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Results
Friday December 12 2008

Cheltenham 12:45 - Result
Pertemps Handicap Hurdle (qualifier)
£22000 added, 4yo plus, 3m, Class 2, £13776 penalty, 16 ran
Good to Soft (Soft in places, Cross Country Course;Soft, Heavy in places)
Winning Time: 6m 16.2s
| Pos. |
Draw |
Dist. |
Horse |
Wt |
Jockey |
Trainer |
Age |
SP |
| 1 |
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Fair Along (GER)
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11-12 |
R P Flint
(7) |
P J Hobbs
|
6 |
8/1 |
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mid-division early, tracked leaders 4th, ridden to lead after 2 out, clear when hit last, stayed on strongly
opened 8/1
touched 9/1 |
| 2 |
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6 |
Don't Push It (IRE)
|
10-7 |
A P McCoy
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Jonjo O'Neill
|
8 |
12/1 |
| |
held up behind, steady progress on outer from 7th, ridden to chase winner after 2 out, kept on but always held
opened 12/1
touched 14/1 |
| 3 |
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2 |
Maucaillou (GER)
|
10-0 |
A P Cawley
(5) |
P Nolan
|
5 |
11/1 |
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held up towards rear, good headway approaching 2 out, ridden to dispute 3rd approaching last, stayed on
opened 12/1
touched 12/1 |
| 4 |
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5 |
Cullahill (IRE)
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10-1 |
D Jacob
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R H Buckler
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6 |
16/1 |
| |
in touch, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on again approaching last, went 4th near finish
opened 20/1
touched 20/1 |
| 5 |
|
½ |
Hidden Agent (IRE)
|
10-4 |
R M Power
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A L T Moore
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6 |
20/1 |
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held up towards rear, smooth headway after 3 out, ridden to dispute 3rd after 2 out, 4th and beaten when mistake last
opened 16/1
touched 20/1 |
| 6 |
|
1 |
Liberate
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11-3 |
R Johnson
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P J Hobbs
|
5 |
12/1 |
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prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed after 2 out, no extra from last
opened 11/1
touched 12/1 |
| 7 |
|
5 |
Pennek (FR)
|
10-0
(+2)
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R Thornton
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A King
|
5 |
7/2 f |
| |
in touch, struggling 3 out, kept on same pace from 2 out
opened 5/1
touched 5/1
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£1800-£400
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| 8 |
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1½ |
Mendo
|
10-5 |
T Siddall
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Noel T Chance
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8 |
6/1 |
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held up towards rear, hampered on inner after 3 out, stayed on after next, never troubled leaders
opened 9/1
touched 9/1
£4000-£500 |
| 9 |
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6 |
Caracciola (GER)
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10-7 |
B J Geraghty
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N J Henderson
|
11 |
10/1 |
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mid-division until 3 out, never back on terms
opened 8/1
touched 11/1 |
| 10 |
|
1¾ |
Valley Ride (IRE)
|
10-3 |
A Coleman
(3) |
D W P Arbuthnot
|
8 |
16/1 |
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mid-division, hit 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened after next
opened 16/1
touched 18/1 |
| 11 |
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2 |
Buena Vista (IRE)
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11-0 |
H Frost
(3) |
D Pipe
|
7 |
33/1 |
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mid-division, effort approaching 2 out, weakened soon after
opened 33/1
touched 33/1 |
| 12 |
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hd |
Openditch (FR)
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10-0 |
T J Murphy
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D Pipe
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6 |
15/2 |
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mid-division, headway after 3 out, ridden to dispute 3rd after 2 out, weakened approaching last, eased run-in
opened 13/2
touched 15/2
£3750-£500 |
| 13 |
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dist |
Lacdoudal (FR)
|
10-12 |
Mr I Popham
(7) |
P J Hobbs
|
9 |
28/1 |
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mid-division, ridden after 3 out, weakened next
opened 25/1
touched 28/1 |
| 14 |
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dist |
Tora Bora (GER)
|
10-2 |
J E Moore
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B G Powell
|
6 |
28/1 |
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led until 5th, prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakening when mistake next
opened 25/1
touched 28/1 |
| 15 |
|
1 |
Saltango (GER)
|
10-0 |
W Kennedy
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A M Hales
|
9 |
33/1 |
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mid-division, headway when mistake 8th, effort approaching 2 out, soon weakened
opened 33/1
touched 33/1 |
| 16 |
|
10 |
Diablo (IRE)
|
10-6 |
P J Brennan
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N A Twiston-Davies
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6 |
25/1 |
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tracked leaders, went prominent 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened
opened 33/1
touched 33/1 |
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| Non-Runners |
| NR |
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Dan Buoy (FR)
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10-0
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Brian Harding
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R C Guest
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5 |
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