Burton Bleu is special; FINAL DAY CHELTENHAM FESTIVAL ACTION FROM THE NEWLY-NAMED RUBY WALSH RACECOURSE!Byline: By DAVID David, in the Bible David, d. c.970 B.C., king of ancient Israel (c.1010–970 B.C.), successor of Saul. The Book of First Samuel introduces him as the youngest of eight sons who is anointed king by Samuel to replace Saul, who had been deemed a failure. YATES 4.00 FOXHUNTERS CAPPA CAPPA Childbirth and Postpartum Professionals Association CAPPA Canadian Association of Programs in Public Administration CAPPA Canadian Association of Petroleum Production Accounting CAPPA Community Alliance for Progressive Positive Action CAPPA Crusher and Portable Plant Association BLEU made an amazing debut under Rules with a 12-length demolition of his rivals in the Christie's Foxhunter Chase. The seven-year-old had raced only in point-topoints before, and his amateur jockey Richard Burton, winning the race for the first time, said: "Normally sitting on a horse makes you feel nervous but this fellow just exudes confidence - he's a very special horse. 4.40 PIPE ANDYTOWN, trained by Nicky Hender son, notched the Martin Pipe Conditional Handicap Hurdle, in the process providing a first Festival success for Felix de Giles. Pipe's son David had eight of the 24 declared horses, but had to settle for third with 7-2 favourite, Big Eared Fran. "I thought he was my dark horse nap of the week," said Henderson of the 25-1 scorer. 5.15 HENDERSON ALAN KING ended a frustrating Cheltenham 2009 on a high as Oh Crick outfought Moon Over Miami Moon Over Miami may refer to:
The Barbury Castle trainer, saw hot favourite Voy Por Ustedes turned over in Thursday's Ryanair Chase, smiled: "At last! We had to wait a few days but they all count and they are all very special." |
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