Full Result 1.15 Cheltenham | 17 November 2017

Fairlight Books Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 3yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £7,507.20 2nd £2,217.60 3rd £1,108.80 4th £554.40 5th £277.20 6th £139.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Magic Dancer 100/30F Richard Patrick ⁵ Kerry Lee	Richard Patrick ⁵ Kerry Lee	5	109 tp	113	126	128	–
b g Norse Dancer (IRE) - King's Siren (IRE) (King's Best)
Lw: held up well in rear, good progress before 3 out to press leaders 2 out, led and hit last, ridden clear flat, readily (op 4/1)

2 5	10. Oxwich Bay (IRE) 9/2 Adam Wedge Evan Williams	Adam Wedge Evan Williams	5	112	115	122	124	–
b g Westerner - Rose De Beaufai (FR) (Solon)
Lw: well in touch in midfield, mistake 4th, progress 3 out to press leaders 2 out, ridden before last, outpaced by winner but stayed on to take 2nd flat (op 5/1)

3 2¾ [7¾]	5. Champagne City 20/1 A P Heskin Tom George	A P Heskin Tom George	4	1110	123	127	129	–
ch g Tobougg (IRE) - City Of Angels (Woodman)
Pressed leaders, led 3 out, headed and mistake last, one pace flat (op 22/1 tchd 25/1)

4 ¾ [8½]	3. Zalvados (FR) 25/1 Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Oliver Greenall	Mr Robert Hawker ⁷ Oliver Greenall	4	114 tp	124	127	129	–
ch g Soldier Of Fortune (IRE) - Zariyana (IRE) (Desert Prince)
Lw: held up, not much room bend after 2nd and lost place, progress before 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, chance before last, one pace after

5 1¾ [10¼]	8. Coeur Blimey (IRE) 7/1 Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	6	115	121	122	125	–
bb g Winged Love (IRE) - Eastender (Opening Verse)
Bit bkwd: mistakes, chased leaders, ridden and outpaced on outer after 2 out, stayed on again flat but no chance to threaten (tchd 15/2)

6 3¼ [13½]	19. Arty Campbell (IRE) 20/1 Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Robert Williams ³ Bernard Llewellyn	7	104 p	106	103	106	–
b g Dylan Thomas (IRE) - Kincob (USA) (Kingmambo)
Well in touch in midfield, outpaced before 2 out, tried to renew effort before last, no impression on leaders (op 25/1)

7 4 [17½]	9. Slanelough (IRE) 20/1 Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	Craig Nichol Rose Dobbin	5	116 h	119	111	115	–
b g Westerner - Tango Lady (IRE) (King's Theatre)
Held up in midfield on inner, outpaced 2 out, no real headway after (op 25/1)

8 3 [20½]	18. Samson 50/1 James Best Sophie Leech	James Best Sophie Leech	6	109 p	108	97	104	–
ch g Black Sam Bellamy (IRE) - Riverine (Risk Me)
Chased leaders, hit 5th, still close up before 2 out, weakened well before last

9 2¼ [22¾]	17. Plato's Kode (IRE) 20/1 Aidan Coleman Seamus Durack	Aidan Coleman Seamus Durack	3	1010 tp	124	95	101	–
b g Kodiac - Speedy Sonata (USA) (Stravinsky)
Prominent, lost place before 2 out, weakened well before last where mistake (op 16/1)

10 nk [23]	2. Man Look 25/1 William Kennedy Donald McCain	William Kennedy Donald McCain	5	1111 h	124	109	117	–
b g Nayef (USA) - Charlecote (IRE) (Caerleon)
Pressed leader to 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last

11 1¼ [24¼]	6. Or De Vassy (FR) 12/1 Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	Harry Skelton Dan Skelton	5	119	122	106	114	–
b g Assessor (IRE) - Mona Vassy (FR) (Sleeping Car)
Held up well in rear, progress on wide outside 3 out, outpaced by leading quartet after 2 out, soon weakened

12 1½ [25¾]	7. Canny Tom (IRE) 33/1 Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott	Keith Donoghue Gordon Elliott	7	118 t	121	103	110	–
b g Jimble (FR) - Tombazaan (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Held up well in rear, shaken up 3 out, no real progress after, never a threat

13 1½ [27¼]	1. Banditry (IRE) 14/1 Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	Tom O'Brien Ian Williams	5	1112	125	105	113	–
b g Iffraaj - Badalona (Cape Cross)
Never better than midfield, ridden after 3 out, no headway next, soon weakened

14 3 [30¼]	16. War On The Rocks (IRE) 17/2 Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	Paddy Brennan Fergal O'Brien	8	1011	110	87	95	–
b g Wareed (IRE) - Rock Garden (IRE) (Bigstone)
Not fluent, held up in last, progress on wide outside 3 out, on terms 2 out, soon outpaced and weakened (op 10/1)

15 24 [54¼]	14. Spiritual Man (IRE) 50/1 Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	Killian Moore ³ Jonjo O'Neill	5	1010	112	58	87	–
b g Lawman (FR) - Vee Gita (IRE) (Vettori)
Made most to 3 out, weakened next, eased before last, tailed off

16 13 [67¼]	12. Pivotal Flame (IRE) 80/1 Sean Houlihan ⁷ Pat Phelan	Sean Houlihan ⁷ Pat Phelan	4	108	114	43	66	–
b f Pivotal - Saadiah (IRE) (Dubai Destination)
Soon towards rear, ridden and weakening when mistake 3 out, soon tailed off

17 hd [67½]	11. Argent Knight 100/1 Dave Crosse Christopher Kellett	Dave Crosse Christopher Kellett	7	112	115	44	66	–
gr g Sir Percy - Tussah (Daylami)
In touch in midfield, mistake 5th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off 3 out

PU	15. Stuccodor (IRE) 66/1 Ciaran Gethings ³ Sophie Leech	Ciaran Gethings ³ Sophie Leech	8	108 t	110	–	–	–
b g Modigliani (USA) - Armilina (FR) (Linamix)
Always well in rear, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

PU	4. Counter Shy (IRE) 6/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	4	1111	124	–	–	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Cross The Flags (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up, lost action before 3rd and pulled up immediately after it, fatally injured (vet reported the gelding was lame right fore) (op 11/2 tchd 13/2)

19 ran Off time: 1:17:32 Winning time: 4m 1.50s (slow by 12.50s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mark E Smith & The Magic Partnership (Magic Dancer) 1st breeder: Littleton Stud
2nd owner: David M Williams (Oxwich Bay)
3rd owner: R S Brookhouse (Champagne City)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.40 £1.90 £3.90 Ex: £23 CSF: £16.39 Tricast: £281.04 Trifecta: £672.90

1:15 Cheltenham 17 Nov 2017

Fairlight Books Novices' Handicap Hurdle