Friday March 16 2012
Cheltenham 14:40 - Result
Albert Bartlett Novices' Hurdle (Registered As The Spa Novices' Hurdle) (Grade 1)
£100000 added, 4yo plus, 3m, Class 1, 20 ran
Winner £56950
2nd £21370
3rd £10700
4th £5330
5th £2680
6th £1340
Good, Good to Soft in places
Winning Time: 5m 47.1s
| Pos. | Dist. | Horse | Wt | Jockey | Trainer | Age | SP | ||
| 1 | Brindisi Breeze (IRE) | 11-7 | C I Gillies | Miss Lucinda V Russell | 6 | 7/1 | |||
| tracked leader, led 9th, ridden 3 lengths clear off bend before last, stayed on well opened 17/2 touched 17/2 £10000-£1000 Each Way | |||||||||
| 2 | 2 | Boston Bob (IRE) | 11-7 | R Walsh | W P Mullins | 7 | 6/5 f | ||
| held up, headway approaching 2 out, ridden to chase winner before last, stayed on under pressure, no impression last 50 yards opened 6/5 touched 5/4 £11000-£8000 (x3) £5500-£4000 £12500-£10000 (x2) £1250-£1000 (x4) £20000-£16000 £10000-£8000 (x3) £5000-£4000 (x11) | |||||||||
| 3 | 1¼ | Grand Vision (IRE) | 11-7 | T J O'Brien | C L Tizzard | 6 | 25/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, not fluent 8th, 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, unable to quicken after last, stayed on same pace final 75 yards opened 25/1 touched 25/1 | |||||||||
| 4 | 6 | Lovcen (GER) | 11-7 | R Thornton | A King | 7 | 12/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway on inside after 3 out, not able to go with leaders after next, stayed on approaching last to take 4th flat, no impression opened 16/1 touched 16/1 | |||||||||
| 5 | ½ | Meister Eckhart (IRE) | 11-7 | A P McCoy | Miss R Curtis | 6 | 22/1 | ||
| prominent, went 2nd soon after 3 out, every chance next, soon ridden, no extra approaching last opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| 6 | 8 | The Druids Nephew (IRE) | 11-7 | Nick Scholfield | Andrew Turnell | 5 | 100/1 | ||
| held up in rear, hit 8th, headway approaching 2 out, no further progess well before last and soon well held by leaders opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 7 | 1¾ | Mount Benbulben (IRE) | 11-7 | P Carberry | G Elliott | 7 | 11/1 | ||
| mid-division, took keen hold, not fluent 3rd, headway 8th, weakened after 2 out opened 9/1 touched 11/1 | |||||||||
| 8 | 7 | Rocky Creek (IRE) | 11-7 | D A Jacob | P F Nicholls | 6 | 14/1 | ||
| soon towards rear, headway 9th, no impression after 3 out, hampered just after next, soon weakened opened 12/1 touched 14/1 | |||||||||
| 9 | ½ | Fox Appeal (IRE) | 11-7 | N Fehily | Miss E C Lavelle | 5 | 18/1 | ||
| held up in rear, mistake 3 out, headway on inside after 2 out, soon no impression and weakened approaching last opened 20/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 10 | ¾ | Tour Des Champs (FR) | 11-7 | S Twiston-Davies | N A Twiston-Davies | 5 | 150/1 | ||
| held up in rear, not fluent 6th, some headway when bumped just after 2 out, no further progress and soon weakened opened 150/1 touched 200/1 | |||||||||
| 11 | 17 | Sivola De Sivola (FR) | 11-7 | P J Brennan | T R George | 6 | 16/1 | ||
| mid-division, pushed along from after 4th, no progress, weakened 3 out opened 18/1 touched 20/1 | |||||||||
| 12 | 1¾ | Benheir (IRE) | 11-7 | Aidan Coleman | Miss R Curtis | 6 | 100/1 | ||
| mid-division, hit 3 out, weakened approaching next opened 66/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 13 | 19 | Dawn Commander (GER) | 11-7 | R Johnson | C E Longsdon | 5 | 66/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, not fluent 4th, pushed along after 9th, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| 14 | 5 | Big Occasion (IRE) | 11-7 | T Scudamore | D Pipe | 5 | 50/1 | ||
| led, headed 9th, lost place approaching 2 out, soon bumped and weakened, tailed off opened 50/1 touched 50/1 | |||||||||
| 15 | ¾ | Sea Of Thunder (IRE) | 11-7 | D N Russell | C Byrnes | 7 | 9/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, 6th and going ok after 3 out, ridden next, soon weakened, tailed off opened 10/1 touched 10/1 | |||||||||
| 16 | 6 | Fill The Power (IRE) | 11-7 | S Byrne | Mrs S J Smith | 6 | 125/1 | ||
| tracked leaders, pushed along and lost place approaching 7th, well beaten 3 out, tailed off opened 100/1 touched 125/1 | |||||||||
| 17 | 4½ | Hard To Swallow (IRE) | 11-7 | A P Cawley | M Keighley | 6 | 33/1 | ||
| mid-division, headway apoproaching 8th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| PU | American Spin | 11-7 | T J Murphy | L A Dace | 8 | 100/1 | |||
| mid-division on outside, lost place before 7th, weakened from next, tailed off when pulled up before last opened 100/1 touched 100/1 | |||||||||
| PU | Ipsos Du Berlais (FR) | 11-7 | D J Condon | N Meade | 6 | 20/1 | |||
| mid-division, pushed along and struggling to hold place when hampered on bend after 6th, soon in rear, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before last opened 33/1 touched 33/1 | |||||||||
| PU | The Bosses Cousin (IRE) | 11-7 | P Townend | W P Mullins | 7 | 66/1 | |||
| in rear, pecked 8th, well beaten 3 out, pulled up before last opened 66/1 touched 66/1 | |||||||||