6:55 Worcester 23 Aug 2003
Patrick Ruffles 40th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class D
(Class 3) 2m4f OMS Good To Firm 10 hurdles
1st
£5,122 2nd
£1,576 3rd
£788 4th
£394
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
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6 | 115 t | 112 | 88 | 110 | – | ||||
| b m Erins Isle (IRE) - Diandra (Shardari) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway approaching 6th, led flat, ridden out (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, mare was better suited by the good to firm ground and a stronger ride from a professional jockey) (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
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6 | 103 | 97 | 71 | 93 | – | ||||
| ch g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Meldrum Lass (Buckskin) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, led 3 out, headed and hung left flat, ran on, finished second, disqualified and placed third (op 10-3 tchd 7-2) | ||||||||||
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6 | 106 v | 100 | 74 | 98 | – | ||||
| b g Zieten (USA) - Bayazida (Bustino) | ||||||||||
| Led, headed and hit 3 out, carried left and switched right flat, kept on, finished third, placed second (tchd 9-1 and 11-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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11 | 110 | 107 | 81 | 104 | – | ||||
| b g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Rolfete (USA) (Tom Rolfe) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway approaching 3 out, every chance when pecked 2 out, switched right approaching last, stayed on towards finish (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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6 | 107 | 107 | 76 | 98 | – | ||||
| b m Bigstone (IRE) - Clear Ability I (IRE) (Be My Guest) | ||||||||||
| Held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place) | ||||||||||
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6 | 1112 | 118 | 85 | 107 | – | ||||
| ch g Thunder Gulch (USA) - Russian Ballet (USA) (Nijinsky) | ||||||||||
| Held up, mistake and lost place 5th, no danger after (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places and 7-1 in places) | ||||||||||
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5 | 118 | 114 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Russian Ballet (USA) (Nijinsky) | ||||||||||
| Held up, steady headway 5th, mistake 7th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 11-4) | ||||||||||
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4 | 1010 | 105 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Perugino (USA) - Vago Pequeno (IRE) (Posen) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader, jumped slowly 5th, weakened after 6th, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
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7 | 101 | 95 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Treasure Hunter - She's Got Wings (Bulldozer) | ||||||||||
| Always behind, lost touch from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th (jockey said the gelding had pulled up lame) (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places) | ||||||||||
- 9 ran Off time: 6:55:00 Winning time: 4m 44.70s (slow by 9.70s) Total SP: 117%
- 1st owner: Brendan W Duke Racing (Blackchurch Mist) 1st breeder: D H W Dobson
- 2nd owner: Miss Jayne Brace & Gwyn Brace (Red Canyon)
- 3rd owner: Apb Racing (Meldrum Star)
- Tote win: £10.80 PL: £2.50 £1.80 £1.80 Ex: £30 CSF: £83.26 Tricast: £295.65
