Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 15 December 2012

stanjames.com International Hurdle Grade 2

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

1st £74,035 2nd £27,781 3rd £13,910 4th £6,929 5th £3,484 6th £1,742

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Zarkandar (IRE) 6/5F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	168	147	156	–
b g Azamour (IRE) - Zarkasha (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Pressed leader until slight lead from 3rd but soon joined, narrowly headed 2 out, soon pushed along and took narrow lead last, driven and stayed on strongly run-in (op 11-10 tchd 5-4)

2 2	1. Grandouet (FR) 5/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	118	166	149	157	–
b g Al Namix (FR) - Virginia River (FR) (Indian River)
Tracked leaders and in close 3rd from 3 out, driven and quickened last and chased winner soon after, kept on under pressure no impression final 50yds (op 9-4 tchd 11-4, 3-1 in a place)

3 6 [8]	2. Rock On Ruby (IRE) 5/2 Noel Fehily Harry Fry	Noel Fehily Harry Fry	7	118 t	170	142	152	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Stony View (IRE) (Tirol)
Tracked winner, 3rd, challenged from 4th until slight lead 2 out, driven, narrowly headed and hit last, no extra and dropped to 3rd run-in (op 3-1 tchd 9-4)

4 24 [32]	4. Mad Moose (IRE) 66/1 Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	110 b	139	103	119	–
ch g Presenting - Sheshollystar (IRE) (Fourstars Allstar)
In touch 4th, dropped away 2 out

5 1¾ [33¾]	5. Minella Theatre (IRE) 150/1 Andrew Thornton Lawney Hill	Andrew Thornton Lawney Hill	9	110 t	111	101	117	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Ring Of Water (USA) (Northern Baby)
In rear, moderate progress approaching last

6 9 [42¾]	6. One Cool Shabra (IRE) 33/1 Ryan Treacy Patrick O Brady	Ryan Treacy Patrick O Brady	4	110 p	132	89	108	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Behrasia (IRE) (Ashkalani)
Slight lead to 3rd, stayed pressing leaders to 4 out, weakened 3 out (op 50-1 tchd 66-1)

7 31 [73¾]	7. Red Riverman 100/1 Dave Crosse Nigel Twiston-Davies	Dave Crosse Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	120	48	90	–
b g Haafhd - Mocca (IRE) (Sri Pekan)
In touch 4 out, weakened quickly approaching 2 out

7 ran Off time: 3:09:00 Winning time: 4m 29.49s (slow by 32.49s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: Chris Giles & Potensis Bloodstock Ltd (Zarkandar) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Simon Munir (Grandouet)
3rd owner: The Festival Goers (Rock On Ruby)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.30 £2.10 Ex: £5.40 CSF: £4.15 Trifecta: £6.90 Pool: £40,605.92 - 4,369.13 winning units.

3:05 Cheltenham 15 Dec 2012

stanjames.com International Hurdle Grade 2