John Ferguson is aiming Pine
Creek(10st 12lb - 10/1 joint-favourite with Stan James) at the £100,000
Grade Three StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle over two miles on the third and
final day of The Open, Sunday, November 17.
The
five-year-old, who is the 10/1 joint favourite with Stan James, won on two of
his four starts over hurdles last term and returned to action with a
comfortable success in a competitive two-mile Listed handicap hurdle at Ascot
on Saturday, November 2. 
Ferguson
is also responsible Cotton Mill (11st 9lb - 12/1), classy Flat performer
Zuider Zee (10st 8lb - 28/1) and Grade One-winning juvenile hurdler Ruacana
(11st - 33/1).
Ferguson
reported: "Pine Creek has come out of Ascot well and is a very possible
runner in the StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle.
"We
went to Ascot very hopeful - he was one of the favourites, so we had to be -
and I was pleased with his performance.
"Cotton
Mill could run, but he will go to Wincanton first for the Elite Hurdle on Saturday.
He ran very well in the Betfair Hurdle first time out last season and goes well
fresh, so I am very much looking forward to Saturday.
"Zuider
Zee and Ruacana have been pleasing me and are also possibles at this
stage."
Pine
Creek is joined at the head of the betting by last year's runner-up Cash And
Go (11st 2lb - 10/1 joint-favourite), who is one of seven contenders for
champion Jump trainer Nicky Henderson. Other notables for the Lambourn handler
include the Michael Buckley-owned pair of River Maigue (11st 1lb - 14/1)
and Rolling Star (11st 4lb, 14/1), and French import Blue Fashion
(11st 4lb - 16/1).
Grumeti (11st
12lb - 12/1), a Grade One winner as a juvenile at Aintree in April, 2012, heads
the weights for trainer Alan King. The five-year-old only made it to the course
once last season when fourth to Court Minstrel (11st 10lb - 14/1) in the
Scottish Champion Hurdle at Ayr in April.
Paul
Nicholls has a five-strong entry, which includes JCB Triumph Hurdle runner-up Far
West (11st 7lb - 16/1), Sametegal (11st 5lb - 14/1), who made a
winning return at The Showcase, and Swinton Hurdle runner-up Mr Mole
(11st 11lb - 12/1), owned by JP McManus.
Other
notables include last year's winner Olofi (11st - 16/1), trained by Tom
George, and Harry Fry's Karinga Dancer (11st 8lb - 11/1), who completed
a four-time impressively at Aintree on October 26.
The
five-day conformation stage for the confirmation stage for the StanJames.com
Greatwood Hurdle is on Monday, November 11. The maximum field size is 24, with
45 entries going forward at the moment.
The
latest betting with the sponsor:- 10/1 Pine Creek, Cash
And Go, 11/1 Karinga Dancer; 12/1 Mr Mole, Cotton Mill,
Grumeti; 14/1 River Maigue, Rolling Star, Court Minstrel, Sametegal,
Kashmir Peak; 16/1 Shotavodka, Flaxen Flare, Olofi, Swing Bowler, Far
West, L'Unique, Ifandbutwhynot, Makari, Blue Fashion; 20/1 Gibb River,
Caid Du Berlais, Lexi's Boy, Un Beau Roman, Ptit Zig; 22/1 Get Me Out Of
Here, Dell' Arca; 25/1 Calculated Risk, Ahyaknowyerself, Kazlian,
Kalann, Tanerko Emery; 28/1 Zuider Zee, Rawnaq, First In The Queue,
Rattan; 33/1 Gassin Golf, Ruacana, Call Me Bubbles, Thomas Edison; 40/1
Midnight Game; 50/1 Redera, Life And Soul; 66/1 Orzare, Enchanted
Forest
EW: 1/4
1,2,3,4
About
The Open
The
Open is a prestigious and historic three-day meeting at Cheltenham Racecourse,
which signals that the new Jump season is in full swing. There is record prize
money of £743,000 in 2013, with the feature Paddy Power Gold Cup worth
£160,000.
Staged
on Friday, Saturday and Sunday, November 15, 16 & 17. The Open is the
second highest-profile meeting at the home of Jump racing, following The
Festival in March and a huge event in its own right.
The
Open provides thrilling competition between many of the best Jump horses in
Europe, with crowds of around 70,000 over the three days.
It is
regarded by many as the biggest and most important meeting of the first half of
the Jump season - a weekend of entertainment, sport and fun not to be missed,
including many trade stands in The Open shopping village.
Please
find more details at www.cheltenham.co.uk and through Twitter
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About
Cheltenham Racecourse
Cheltenham
Racecourse is situated in Prestbury on the outskirts of the historic spa town
of Cheltenham. The Home of Jump Racing, Cheltenham Racecourse is the venue for
the world's pre-eminent Jump Racing meeting, The Festival, which takes place in
March every year. Set against the beautiful backdrop of the Cotswolds,
Cheltenham Racecourse is a stunning natural amphitheatre and offers the
highest-quality action throughout the Jump season.
