Full Result 2.50 Catterick | 18 December 2007

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(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f145yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £3,253 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Blast The Past 4/1 Dougie Costello Tim Walford	Dougie Costello Tim Walford	5	111	92	63	101	–
b m Past Glories - Yours Or Mine (IRE) (Exhibitioner)
Chased leaders, blundered badly 1st, led approaching last, held on gamely (op 9-2)

2 1	9. Loch Oscaig 7/2 Brian Hughes ³ R D E Woodhouse	Brian Hughes ³ R D E Woodhouse	7	109	89	58	96	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Paddys Cherub (Then Again)
Chased leaders, stayed on same pace run-in

3 hd [1¼]	2. Stormy Beech 9/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	11	1112 p	103	72	110	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Cheeny's Brig (New Brig)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace last 150yds (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

4 1¾ [3]	6. Guerilla (AUS) 11/2 Seamus Durack Richard Guest	Seamus Durack Richard Guest	7	118 t	99	66	104	–
bb g Octagonal (NZ) - Partisan (AUS) (Canny Lad)
Chased leaders, effort approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace run-in (op 15-2)

5 5 [8]	1. Beau Torero (FR) 12/1 Alex Merriam ⁷ Ben Pollock	Alex Merriam ⁷ Ben Pollock	9	115	103	64	106	–
gr g True Brave (USA) - Brave Lola (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Made most, headed and blundered last, soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 14-1)

6 1¼ [9¼]	7. Barton Sun (IRE) 3/1F Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	8	111	92	51	91	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Sun Screen (Caerleon)
Held up, went prominent 5th, effort and hit 3 out, weakened between last 2 (tchd 11-4)

PU	5. Ton-Chee 25/1 Tony Dobbin Barry Murtagh	Tony Dobbin Barry Murtagh	8	1110	101	–	–	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Najariya (Northfields)
Held up in touch, pulled up immediately after 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 20-1)

UR	4. Eborarry (IRE) 10/1 David O'Meara Tim Easterby	David O'Meara Tim Easterby	5	1112	103	–	95	–
b g Desert Sun - Aztec Princess (Indian King)
In touch, effort approaching 3 out, outpaced when blundered badly and unseated rider 2 out (op 9-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:02:00 Winning time: 4m 1.90s (slow by 14.90s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Fencote Gold (vet's certificate), Finland (vet's certificate), Kerry's Blade (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Energytek (Yorkshire) Ltd (Blast The Past) 1st breeder: A R And Mrs Dimmock
2nd owner: W Murdoch (Loch Oscaig)
3rd owner: Robert Johnson (Stormy Beech)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £23.90 CSF: £18.61 Tricast: £116.14

2:50 Catterick 18 Dec 2007

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