5.40 VINCENT O´BRIEN COUNTY HANDICAP HURDLE (GRADE 3) of £51,980.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 1f.

Cheltenham Results Thu, 14th Mar, 2002

Going - Good-Good to Soft in places.

VINCENT O´BRIEN COUNTY HANDICAP HURDLE (GRADE 3) of £51,980.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 1f.

1st - £33,000.00, 2nd - £10,910.00, 3rd - £5,410.00, 4th - £2,660.00 21 Ran

1st

Rooster Booster (GB) 11-1 (Terry Warner)
(0:24.59 3.37 secs faster on today's going )
Riverwise (USA) - Came Cottage(Nearly a Hand)

SP 8/1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
4th Hdl

2nd

1.25L

The Gatherer (IRE) 10-6 (John P McManus)

Be My Native (USA) - Reapers Run(Deep Run)

SP 12/1

A L T Moore

C O'Dwyer

tracked leaders, led going well after 2 out, soon ridden, headed last, kept on well but no impression near finish

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
15th Hcp Hdl

3rd

0.5L

Ben Ewar (GB) 10-1

Old Vic - Sunset Reef(Mill Reef (USA))

SP 50/1

K O Cunningham-Brown

B Fenton

23rd Feb, 02 Lingfield
13th Flat Hcp This
Race 13th Apr, 02 Ascot
5th Hcp Hdl

4th

Benbyas (GB) 10-0

Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Light the Way(Nicholas Bill)

SP 12/1

J L Eyre

T J Murphy

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
9th Hcp Hdl

5th

1.75L

Timber King (IRE) 10-8 (Mrs John Magnier)

Brief Truce (USA) - Shanntabariya (IRE)(Shernazar)

SP 4/1

C Roche

C F Swan

held up in touch, hit 2nd, headway to chase leaders after 3 out, ridden after next, weakened and not fluent last

12th Oct, 01 Gowran Park
2nd Flat This
Race 2nd Apr, 02 Fairyhouse
18th Hcp Hdl Rated 132

6th

2.5L

Patsy Veale (IRE) 10-0 (M A Ryan)

Accordion - Bermuda Castle (IRE)

SP 100/1

John Queally

D J Casey

behind, headway on outside approaching 2nd last, kept on under pressure but not trouble leaders

14th Feb, 02 Thurles
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 107 This
Race 12th May, 02 Killarney
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 109

7th

Veridian (GB) 10-0 (Incl 10lbs overweight) (Thurloe Thoroughbreds III)

Green Desert (USA) - Alik (FR)(Targowice (USA))

SP 100/1

B J Llewellyn

M Foley(5)

23rd Feb, 02 Kempton
7th Hcp Hdl This
Race 20th Apr, 02 Stratford
6th Hcp Chs

8th

15L

Joe Cullen (IRE) 10-0 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Mark F Sheasby)

River Falls (GB) - Moycullen(Le Moss)

SP 10/1

W P Mullins

J J Mansell(5)

behind, hit 4th, headway 3 out, weakened after next

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 2nd Apr, 02 Fairyhouse
9th Hcp Hdl Rated 118

9th

Moving On Up (GB) 10-0 (Michael Hilary Burke)

Salse (USA) - Thundercloud(Electric)

SP 40/1

C J Mann

N Fehily

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
8th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
5th Hcp Hdl

10th

Idaho D'Ox (FR) 10-0 (Incl 10lbs overweight)

Bad Conduct (USA) - Queseda (FR)

SP 25/1

M C Pipe

J Huet(5)

9th Mar, 02 Sandown
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 1st Apr, 02 Wincanton
1st Hdl

11th

Tissifer (GB) 10-0 (Incl 14lbs overweight) (M P Burke)

Polish Precedent (USA) - Ingozi (GB)(Warning)

SP 40/1

M C Pipe

D Howard(7)

12th Jan, 02 Warwick
9th Hcp Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
10th Hcp Hdl

12th

Dark Shell (IRE) 10-1 (Lord Weinstock)

Darshaan - Grecian Urn(Ela-Mana-Mou)

SP 9/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

5th Apr, 01 Aintree
10th Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Aintree
4th Hcp Hdl

13th

Polar Red (GB) 11-0

Polar Falcon (USA) - Sharp Top (GB)(Sharpo)

SP 2/1fav

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

9th Mar, 02 Sandown
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 9th Nov, 02 Doncaster
23rd Flat Hcp

14th

Just In Time (GB) 10-0

Night Shift (USA) - Future Past (USA)(Super Concorde (USA))

SP 20/1

Philip Hobbs

N Williamson

10th Jun, 01 Worcester
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 5th Apr, 02 Aintree
4th Hcp Hdl

15th

Copeland (GB) 12-0 (Dr D B A & Mrs Heather Silk)

Generous (IRE) - Whitehaven(Top Ville)

SP 10/1

M C Pipe

R Greene

21st Feb, 02 Wincanton
2nd Hdl This
Race 1st Apr, 02 Chepstow
2nd Hcp Hdl

16th

Auetaler (GER) 10-11

Niniski (USA) - Astica (GER)(Surumu (GER))

SP 33/1

M C Pipe

T Scudamore

9th Feb, 02 Newbury
p.u. Hcp Hdl This
Race 8th Jun, 03 Limerick
4th Hcp Hdl Rated 127

17th

Fiori (GB) 10-0 (Incl 6lbs overweight)

Anshan - Fen Princess (IRE)(Trojan Fen)

SP 16/1

P C Haslam

T Doyle(3)

16th Feb, 02 Warwick
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 21st Mar, 02 Doncaster
21st Flat Hcp

18th

Tikram (GB) 10-0

Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA)(Secretariat (USA))

SP 20/1

G L Moore

D Gallagher

9th Mar, 02 Sandown
6th Hcp Hdl This
Race 4th May, 02 Haydock
4th Hcp Hdl

19th

Fifth Generation (IRE) 10-0 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (P A O'Keeffe)

Bulldozer - Fragrant's Last

SP 100/1

Dr P Pritchard

11th Mar, 02 Plumpton
3rd Hdl This
Race 6th Apr, 02 Hereford
3rd Hcp Hdl

20th

35+L

Ansari (IRE) 10-0 (Incl 10lbs overweight) (Miss Rita Shah)

Selkirk (USA) - Anaza(Darshaan)
Breeder - H.H. The Aga Khan's Studs S.C.

SP 50/1

Patrick O Brady

J P Elliott(5)

chased leaders until after 4th

12th Mar, 02 Cheltenham
23rd Hdl This
Race 31st Jul, 03 Galway
23rd Hcp Hdl Rated 117

p.u.

Iorana (FR) 10-0

Marignan (USA) - Fareham (FR)

SP 40/1

M C Pipe

L Cooper

17th Jan, 02 Ludlow
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 14th May, 02 Hereford
3rd Hdl

Off
Time 4m. 5.90 secs, which is 3.37 secs faster than the course average on today's going

Non runner Hitchhiker (GB) ( )
2000 Master Tern 5 10-3 A Dobbin 9/2Fav (J J O'Neill)
1999 Sir Talbot 5 10-0 T J Murphy 10/1 (J A B Old)
1998 Blowing Wind 5 11-8 A P McCoy 15/8Fav (M C Pipe)
1997 Barna Boy 9 10-12 R Dunwoody 14/1 (Nicky Henderson)
1996 Star Rage 6 10-0 D Gallagher 14/1 (J L Harris)