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Thursday January 1 2009
Race Result Cheltenham 15:20 - Result
Steel Plate And Sections Hurdle
£25000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f 110y, Class 2, £15655 penalty, 5 ran
Going: Good to Soft
Winning Time Winning Time: 5m 08.s
Pos. Dist. Horse Wt Jockey Trainer Age SP
1 Lough Derg (FR) 11-12 T Scudamore D Pipe 9 7/1
  led at strong pace, soon clear, reduced lead and driven along after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon dropped to 3rd, rallied last, kept on gamely flat, led near finish opened 15/2 touched 8/1
2 nk No Refuge (IRE) 11-4 Denis O'regan J Howard Johnson 9 11/4
  held up in last pair, 4th and ridden after 3 out, driven and headway after 2 out, chased leader last, driven ahead flat, headed near finish opened 11/4 touched 3/1 £2750-£1000
3 1¾ Franchoek (IRE) 11-12 A P McCoy A King 5 7/4 f
  chased clear leader, close up 5th, hit 3 out, led next, driven 2 lengths clear approaching last, headed flat, outpaced by front pair final 100 yards opened 7/4 touched 15/8 £1000-£500 (x2) £938-£500 £750-£400 £875-£500
4 17 Five Dream (FR) 11-4 R Walsh P F Nicholls 5 2/1
  held up in 3rd, hit 6th, headway to chase leader well before last, weakened before last opened 9/4 touched 9/4 £900-£400 (x2)
5 dist Maidstone Mixture (FR) 10-5 G Lee Paul Murphy 4 66/1
  held up in last pair, last and struggling 7th, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1