13 Apr 2005 04:20 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £8,213); Distance: 5280; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Comanche War Paint (IRE) (Gelding, , 157) | / 26 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Tony Fear & Tim… | |||
| mid-division, outpaced approaching 2 out, under pressure and 6th jumping last, driven ahead flat, stayed on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Mckelvey (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | A P McCoy | P & M Bowen Mr N Elliott | |||
| held up, headway and hard ridden before 3 out, hit 2 out, led narrowly last, headed and not quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Lady of Scarvagh (IRE) (Mare, , 148) | / 6 | Jimmy McCarthy | M Scudamore The Meld Partnership | |||
| in touch, tracked clear leader from 9th, closed approaching 2 out, ridden and every chance last, not quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Go For Bust (GB) (Gelding, , 159) | / 9 | V Conte | N J Henderson Mr D Pugh | |||
| held up in mid-division, good headway on outside approaching 2 out, every chance last, unable to quicken flat | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 5 L | Vivid Imagination (IRE) (Gelding, , 166) | / 9 | T Scudamore | M C Pipe Mr M C Pipe | |||
| chased leader, led 6th, clear approaching 2 out, headed last, weakened flat | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Laudamus (GB) (Gelding, , 143) | / 12 | R Walford | R H Alner Lady Cobham | |||
| chased leaders, ridden and close up 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Tell The Trees (GB) (Filly, , 140) | / 5 | T J Malone | M C Pipe Major R P Thorman | |||
| held up in rear, good headway, tracked leaders before 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Yourman (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 8 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr D A Johnson | |||
| held up in rear, mistake 9th, no chance from next, jumped left last | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Mister Flint (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Alan Peterson | |||
| always towards rear | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Jesper (FR) (Gelding, , 147) | / 11 | Wayne Hutchinson | R T Phillips Ms G A Leversedge | |||
| in mid-division until weakened 9th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 11 L | Midnight Gold (GB) (Gelding, , 142) | / 13 | D Laverty | L P Grassick Blue Skyes | |||
| always behind | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Miko de Beauchene (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 13 | A Thornton | R H Alner Mr Andrew Wiles | ||||
| chased leaders, mistake and lost place 8th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Makulu (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Matham Investments | ||||
| led to 6th, chased leader to 9th, weakened quickly, lame and pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Zaffinello (IRE) (Gelding, , 151) | / 8 | S Thomas | Miss H C Knight Mrs P Jamieson | ||||
| behind, hit 6th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Gulabill (GB) (Gelding, , 146) | / 10 | C Llewellyn | N & W Twiston-Davies Mrs R Mackness | ||||
| mistake 1st, behind, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | General Grey (IRE) (Gelding, , 145) | / 11 | Jim Culloty | Miss H C Knight Mr Tom Bannister | ||||
| pulled hard, prominent when stumbled and unseated rider | ||||||||||
