2.35 BYRNE BROS CLEEVE HURDLE (GRADE 2) of £50,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

Cheltenham Results Sat, 24th Jan, 2004

Going - Good.

BYRNE BROS CLEEVE HURDLE (GRADE 2) of £50,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

1st - £29,000.00, 2nd - £10,625.00, 3rd - £5,125.00, 4th - £2,125.00 6 Ran

1st

Crystal d'Ainay (FR) 11-4 (Mr Tony Fisher & Mrs Jeni Fisher)
(0:30.07 2.24 secs slower on today's going )
Saint Preuil (FR) - Guendale (FR)(Cadoudal (FR))

SP 1/1fav

Alan King

J A McCarthy

31st Dec, 03 Cheltenham
2nd Hdl This
Race 18th Mar, 04 Cheltenham
3rd Hdl

2nd

Hardy Eustace (IRE) 11-4 (Laurence Byrne)

Archway (IRE) - Sterna Star(Corvaro (USA))
Breeder - Patrick Joyce

SP 3/1

D T Hughes

C O'Dwyer

tracked leaders, disputed lead 3 out, slight advantage next, ridden and headed approaching last, switched right run-in, no impression on winner

29th Dec, 03 Leopardstown
7th Hdl Rated 150 This
Race 14th Feb, 04 Gowran Park
2nd Hdl Rated 150

3rd

15L

The French Furze (IRE) 11-8 (Mr Jim Ennis)

Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting(Mill Reef (USA))

SP 22/1

N Richards

A Dobbin

10th Jan, 04 Haydock
5th Hdl This
Race 17th Mar, 04 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Hdl

4th

13L

Tarxien (GB) 11-0 (Mr B A Kilpatrick)

Kendor (FR) - Tanz (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 10/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

1st Jan, 04 Cheltenham
fell Hcp Chs This
Race 14th Feb, 04 Haydock
7th Hcp Hdl

5th

Redemption (GB) 11-0 (Mr John Duggan & Mr Michael Purtill)

Olden Times (GB) - Ypha (USA)(Lyphard (USA))

SP 5/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

C Llewellyn

10th Jan, 04 Ascot
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 17th Mar, 04 Cheltenham
17th Hcp Hdl

6th

2.5L

Grey Abbey (IRE) 11-0 (Ken Roper,Elinor M Roper,Norman Fur)

Nestor - Tacovaon

SP 40/1

J Howard Johnson

G Lee

1st Feb, 03 Wetherby
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 6th Feb, 04 Catterick
1st Hcp Hdl

Off
Time 5m. 0.70 secs, which is 2.24 secs slower than the course average on today's going

Stewards Enquiry - Only two finished.