Sunday, February 15, 2004

BOOSTER RULES THE ROOST WITH WILLIAM HILL

Shooting Light showed all his old spark with victory after a long lay-off in the Aon Chase and Hills cut him from 66-1 to 25-1 for the Tote Cheltenham Gold Cup and to 20-1 from 50-1 for the Martell Cognac Grand National. Keen Leader ran less impressively on his return to the track and is eased to 10-1 joint third favourite of the Gold Cup.

Earlier on Azertyuiop's straight forward run saw him trimmed to 7-4 for the Queen Mother, but he's still up against it with retaining champion Moscow Flyer at 5-4, and Iris's Gift credible second under top weight saw him shortened to 3-1 second favourite for the bonusprint.com Stayers’ Hurdle.

Late in the day, Newbury winner Albuhera is cut again for the Letheby & Chistopher Supreme Novices' and is now the 11-1 fourth favourite.

MARTELL GRAND NATIONAL: 12-1 Hedgehunter, 14-1 Rince Ri, Timbera, 16-1 Bear On Board, Joss Naylor, Montys Pass, 20-1 Amberleigh House, Artic Jack, Clan Royal, Davids Lad, Lord Atterbury, Shooting Light (from 50), 25-1 Be My Manager, Bindaree, Le Coudray, Macs Gildoran, 33-1 Akarus, Chives, Commanche Court, First Gold, Harbour Pilot, Kelami, Risk Accessor, Shardam, Southern Star, Swansea Bay, Whats Up Boys, World Wide Web, 40-1 Ardent Scout, Ballybrophy, Blowing Wind, Exit Swinger, Fasgo, Fondmort, Gola Cher, Gunner Welburn, Hermes, Iris Royal, Iznogood, Joe Blake, Jurancon, Kingsmark, Kings Mistral, Magical Bailiwick, Mini Sensation, Montifault, Royal Atalza, Rule Supreme, Scots Grey, Takagi, Take The Stand, The Bushkeeper, Tyneandthyneagain, Valley Henry, Whereareyounow. 50-1 BAR (Others Upon Request)

CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL 2004

SMURFIT CHAMPION HURDLE: 6-4 Rooster Booster (from 11-4), 9-2 Intersky Falcon (from 4), 7-1` Rhinestone Cowboy (from 13-2), 10-1 Back In Front, 12-1 Rigmarole, Specular, Spirit Leader, 16-1 Inglis Drever, 20-1 Sporazene (from 16), 25-1 Davenport Milenium, Foreman, Geos (from 40), Quazar (from 40), 33-1 Flame Creek, Golden Cross, Hasty Prince (from 20), Limerick Boy, Westender (from 40), 40-1 In Contrast, Perouse, Monkerhostin (from 66), Mr Cool, Self Defense, Well Chief, 50-1 Exotic Dancer, Fota Island, Hardy Eustace, Kicking King, Tom Paddington, 66-1 Benbyas, Copeland, Flying Wanda, Khetaam, Lilium de Cotte, Stage Affair, Ulundi, 100-1 Altay, Cloone River, Demi Beau, Demophilos, Man O Mystery, Risky Reef, Royaleety, Shayadi, 200-1 Italian Cousel, 500-1 Its Wallace Jnr

SUPREME NOVICE HURDLE: 4-1 Lingo, 10-1 Garde Champetre, Mariah Rollins, 11-1 Albuhera (from 14),14-1 Brave Inca, Royal Alphabet, 16-1 Cloudy Grey, Perle Du Puce, 20-1 Fleet Street, Govamix, Sadlers Wings, Trouble At Bay, Watson Lake, 25-1 Big Moment, Bold Bishop, Bourbon Manhattan, Dictum (from 20), Kahuna, Simoun, Tusk, 33-1 Accordion Etoile, Arch Stanton, Cardenas, Celtic Son, Contraband, Demophilos, Exotic Dancer, Flying Wanda, Fontanesi, Hasanpour, Howle Hill, John Oliver, Kadount, Kjetil, Le Passing, Mark The Man, Mon Villez, My Will, Scorned (from 66), Steppes of Gold, Tamarinbleu, Widemouth Bay, (Others Upon Request) (50-1 Celtic Sun)

