Cheltenham 18/04/2012
Good (Good to Soft in places )
- 2.00
Messier-Bugatti-Dowty Novices' Hurdle (Class 2)
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Tote trifecta: #114.80
£12000 added,
4yo plus,
2m 4f 110yds,
penalty £7507,
7 ran.
1st
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Captain Sunshine
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6 |
D Elsworth
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13-2
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| 11 4 |
Miss E C Lavelle
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Led into start, held up in last, not fluent 1st, mistakes 3 out and 2 out, headway under pressure to take 2nd last, stayed on well to lead towards finish Opened 5/1, touched 13/2 |
2nd
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1l
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Bold Chief
(IRE)
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D A Jacob
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10-3
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| 11 4 |
P F Nicholls
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Pressed leader, led approaching 2 out, ridden 2 1/2 lengths clear when hit last, soon edged right, headed towards finish Opened 7/2, touched 4/1 |
3rd
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1½ l
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Big Easy
(GER)
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R Johnson
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8-1
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| 11 8 |
P J Hobbs
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Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace flat Opened 7/1, touched 8/1 |
4th
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2l
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Jimbill
(IRE)
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6 |
Aidan Coleman
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9-2
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| 11 4 |
Tim Vaughan
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Set steady pace, headed approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish Opened 9/2, touched 5/1 |
5th
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8l
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Master Of The Game
(IRE)
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B J Geraghty
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10-3
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| 11 0 |
N J Henderson
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Held up in touch towards rear, not fluent 4th, jumped slowly next, headway approaching 7th, ridden in 3rd after 2 out, 5th and weakening last Opened 7/2 |
6th
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33l
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Medinas
(FR)
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R Thornton
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9-2
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| 11 4 |
A King
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Tracked leaders, not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened after 2 out, soon edged left, tailed off Opened 6/1, touched 13/2 |
7th
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24l
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Regal Flow
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James Best
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50-1
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| 11 0 |
Mrs Caroline Keevil
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Tracked leaders, not always fluent, lost place before 3 out, tailed off Opened 40/1, touched 50/1 |
| Non Runner |
Polisky(FR) |
Winning time: 05:01.800
Cheltenham results
2.00
2.35
3.10
3.45
4.20
4.55
5.30
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