Full Result 2.10 Newbury | 30 November 2003

Hennessy Cognac Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m69yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £12,847 2nd £4,873 3rd £2,436.50 4th £1,107.50 5th £553.75 6th £332.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tom Paddington 4/1F Jim Culloty Hughie Morrison	Jim Culloty Hughie Morrison	8	1110	120	117	142	–
b g Rock Hopper - Mayfair Minx (St Columbus)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 4 out, chased leaders approaching last, ridden, edged right and stayed on to lead run-in, driven out (tchd 5-1, 11-2 in a place)

2 2½	3. Sud Bleu (FR) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	5	1110	120	114	137	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Sudaka (FR) (Garde Royale)
Held up in rear, steady headway 4 out, hit next, tracked leader going well after 2 out, ridden to challenge run-in, no extra under pressure (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

3 nk [2¾]	1. Thesis (IRE) 12/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	5	1112	122	116	137	–
ch g Definite Article - Chouette (Try My Best)
In touch, not fluent 4th, led 3 out, not fluent 2 out, soon hard driven, headed and one pace run-in (op 10-1)

4 10 [12¾]	5. Petanque (IRE) 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	118	118	102	123	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Phargara (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, chased leaders and ridden next, weakened approaching last (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5 1½ [14¼]	14. GuruI 25/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	111	111	93	115	–
b g Slip Anchor - Ower (IRE) (Lomond)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 4th to 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 20-1)

6 ¾ [15]	13. Maceo (GER) 25/1 Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	9	112	112	93	115	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Metropolitan Star (USA) (Lyphard)
Behind, ridden and headway from 4 out, never going pace to reach leaders (tchd 33-1 in places)

7 3½ [18½]	11. Talarive (USA) 25/1 Paul W Flynn Peter Niven	Paul W Flynn Peter Niven	7	115	115	92	115	–
ch g Riverman (USA) - Estala (Be My Guest)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, soon ridden and never going pace to reach leaders (op 20-1)

8 1 [19½]	7. Don't Sioux Me (IRE) 33/1 Tom Scudamore Conor Dore	Tom Scudamore Conor Dore	5	117 t	117	93	116	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Commanche Belle (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, led approaching 4 out, headed next and soon weakened (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

9 2½ [22]	8. Gimmick I (FR) 20/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	9	117	117	90	113	–
b g Chamberlin (FR) - Jaida (FR) (Alfaro)
Tracked leaders until gradually weakened from 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

10 2½ [24½]	9. Turbo I (IRE) 5/1 Tom Best ⁵ G B Balding	Tom Best ⁵ G B Balding	4	111 p	116	86	110	–
b g Piccolo - By Arrangement (IRE) (Bold Arrangement)
Held up in rear, headway to track leaders 4 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in a place)

11 16 [40½]	19. Saorsie 50/1 Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	5	109	105	59	83	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Exclusive Lottery (Presidium)
Blundered 3 out, always behind (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

12 2½ [43]	17. Bolshoi Ballet 8/1 Noel Fehily John Mackie	Noel Fehily John Mackie	5	1011 p	107	58	82	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Broom Isle (Damister)
Chased leaders to 4 out, soon ridden and weakened (tchd 9-1, 10-1 in a place)

13 8 [51]	16. Among Equals I 14/1 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	6	110	110	53	77	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Epicure's Garden (USA) (Affirmed)
In touch until weakened from 4 out (jockey said gelding had an overreach on the off fore and finished sore) (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places, 20-1 in a place)

14 7 [58]	6. Gone Too Far I 15/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	118 v	118	54	78	–
b g Reprimand - Blue Nile (IRE) (Bluebird)
Led until ridden and weakened approaching 4 out (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

15 10 [68]	2. Hale Bopp (GER) 40/1 P Gehm Frau Erika Mader	P Gehm Frau Erika Mader	6	1111	121	47	71	–
b h Monsun (GER) - Heatherland (FR) (Be My Guest)
In touch until weakened after 4th (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

16 21 [89]	15. Short Change I (IRE) 50/1 Carl Llewellyn Tony Carroll	Carl Llewellyn Tony Carroll	4	110	110	15	39	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Maafi Esm (Polish Precedent)
Chased leaders to 4th, soon ridden and weakened (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	18. Carmelite I (IRE) 66/1 Paul Moloney Sarah Wall	Paul Moloney Sarah Wall	8	1010	106	–	–	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Monks Lass (IRE) (Monksfield)
Chased leader to 3rd, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up after 4th (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 50-1 tchd 150-1 in places)

PU	10. Beseiged (USA) 9/1 Padge Whelan ³ Richard Fahey	Padge Whelan ³ Richard Fahey	6	112	115	–	–	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Munnaya (USA) (Nijinsky)
Blundered 1st, behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

18 ran Off time: 2:11:00 Winning time: 3m 56.90s (slow by 9.90s) Total SP: 126%
Non-runners: Wesley's Lad (unsuitable ground), Zaffre Noir (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: M S Wilson Mrs Wilson (camp Farm Racing) (Tom Paddington) 1st breeder: Mrs M D W Wilson
2nd owner: Barry Marshall & Terry Warner (Sud Bleu)
3rd owner: The 1961 Partnership (Thesis)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £2.30 £5 £3 Ex: £114.40 CSF: £61.30 Tricast: £736.06 Trifecta: £484.50 Pool of £1,979.26 - 2.90 winning units

2:10 Newbury 30 Nov 2003

Hennessy Cognac Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class C