12.55 Racecourse Of Year Classic Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £30,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Sat, 24th Jan, 2009

Going - Heavy (Soft in places).

Jackpot Pool - £13,700.76 Winning Units - 1 Dividend - £9,727.50. Placepot Pool - £186,327.47 Winning Units - 16158.74 Dividend - £8.40. Quadpot Pool - £10,194.66 Winning Units - 1329.04 Dividend - £5.60. Place Six Dividend - £8.70. Place Five Dividend - £7.89.

Racecourse Of Year Classic Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £30,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

1st - £17,103.00, 2nd - £6,417.00, 3rd - £3,213.00, 4th - £1,602.00 6 Ran

1st

Diamond Harry (GB) 11-12 (Paul Duffy Diamond Partnership)
(5:25.00 1.24 secs faster on today's going )
Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Swift Conveyance (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 8/15fav

Nick Williams

T J Murphy

Tote Win £1.50 Place £1.20

raced wide, tracked leaders, switched to inside, on bend after 2 out, soon ridden, led flat, stayed on well, ridden out

29th Dec, 08 Newbury
1st Hdl This
Race 11th Mar, 09 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl

2nd

0.5L

Bensalem (IRE) 11-12 (Alan Marsh & John D Duggan)

Turtle Island (IRE) - Peace Time Girl (IRE)(Buckskin (FR))

SP 9/2

Alan King

R Thornton

Place £1.70

raced wide, held up, headway approaching 2 out, led approaching last, soon ridden, headed flat, stayed on

28th Dec, 08 Leicester
1st Hdl This
Race 17th Apr, 09 Cheltenham
1st Hdl

3rd

16L

Ernst Blofeld (IRE) 11-9 (A D Dick And A J Duckworth)

Flemensfirth (USA) - Estacado (IRE)(Dolphin Street (FR))

SP 16/1

Donald McCain

J M Maguire

chased leading pair, hit 7th, joined leader 3 out, ridden to lead briefly after 2 out, weakened last

20th Dec, 08 Haydock
1st Hdl This
Race 21st Feb, 09 Newcastle
2nd Hdl

4th

18L

Tataniano (FR) 11-9 (The Stewart Family)

Sassanian (USA) - Rosa Carola (FR)(Rose Laurel)

SP 13/2

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

led, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon weakened

1st Jan, 09 Exeter
1st Hdl This
Race 16th Apr, 09 Cheltenham
1st Hdl

5th

2.25L

Shenanigan (GB) 11-5 (ROL Construction Ltd)

Groom Dancer (USA) - Trick (IRE)(Shirley Heights)

SP 33/1

W K Goldsworthy

R Johnson

held up, pushed along 5th, not fluent next, effort 2 out, soon beaten

30th Dec, 08 Taunton
1st Hdl This
Race 15th Feb, 09 Hereford
7th Hcp Hdl

6th

4.5L

Talenti (IRE) 11-5 (Fraser Miller Racing)

Sadler's Wells (USA) - Sumoto (GB)(Mtoto)
Breeder - Watership Down Stud

SP 33/1

Miss E Lavelle

S E Durack

tracked leader, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

29th Dec, 08 Newbury
4th Hdl This
Race 28th Mar, 09 Kempton
12th Flat Hcp

Off 12.56
Time 5m. 25.00 secs, which is 1.24 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £2.50.

2008 Aigle D'or 5 11-9 M Foley 7/4Fav (Nicky Henderson)