25 Oct 2005 05:05 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £5,290); Distance: 3630; Class: 0; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Good.
Cheltenham Business Club Maiden Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Motorway (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 24 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr D Allen | |||
| held up, steady headway from 3 out, chased leading pair before last, driven ahead final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.50 L | Desert Quest (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 8 | Christian Williams | P F Nicholls Mrs M Findlay | |||
| held up, headway 3 out, chased leader next, hung left and blundered last, recovered to lead flat, headed final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 3.50 L | Don And Gerry (IRE) (Filly, , 149) | / 6 | Antony Evans | P D Evans Mr D Healy | |||
| held up, headway from 5th, led approaching 2 out, joined last, headed flat, no extra final 100 yards | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 15 L | Chocolate Boy (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | J E Moore | G & J Moore Sigma Estates | |||
| held up, ridden 5th, effort next, not fluent and weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Grand Bay (USA) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | A P McCoy | J & A O'Neill Mr John P McManus | |||
| took keen hold, held up in rear, mistake 4 out, steady headway approaching next, weakened before 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 6 L | Lord Oscar (IRE) (Gelding, , 153) | / 7 | T J Malone | M C Pipe Mr B A Kilpatrick | |||
| behind, ridden and no impression from 5th | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Black Shan (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 6 | P J Brennan | A Ennis West Coast Haulage… | |||
| led to 1st, tracked leader, led 5th to approaching 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 1.5 L | Jug Of Punch (IRE) (Gelding, , 149) | / 12 | P Stringer | S T Lewis Mr David Lewis | |||
| in touch, weakened 5th, well behind when blundered 2 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Lanos (POL) (Gelding, , 156) | / 11 | Wayne Hutchinson | W Davies Mr Bill Davies | |||
| pulled hard, led 1st to 5th, weakened quickly | ||||||||||
| 10th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Flying Spur (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 5 | T J Murphy | M C Pipe Mr Stuart M Mercer | |||
| raced wide, mistake 1st, held up in mid-division, behind from 5th | ||||||||||
| 11th | 0 |   | 5 L | Tashkandi (IRE) (Gelding, , 156) | / 9 | C Llewellyn | P & M Bowen Mrs S J Humphrey | |||
| chased leaders until ridden and weakened before 3 out | ||||||||||
