14 Apr 2010 14:10 Cheltenham
Winner: £13,500 (Penalty: £8,454); Distance: 2m 1f; Class: 2; Eligibility: 4YO only; Going: Good.
Messier-Dowty Landing Gear Juvenile Novices' Hurdle
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 5 |   | - | Puzzlemaster (GB) (colt, chestnut, 11 0) | 808 / 5 | Flat (88), Jump (26) | T Scudamore | H Morrison Mr & Mrs Rory Sweet | 6/1 | |
| tracked leader, not fluent 4th, led 2 out, clear approaching last, ran on well | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 3 |   | 10 L | Monetary Fund (USA) (Colt, bay, 11 4) | 1 / 10 | Flat (188), Jump (9) | B J Geraghty | N J Henderson Mr A Brooks | 15/8 | |
| held up, headway 4th, hampered and squeezed out on bend after 2 out, lost ground on leaders, stayed on to chase winner last, no impression | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 1 |   | 9 L | Baccalaureate (FR) (mare, bay, 11 8) | 06150 / 11 | Flat (228), Jump (28) | P J Brennan | N & W Twiston-Davies Frost Racing Club | 8/1 | |
| held up, hampered 5th, headway when mistake 3 out, edged left and chased winner bend after 2 out, no impression when demoted to 3rd and not fluent last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 8 |   | 11 L | Halling Gal (GB) (filly, bay, 10 11) | 1 / 5 | Flat (84), Jump (30) | Paul Moloney | Evan Williams David & Gwyn Joseph | 11/2 | |
| led until 2 out, weakened approaching last | ||||||||||
| 5th | 4 |   | 8 L | Dhania (IRE) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 8 / 5 | Flat (181), Jump (18) | J Reveley | C Gordon A O'Gorman | 100/1 | |
| held up in last, mistake 3rd, slightly hampered 5th, soon pushed along, went modest 5th 2 out | ||||||||||
| 6th | 7 |   | Dist | Sir Bere (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 13 / 4 | Jump (37) | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis Ms Diane Morgan | 11/1 | |
| held up, jumped slowly 3rd, not fluent next, hampered 5th, soon struggling, tailed off | ||||||||||
| 7th | 2 |   | 13 L | Chebona Bula (GB) (Colt, bay, 11 8) | 4231P1 / 7 | Flat (47), Jump (103) | R Thornton | E Doyle Mrs P Doyle | 13/2 | |
| tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, tailed off | ||||||||||
| FE | 6 |   | - | Sarika (FR) (gelding, bay, 11 0) | 5 / 9 | Jump (41) | D A Jacob | Nick Williams Mlle H Jones | ||
