14 Dec 2013 15:00 Cheltenham
Winner: £130,000 (Penalty: £74,035); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 1; Eligibility: 4YO plus; Going: Good.
StanJames.com International Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 1 |   | - | The New One (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 11212-1 / 10 | Jump (55) | Sam Twiston-Davies | N & W Twiston-Davies S Such & Cg Paletta | 2/5 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 2nd, went 2nd before 3 out, led approaching last where not fluent, joined flat, ridden to assert, drew clear final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 2 |   | 6 L | Zarkandar (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 8) | 11141-2 / 11 | Flat (1202), Jump (21) | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls Mr Chris Giles… | 5/2 | |
| tracked leader, challenged 4th, led next, ridden, headed and bumped before last, rallied and joined winner flat, no impression inside final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 6 L | Jumps Road (GB) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 116-061 / 9 | Jump (9) | Brendan Powell | C L Tizzard Chasing Gold Racing… | 100/1 | |
| tracked leaders, staying on and trying to press for 2nd when hampered approaching last, soon switched left and unable to quicken, stayed on same pace | ||||||||||
| 4th | 4 |   | 6 L | Court Minstrel (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 3411-87 / 11 | Jump (27) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams Mrs Janet Davies | 16/1 | |
| held up in 6th, mistake 2nd, headway after 3 out, ridden and unable to quicken before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 3 |   | 86 L | Albert Hall (USA) (colt, bay, 11 4) | P4-F111 / 12 | Flat (10), Jump (74) | M Carroux | A Chaille-Chaille Mlle C Minier | 40/1 | |
| tracked leaders, not fluent 1st, lost place after 3 out, weakened next | ||||||||||
| 6th | 5 |   | 16 L | Hawkhill (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 62881S / 9 | Flat (812), Jump (21) | R Johnson | Tim Vaughan Mr Lee Helps | 100/1 | |
| raced freely, led, clear 2nd until 3rd, headed 5th, weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Seabreeze D'ho (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 4) | 2/6-2110 / 7 | Flat (96), Jump (27) | D Cottin | C Le Galliard Christian Le Galliard | ||
