3.00 Ballymore Classic Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £32,000.00 4-y-o plus(Class 1 ) 2m. 4f. 56yds.

Cheltenham Results Sat, 27th Jan, 2018

Going - Heavy.

Placepot Pool - £168,666.06 Winning Units - 2289.92 Dividend - £73.60. Quadpot Pool - £15,775.56 Winning Units - 585.02 Dividend - £26.90. Place Six Dividend - £292.85. Place Five Dividend - £279.66.

Ballymore Classic Novices´ Hurdle (Grade 2) of £32,000.00 4-y-o plus (Class 1 ) 2m. 4f. 56yds.

1st - £18,224.00, 2nd - £6,838.00, 3rd - £3,424.00, 4th - £1,706.00, 5th - £858.00, 6th - £429.00 9 Ran

1st

Santini (GB) 11-5 (Mr & Mrs R Kelvin-Hughes )

Milan (GB) - Tinagoodnight (FR)(Sleeping Car (FR))
Breeder - Mr & Mrs R. Kelvin-Hughes

(Morning price: 5/2 4/1 7/2 4/1 9/2)
(Ring price: 9/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson

Jeremiah McGrath

Tote Win £4.80 Place £1.70

mid-division, tracked leaders 3 out, went 2nd after next, ridden after last, stayed on well to lead closing stages

1st Dec, 17 Newbury
1st Hdl This
Race 16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl Rated 150

2nd

0.75L

Black Op (IRE) 11-5 (Mr Charles R Clark )
ts¹ Rated 137
Sandmason (GB) - Afar Story (IRE)(Desert Story (IRE))
Breeder - P. Rothwell

(Morning price: 7/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 5/1 11/2 6/1 13/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1 17/2 8/1) SP 8/1

Tom George

T Scudamore

Place £2.30

tracked leaders in 4th, challenged on outside 3 out, led after next, mistake last, soon ridden, kept on until headed and no extra closing stages

9th Jan, 18 Doncaster
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
2nd Hdl Rated 150

3rd

29L

Aye Aye Charlie (GB) 11-5 (Lawson Statham & Warren )

Midnight Legend (GB) - Trial Trip (GB)(Le Moss)
Breeder - Mrs C. J. Banks

(Morning price: 25/1 22/1 28/1 22/1 28/1 25/1 22/1 25/1 20/1)
SP 16/1

F M O'Brien

P J Brennan

Place £2.80

held up behind, pushed along 4 out, headway under pressure when left 4th approaching last, stayed on to take 3rd flat, no chance with cear pair

1st Jan, 18 Cheltenham
4th Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
7th Hdl Rated 134

4th

1.75L

Mulcahys Hill (IRE) 11-5 (Jim And Claire Limited )
Rated 147
Brian Boru (GB) - Belsalsa (FR)(Kingsalsa (USA))
Breeder - Ned Morris

(Morning price: 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 5/1 9/2 4/1 9/2 4/1)
(Ring price: 4/1 7/2 10/3 3/1 11/4) SP 11/4fav

W J Greatrex

A P Heskin

prominent, ridden and effort after 2 out, well held before last, stayed on into modest 4th flat

30th Dec, 17 Newbury
2nd Hdl This
Race 16th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
p.u. Hdl Rated 147

5th

2.75L

Slate House (IRE) 11-10 (Eric Jones, Geoff Nicholas, John Romans )
Rated 143
Presenting (GB) - Bay Pearl (FR)(Broadway Flyer (USA))
Breeder - Aaron Metcalfe

(Morning price: 10/1 9/1 11/1 8/1 15/2)
(Ring price: 7/1 15/2 8/1 9/1 10/1 9/1) SP 9/1

C L Tizzard

Harry Cobden

held up behind, headway after 4 out, tracked leaders next, outpaced between last 2, soon ridden, well held when left 3rd last, weakened flat

22nd Dec, 17 Ascot
4th Hdl Rated 143 This
Race 13th Mar, 18 Cheltenham
fell Hdl Rated 143

6th

14L

Tikkanbar (IRE) 11-10 (Mr Brian Mulholland )
Rated 144
Tikkanen (USA) - Fields of Barley (IRE)(Zaffaran (USA))
Breeder - Gerald Travers

(Morning price: 6/1 11/2 6/1 13/2 7/1 15/2 8/1 7/1 15/2 7/1 8/1)
(Ring price: 15/2 8/1 15/2 7/1 13/2 6/1) SP 6/1

Neil Mulholland

N D Fehily

with leader, led after 2nd, driven and headed after 2 out, soon ridden, weakened before last

1st Jan, 18 Cheltenham
1st Hdl This
Race 14th Apr, 18 Aintree
15th Hcp Hdl Rated 142

7th

Pacific De Baune (FR) 11-5 (Mr & Mrs Sandy Orr )

Al Namix (FR) - Perle De Baune (FR)(En Calcat (FR))
Breeder - S.C.E.A. Ecurie Domaine de Baune et al

(Morning price: 7/2 3/1 11/4 5/2 9/4 5/2 3/1 11/4 3/1)
(Ring price: 10/3 3/1 10/3 7/2 4/1 7/2 4/1) SP 4/1

Nicky Henderson

N de Boinville

mid-division, tracked leaders after 3 out, ridden and lost place after next, soon weakened

20th Dec, 17 Newbury
1st Mdn Hdl This
Race 24th Mar, 18 Newbury
1st Hdl

fell

De Rasher Counter (GB) 11-5 (Makin' Bacon Partnership )
Rated 124
Yeats (IRE) - Dedrunknmunky (IRE)(Rashar (USA))
Breeder - Karina Casini

(Morning price: 25/1 33/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 22/1 20/1 16/1 18/1)
(Ring price: 20/1 18/1 20/1) SP 20/1

Miss E Lavelle

Nick Scholfield

held up behind, headway under pressure 2 out, ridden to chase front pair between last 2, 3rd and held when fell last

8th Jan, 18 Fontwell
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 124 This
Race 17th Feb, 18 Haydock
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 140

p.u.

Fairmount (GB) 11-5 (J B Property Investments (midlands) Lt )

Fair Mix (IRE) - Miss Chinchilla (GB)(Perpendicular (GB))
Breeder - J B Property Developments (Midlands) Ltd

(Morning price: 50/1 66/1)
SP 50/1

M Keighley

R Johnson

led to after 2nd, tracked leader, lost place before 3 out, soon outpaced and behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

18th Dec, 17 Ffos Las
1st Hdl This
Race 16th Jul, 19 Southwell
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 124

Off 3.01
Time 5m. 24.30 secs, which is 4.50 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £38.20
Tote Trifecta- £992.40
CSF- £35.52
Tricast- £459.40.

2017 Wholestone 6 11-10 D A Jacob 11/4Fav (Nigel Twiston-Davies)

2016 Yanworth 6 11-12 B J Geraghty 2/1Fav (Alan King)

2015 Ordo Ab Chao 6 11-9 W Hutchinson 16/1 (Alan King)

2014 Red Sherlock 5 11-9 T Scudamore 9/4 (David Pipe)

2013 At Fishers Cross 6 11-12 A P McCoy 13/2 (Miss Rebecca Curtis)