Cheltenham
Racecourse is part of The Jockey Club, which has been at the heart of British
racing for more than 260 years. Today the largest commercial group in the
sport, The Jockey Club runs the largest racecourse group in the UK by turnover
(2012: £142.1m), courses (15) including those at Aintree, Cheltenham, Epsom
Downs and Newmarket, attendances (2012: 1.8m), total prize money (2012:
£35.3m), contribution to prize money (2012: £16.5m) and quality racing (Group
and Graded races); more than 3,000 acres of world-class training grounds in
Newmarket and Lambourn; The National Stud breeding enterprise and education
provider; and the charity for racing's people in need, Racing Welfare. Governed
by Royal Charter, every penny The Jockey Club makes it puts back into British
racing. More information is available at www.thejockeyclub.co.uk
The
StanJames.com Greatwood Hurdle
Class
1, Grade 3, £100,000 Total Prize Fund. 3.15pm, Cheltenham, Sunday,
November 17, 2013. For 4yo+, two miles about half a furlong. Entries closed,
October 29, entries revealed October 31 (45 entries), weights revealed November
6. Penalties: after November 3, a winner of a hurdle race 5lb (no penalty to
increase a horse's weight above 11st 12lb). Six-day confirmation stage November
11, final 48-hour declaration stage 10.00am, November 15. Form figures supplied
by Weatherbys and are correct up to and including the racing of Monday,
November 4.
Form
Horse Age/Wt Owner Trainer
F1131/4-
GRUMETI 5-11-12 McNeill Family Alan King
121P3-2
MR MOLE (IRE) 5-11-11 J P McManus Paul Nicholls
015-112
CALL ME BUBBLES (FR) 4-11-10 Susannah Ricci Willie Mullins IRE
1/14PP0-0
GET ME OUT OF HERE (IRE) 9-11-10 J P McManus Jonjo O'Neill
4/13411-0
COURT MINSTREL (IRE) 6-11-10 Janet Davies Evan Williams
1U3/2F0-
COTTON MILL 6-11-09 Bloomfields John Ferguson
211325-2
TANERKO EMERY (FR) 7-11-08 Walters Plant Hire Ltd Egan Waste Ltd David
Pipe
2/0(1)11-1
KARINGA DANCER 7-11-08 H B Geddes Harry Fry
3121-41
AHYAKNOWYERSELF (IRE) 7-11-08 G Carstairs & R Marker Dr Richard
Newland
3/11112-
FAR WEST (FR) 4-11-07 Axom XXXIX Paul Nicholls
2P6-402
MIDNIGHT GAME 6-11-06 Gigginstown House Stud Willie Mullins IRE
24131-2
PTIT ZIG (FR) 4-11-06
Barry Fulton, Chris Giles & Richard Webb Paul Nicholls
21332-1
SAMETEGAL (FR) 4-11-05 John & Barbara Cotton Paul Nicholls
0/30231/5
GIBB RIVER (IRE) 7-11-05 Corbett Stud Nicky Henderson
123311 FIRST
IN THE QUEUE (IRE) 6-11-05 Liam Breslin Nicky Henderson
122202-2
CAID DU BERLAIS (FR) 4-11-04 Donlon, Doyle, MacDonald & C Barber
Paul Nicholls
5141-4 BLUE
FASHION (IRE) 4-11-04 John & Barbara Cotton Nicky Henderson
1165-
ROLLING STAR
(FR) 4-11-04
Michael Buckley & The Vestey Family Nicky Henderson
2514-213
FLAXEN FLARE (IRE) 4-11-02 Mrs Pat Sloan Gordon Elliott IRE
15/2U00-
CASH AND GO (IRE) 6-11-02 Robin Geffen Nicky Henderson
41131-6
L'UNIQUE (FR) 4-11-01 Denis Barry Alan King
31/2120-
RIVER MAIGUE (IRE) 6-11-01 Michael Buckley Nicky Henderson
61-1262
UN BEAU ROMAN (FR) 5-11-00 Aiden Devaney Willie Mullins IRE
50/100-U
OLOFI (FR) 7-11-00 McNeill Family Tom George
11306-0
RUACANA 4-11-00 Bloomfields John Ferguson
U02-P31
RATTAN (USA) 8-11-00 J A Coleman Willie Mullins IRE
20-2110
RAWNAQ (IRE) 6-10-13 Kevin John Smith Matthew Smith IRE
2/01110-0
SHOTAVODKA (IRE) 7-10-13 Jane Gerard-Pearse David Pipe
P020U-03
THOMAS EDISON (IRE) 6-10-13 J P McManus Tony Martin IRE
3115-1 PINE
CREEK 5-10-12 Bloomfields John Ferguson
32111/B-
LEXI'S BOY (IRE) 5-10-12 Tim Leslie Donald McCain
312520/
KALANN (IRE) 6-10-12 K McConnell Sabrina Harty IRE
111/130-
SWING BOWLER 6-10-11 Exors of the late David Johnson David Pipe
140/003-
KAZLIAN (FR) 5-10-11 Twelve Pipers Piping Johnny Farrelly
11U0-
KASHMIR PEAK (IRE) 4-10-10 Win Only SP Only Partnership John Quinn
112132 LIFE
AND SOUL (IRE) 6-10-09 Matthew Taylor Donald McCain
1010F-3
IFANDBUTWHYNOT (IRE) 7-10-08 Claire Hollowood & Henry Dean David
O'Meara
300/3-30
REDERA (IRE) 7-10-08 Peter William Partnership Tony Martin IRE
213-
ZUIDER ZEE (GER) 6-10-08 Bloomfields John Ferguson
6/126-110
MAKARI 6-10-06 Matt & Lauren Morgan Nicky Henderson
153116-
CALCULATED RISK 4-10-04 Terry Warner John Quinn
212
DELL' ARCA (IRE) 4-10-03 Prof Caroline Tisdall David Pipe
0226420
ENCHANTED FOREST (IRE) 5-10-00 Francis Campbell Michael Hourigan IRE
0/3052/U0
ORZARE (IRE) 7-9-11 Bryan Fry Philip Hide
2P2-343
GASSIN GOLF 4-9-11 Will Roseff Richard Lee
45
entries
10 Irish-trained
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