01 Jan 2007 12:30 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £10,334); Distance: 3740; Class: 3; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Betrescue NH Novices' Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | William Bonney (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 25 | N D Fehily | C J Mann Mrs A Price | |||
| held up in rear, smooth headway approaching 2 out, chased leader well before last, led early flat, stayed on well, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 4 L | Thenford Flyer (IRE) (Gelding, , 154) | / 12 | T J Murphy | D J S Ffrench Davis Mrs E A Llewellyn | |||
| held up in touch, headway to lead after 3 out, ridden and joined last, headed early flat, one pace | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 10 L | The Big Canadian (IRE) (Gelding, , 152) | / 7 | R Thornton | A King J Sigler,Knightsbridge… | |||
| pulled hard, held up in touch, headway to track leading pair 3rd, went 2nd well before 2 out, hampered 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Templer (IRE) (Gelding, , 160) | / 11 | R Johnson | P Hobbs & J White Mr Tony Staple… | |||
| in touch, headway to chase leaders 3 out, went 2nd 2 out, weakened before last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 1.25 L | King Louis (FR) (Gelding, , 158) | / 7 | Ruby Walsh | R Rowe Capt A Pratt | |||
| led, not fluent 3rd, headed after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1 L | Open de L'Isle (FR) (Gelding, , 159) | / 10 | G Berridge | J Ewart Dr C Kesson Mr/mrs… | |||
| held up in rear, ridden 3 out, never a factor | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 2.5 L | Beau Michel (FR) (Gelding, , 156) | / 7 | P F Nicholls Mr C G Roach | ||||
| held up in rear, ridden 3 out, never in contention | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | Dist | Blazing Batman (GB) (Gelding, , 140) | / 12 | J Mogford | Dr P Pritchard Jumping Jokers | |||
| prominent to 3rd, mistake and struggling next, continued, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | 3.5 L | Mr Shambles (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 8 | A Glassonbury | S Gollings Mr Rupert Webb | |||
| chased leader, blundered 3rd, hit 5th, weakened soon after 2 out, tailed off when blundered last | ||||||||||
