Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (Go North Sea Pigeon Series Qualifier)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 8 | Dance Thief (IRE) | 6 G | AVG |
Ben Smith
(10)lbs
|
R Mike Smith | 140 lbs | 11/4 | Won | In touch with leaders - prominent 4 out - ridden after 2 out - challenging last - led towards finish - ran on well(op 5/1) | |
| 2nd | 7 | Can't Stop Now (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Iain Jardine | 154 lbs | 14/1 | 2.25 | Took keen hold - led - soon clear - reduced lead 5 out - went clear again 3 out - faced challenge last - ridden and edged left run-in - headed and no extra towards finish(tchd 18/1) | ||
| 3rd | 5 | Atlantic Dancer (IRE) | N/A | AVG |
Bruce Lynn
(3)lbs
|
N W Alexander | 156 lbs | 11/1 | 1.25 | Raced in second - lost second 2 out - kept on run-in(op 12/1 tchd 10/1) | |
| 4th | 2 | Bois Guillbert (FR) | 5 G | AVG | Lucinda Russell | 168 lbs | 5/1 | 4.75 | In rear - steady headway from 3 out - mistake last - went modest fourth run-in(tchd 9/2 and tchd 11/2) | ||
| 5th | 3 | Park Annonciade (FR) | 7 G | AVG | S R B Crawford | 167 lbs | 2/1F | 1 | In touch with leaders - outpaced before 2 out - weakened and not fluent last(op 13/8 tchd 6/4) | ||
| 6th | 6 | Bix Beiderbecke (FR) | 4 G | Poor |
Patrick Wadge
(3)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 152 lbs | 22/1 | 4 | Held up in rear - some headway from 3 out - not fluent 2 out - soon weakened(op 18/1) | |
| 7th | 4 | Ruby Island (GB) | 8 M | AVG |
Tom Midgley
(3)lbs
|
Mark Walford | 162 lbs | 5/1 | 28 | Took keen hold - in touch with leaders - weakened before 3 out - lost touch 2 out(op 4/1 tchd 11/2) | |
| 99th | 1 | Kerosine Light (IRE) | N/A | Poor | Donald McCain | 168 lbs | 50/1 | - | In rear - dropped to last 5 out - lost touch and pulled up before 3 out(op 20/1) |
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