IRISH INDEPENDENT ARKLE: 11-4 Thisthatandtother, 4-1 Kicking King, 8-1 Well Chief, 10-1 Central House, 12-1 Caracciola, Our Armageddon, Our Vic, 16-1 Chauvinist, 20-1 Bal De Nuit, Lillium de Cotte, 25-1 Colca Canyon, Keltic Bard, Ladalko, Le Duc, Mossy Green, Non So, Palua, Puntal, Royaleety (from 33), Westender, 33-1 Boneyarrow, Direct Bearing, Nas Na Riogh, Mr McGoldrick (from 40), Polar Red, Santenay, Tidour, 40-1 BAR (40-1 John James from 50-1)

TOTE CHELTENHAM GOLD CUP: 4-6 Best Mate, 11-2 Jair du Cochet, 10-1 Kingscliff, Keen Leader (from 8), 12-1 Therealbandit, 14-1 Beef Or Salmon, 16-1 Truckers Tavern, 20-1 Florida Pearl, Irish Hussar (from 25), 25-1 Commanche Court, First Gold, Harbour Pilot, Shooting Light (from 66), 33-1 Fondmort, 50-1 Artic Jack, Chives, La Landiere, Sir Rembrandt (from 25), Whats Up Boys, 66-1 Cyfor Malta, Sleeping Night, Toto Toscato, 100-1 Alexander Banquet, Macs Gildoran, Rule Supreme, Shardam, You're A Goodun, 200-1 Venn Ottery, 500-1 Jenniferjo,

BONUSPRINT STAYERS HURDLE: 8-13 Baracouda, 3-1 Iris's Gift (from 4), 13-2 Solerina (from 6), 12-1 Hardy Eustace, 14-1 Crystal D'Ainay, Sh Boom, 25-1 Davenport Milenium, Pizarro, Rosaker, 33-1 Calling Brave, Fota Island, Holy Orders, Limerick Boy, Royal Rosa, 40-1 Galileo, Xenophon, 50-1 Gralmano, Liberman, Mistanoora, 66-1 Jollyolly, Redemption, Sleeping Night, 100-1 Kadara, Newlands Gold, Prince Madoc, Prince of Tara, Stormez, Tarxien, The French Furze, Turtle Soup, Yogi

QUEEN MOTHER CHAMPION CHASE: 5-4 Moscow Flyer, 7-4 Azertyuiop (from 2), 16-1 Isio, Native Upmanship, 20-1 Cenkos, Kadarann (from 16), Tiutchev, 25-1 Flagship Uberalles, Le Coudray, Le Roi Miguel, 33-1 Adamant Approach, Latalomne, Palarshan, Seebald, 40-1 Farmer Jack, 50-1 Got One Too, Native Scout, Young Devereaux, 66-1 Knife Edge, Redemption, 100-1 Ei Ei, Killultagh Storm, Petersham, 150-1 Eskleybrook, 1000-1 Venn Ottery.

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE NOVICE HURDLE: 7-2 Inglis Drever, 7-1 Cornish Rebel, 10-1 Watson Lake, 12-1 Sadlers Wings, 14-1 Big Moment, Brave Inca, Cloudy Grey, Very Optimistic, 16-1 Mariah Rollins, Royal Rosa, 20-1 Mark The Man, Fundamentalist, Perle Du Puce, 25-1 Comply or Die, Dictum (unchanged), Hardy Duckett, Krach, Mondul, Simoun, Special Rate, Team Tassel, (Others Upon Request) (33-1 Scorned from 50, 50-1 Celtic Sun)

ROYAL & SUNALLIANCE NOVICE CHASE: 9-4 Therealbandit, 6-1 Lord Sam, Pizzaro, 8-1 D'Argent, 12-1 Our Vic, 14-1 Royal Emperor, Supreme Prince, 20-1 Ballycassidy, Calling Brave, Patricksnineteenth, 25-1 Boneyarrow, Fork Lightning, Mossy Green, Native Emperor, Rosslea, Xenophon, 33-1 Golden Flight, Historic, Janus Du Cochet, Massac, Mondial Jack, Rule Supreme, Run of Kings, Simply Supreme, Tanterari, Whereareyounow, 40-1 BAR (50-1 John James (from 66)

JCB TRIUMPH HURDLE: 10-1 Trouble At Bay, 12-1 Tarque, 14-1 Adopted Hero, Mondul, Tusk, 20-1 Hasanpour, Imazulutoo, Meryl, Moulin Riche, Power Elite, Top Strategy, Val Du Don, 25-1 Al Eile, Howle Hill, King Revo, My Will, Tamarinbleu, 33-1 After Eight, Callow Lake, Cherub, Dickens, Edmo Yewkay, Exotic Dancer, Flying Wanda, Fontanesi, Zimbabwe, 40-1 BAR

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