26 Jan 2008 15:50 Cheltenham
Winner: £60,000 (Penalty: £34,212); Distance: 3m; Class: 1; Eligibility: 5YO plus; Going: Good to Soft.
Byrne Group Cleeve Hurdle (Grade 2)
| Place | No (Draw) | Silks | Beaten Distance | Horse | Form/Age | Last Run | Jockey | Trainer/Owner | SP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 |   | - | Inglis Drever (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | F/1213-1 / 26 | Jump (56) | R Johnson | J Howard Johnson Andrea & Graham… | 11/8 | |
| held up, headway 3 out, soon driven, led before last, stayed on well, driven out | ||||||||||
| 2nd | 1 |   | 5 L | Blazing Bailey (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 13F-841 / 10 | Jump (25) | R Thornton | A King Three Line Whip | 11/4 | |
| in touch, tracked leaders 6th, ridden to lead after 2 out, headed before last, no extra | ||||||||||
| 3rd | 7 |   | 4 L | Gone To Lunch (IRE) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 211112 / 14 | Jump (42) | L Heard | J Scott Mr G T Lever | 25/1 | |
| held up, behind, some headway 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on after 2 out, went 3rd last | ||||||||||
| 4th | 5 |   | 5 L | Chief Dan George (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 1181-67 / 11 | Jump (35) | B S Hughes | James Moffatt Mr Maurice Chapman | 25/1 | |
| mid-division, squeezed out on bend after 9th, lost position, ridden after 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on | ||||||||||
| 5th | 9 |   | 3 L | Millenium Royal (FR) (Gelding, Chestnut, 154lbs) | 0P-8616 / 9 | Jump (43) | C Pieux | F Doumen J Vasicek | 4/1 | |
| mid-division, headway to track leaders 3 out, ridden 2 out, faded and lost 3rd approaching last | ||||||||||
| 6th | 3 |   | 11 L | Lough Derg (FR) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 4-73311 / 11 | Jump (7) | T Scudamore | D Pipe Mr W Frewen | 11/1 | |
| led until 9th, regained lead after 3 out, soon ridden, headed after 2 out, weakened | ||||||||||
| 7th | 6 |   | 1 L | Sonnyanjoe (IRE) (Gelding, Bay, 158lbs) | 151122 / 13 | Jump (29) | P J Brennan | T Hogan Anthony Byrne | 12/1 | |
| chased leaders, led 9th until after 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| 8th | 8 |   | 2½ L | Itsa Legend (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 8/F4123- / 10 | Jump (316) | Christian Williams | A King The We're A Legend… | 50/1 | |
| in touch, hit 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out | ||||||||||
| 9th | 4 |   | 11 L | Redemption (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 162lbs) | 88P0-P6 / 14 | Jump (25) | Paul Moloney | N & W Twiston-Davies Mr N A Twiston-Davies | 100/1 | |
| held up, headway after 9th, weakened 2 out | ||||||||||
| PU | 10 |   | - | Raslan (GB) (Gelding, Bay, 154lbs) | 2-18301 / 9 | Jump (38) | T J Murphy | D Pipe Mr D J Reid | 25/1 | |
| chased leaders, ridden after 9th, lost touch quickly, pulled up after 3 out | ||||||||||
