 out, travelling well going to 2 out, ridden to lead before last, stayed on strongly, readily (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the faster ground.) (op 9-2)

2 4½	13. Quickbeam (IRE) 10/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	8	1011	123	61	131	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Your Life (Le Bavard)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to lead briefly approaching last, switched left flat, kept on but soon held (op 11-1)

3 8 [12½]	12. Sangfroid 11/2 Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	Daryl Jacob Nick Williams	6	1012	124	55	125	–
gr g With Approval (CAN) - Affaire D'Amour (Hernando)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on again from last, snatched 3rd near finish (op 6-1)

4 ¾ [13¼]	4. Fruity O'Rooney 20/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	7	117 p	133	63	134	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Recipe (Bustino)
Led, hit 6th, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on but no extra (op 25-1)

5 ½ [13¾]	7. Galaxy Rock (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	113	129	59	129	–
b g Heron Island (IRE) - Blue Pool (Saddlers' Hall)
Mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden in 4th after next, unable to mount challenge, no extra from last (op 7-1)

6 ¾ [14½]	14. Toby Belch (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly	Andrew Tinkler Henry Daly	7	1010	122	51	121	–
ch g Presenting - Peptic Lady (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
Held up towards rear, nudged along after 3 out, ridden after 2 out, stayed on well from last, nearest finish (op 18-1)

7 1 [15½]	6. Triggerman 5/1J Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	117	133	62	131	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Carrikins (Buckskin)
Held up towards rear, progress into midfield when mistake and dropped in rear 6th, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace from after next (op 6-1)

8 6 [21½]	1. Earth Planet (IRE) 25/1 Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Ian Popham ⁵ Paul Nicholls	8	117 t	138	62	131	–
b g Kayf Tara - Arctic Rose (IRE) (Jamesmead)
Took keen hold, held up towards rear, crept into midfield after 9th, ridden 3 out, edged left from after next, not pace to get on terms

9 11 [32½]	8. Kornati Kid 25/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	8	113	129	44	112	–
b g Kayf Tara - Hiltonstown Lass (IRE) (Denel)
Tracked leader most of way until ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, hampered last

10 11 [43½]	9. Thetwincamdrift (IRE) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	111	127	32	100	–
b g Humbel (USA) - Air Hostess (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
In touch, hit 9th, soon ridden, weakened after 3 out (op 16-1)

11 nk [43¾]	15. C'Monthehammers (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	108	120	25	93	–
ch g Snurge (IRE) - Mounthenry Lady (IRE) (Le Moss)
Tracked leaders, reminders after 3rd, lost place 5th, weakened after 3 out, hampered last (op 14-1)

12 37 [80¾]	10. Barafundle (IRE) 12/1 Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	6	111	127	–	67	–
ch g Flemensfirth (USA) - Different Dee (IRE) (Beau Sher)
Never fluent, reminders from early stage, ridden after 7th, always in rear, tailed off (tchd 14-1)

F	3. Fredo (IRE) 16/1 Dougie Costello Ian Williams	Dougie Costello Ian Williams	6	118	134	–	–	–
ch g Lomitas - Felina (GER) (Acatenango)
Mid-division until outpaced 2 out, plugging on 8th but held when fell last (op 14-1)

PU	2. Raslan 20/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	7	1111 t	137	–	–	–
b g Lomitas - Rosia (IRE) (Mr Prospector)
Mid-division early, not fluent 3rd, not travelling in rear from 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

14 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 5m 54.70s (slow by 8.70s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Grands Crus (unsuitable ground), Master Eddy (unsuitable ground), Racing Demon (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sir Alex Ferguson, Ged Mason & Ron Wood (Picture This) 1st breeder: Dominick Vallely
2nd owner: Miss Mandy-D Coughlan (Quickbeam)
3rd owner: The Bacchanalians (Sangfroid)
Tote win: £5.90 PL: £2.30 £3.60 £2.60 Ex: £61.40 CSF: £51.09 Tricast: £285.60 Trifecta: £527.70 Part won. Pool: £713.12 - 0.50 winning units.

3:55 Cheltenham 15 Apr 2010

Cheltenham Business Club Handicap Hurdle