Virgin Bet Cheltenham Festival Money Back Handicap Hurdle (For The Craigie Cup)
| Pos | No. | Horse | Notes | Age/Sex | Status | Jockey | Trainer | Weight | SP | Beaten By | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 3 | Traprain Law (FR) | 6 G | AVG |
Patrick Wadge
(7)lbs
|
Lucinda Russell | 159 lbs | 5/4F | Won | Made all - not fluent 4 out - going best 3 out - shaken up and good jump 2 out - pushed along against near rail before last - ridden and faced strong challenge run-in - kept on well final 110yds - always doing enough(tchd 11/8) | |
| 2nd | 2 | Ginger Mail (FR) | 8 G | AVG | N W Alexander | 167 lbs | 13/8 | .5 | In touch with leaders on inner - went third after 5th - went second 3 out - pushed along before 2 out - keeping on when not fluent last - made strong challenge run-in - held final 110yds(op 2/1) | ||
| 3rd | 7 | Kilbrainy (IRE) | 8 G | AVG | Sandy Thomson | 156 lbs | 7/1 | 28 | In touch with leaders - prominent 3rd - pushed along when lost second 3 out - weakened and beaten before 2 out(tchd 13/2 and 15/2) | ||
| 4th | 6 | Minella Youngy (IRE) | 6 G | Poor | Iain Jardine | 158 lbs | 11/1 | 11 | Held up in rear - outpaced and pushed along after 4 out - went modest fourth before 3 out - soon well beaten(op 8/1 tchd 12/1) | ||
| 5th | 1 | Gladiatorial (IRE) | 9 G | Poor |
Alexander Thorne
(5)lbs
|
Noel C Kelly | 163 lbs | 28/1 | 6 | Took keen hold - prominent - pushed along and lost position after 5th - weakening when hit 4 out - lost fourth before 3 out - soon well beaten(op 33/1) | |
| 6th | 4 | Faron (IRE) | 5 G | AVG | Stuart Coltherd | 166 lbs | 80/1 | 7.5 | In touch with leaders - pecked on landing 1st - towards rear 2nd - outpaced and reminders 4th - pushed along and struggling from 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 50/1 tchd 40/1 and 100/1) | ||
| 7th | 5 | Cave Court (IRE) | 7 G | AVG | Noel C Kelly | 159 lbs | 14/1 | 49 | Held up in rear - struggling from 4 out - tailed off from 3 out(op 16/1) |
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