01 Jan 2007 02:50 CHELTENHAM
Winner: £ (Penalty: £16,910); Distance: 5280; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4yo plus; Going: Heavy.
Club 16-24 Handicap Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 0 |   | - | Just Beth (GB) (Mare, , 149) | / 26 | D Laverty | G Fierro Mr G Fierro | |||
| prominent, tracked leaders 6th, led well before last, narrowly headed approaching last, rallied gamely to regain lead flat, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 0 |   | 0.5 L | Ladalko (FR) (Gelding, , 165) | / 6 | Ruby Walsh | P F Nicholls Mr Paul K Barber… | |||
| raced wide, held up, smooth headway after 3 out, edged left and led approaching last, hung left and headed flat, stayed on under pressure | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Beare Necessities (IRE) (Gelding, , 141) | / 6 | R Johnson | M J Hogan Mr A T A Wates | |||
| held up in rear, making headway when blundered 3 out, driven and staye on under pressure flat, not pace of leading pair | ||||||||||
| 4th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Jug Of Punch (IRE) (Gelding, , 137) | / 12 | L Treadwell | S T Lewis Mr David Lewis | |||
| behind, headway to chase leaders before 2 out, stayed on same pace from next | ||||||||||
| 5th | 0 |   | 12 L | Magnifico (FR) (Gelding, , 153) | / 10 | A Glassonbury | Mrs K Waldron Mrs M Gittings-Watts | |||
| led, hit 9th, headed well before last, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 6th | 0 |   | 1.75 L | Freetown (IRE) (Gelding, , 163) | / 12 | K Mercer | L Lungo Miss S Blumberg… | |||
| held up in touch, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out | ||||||||||
| 7th | 0 |   | 8 L | Heir To Be (GB) (Gelding, , 151) | / 12 | Jimmy McCarthy | L Wadham Mrs J M Haines | |||
| chased leaders, ridden 3 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
| 8th | 0 |   | 0.75 L | Mistanoora (GB) (Gelding, , 166) | / 10 | Tony Evans | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr A M J Duggan | |||
| raced wide, held up in rear, not fluent 6th, brief effort on wide outside before 2 out, soon outpaced | ||||||||||
| 9th | 0 |   | Dist | Biscar Two (IRE) (Gelding, , 140) | / 9 | H Oliver | A E Jones Mr T Faulkner | |||
| in touch, headway 7th, weakened 3 out, mistake next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 0 |   | - | Water Pistol (GB) (Gelding, , 133) | / 6 | D N Cullinane | M C Chapman Mr David A Wilson | ||||
| chased leader to 6th, soon behind, driven and struggling 9th, tailed off when pulled up | ||||||||||
