Full Result 2.50 Worcester | 6 August 2004

Racing By The River Claiming Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good 10 hurdles

1st £2,989 2nd £854 3rd £427

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Arabian Moon (IRE) 11/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	8	1012	117	88	99	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, led last, ridden out (tchd 12-1)

2 3	6. Burning Truth I (USA) 11/4 David Dennis Matt Sheppard	David Dennis Matt Sheppard	10	109	–	82	91	–
ch g Known Fact (USA) - Galega (Sure Blade)
Led, clear 6th, ridden and headed last, one pace (op 7-2)

3 1¾ [4¾]	1. Ask Me What (IRE) 7/2 Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	7	1013	105	84	93	–
b m Shernazar - Laffan's Bridge (IRE) (Mandalus)
Always prominent, ridden and one pace from 2 out (op 9-2)

4 10 [14¾]	11. Tiger Talk 33/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ Richard Guest	Colin Bolger ⁵ Richard Guest	8	104 p	80	71	78	–
ch g Sabrehill (USA) - Tebre (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Held up and behind, pushed along 6th, stayed on from 2 out

5 2 [16¾]	9. Stage Direction I (USA) 20/1 Warren Marston Jimmy Frost	Warren Marston Jimmy Frost	7	109	92	69	76	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Carya (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out

6 3 [19¾]	7. Delaware (FR) 33/1 Cay Bonhoff ¹⁰ M C Pipe	Cay Bonhoff ¹⁰ M C Pipe	8	913	100	66	73	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - L'Indienne (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Prominent, lost place approaching 6th, no danger after

7 11 [30¾]	10. Tarski 14/1 Richard Johnson Stuart Kittow	Richard Johnson Stuart Kittow	10	109 b	100	56	73	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Illusory (Kings Lake)
Held up, not fluent 3rd, headway approaching 5th, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, disputing 4th when blundered last

8 4 [34¾]	5. Ashgan (IRE) 33/1 Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	Oliver Dayman ¹⁰ Dr P Pritchard	11	913	110	52	58	–
br g Yashgan - Nicky's Dilemma (Kambalda)
Held up in touch, jumped slowly 6th, soon weakened

9 6 [40¾]	8. Generous Ways 14/1 Robert Thornton Richard Lee	Robert Thornton Richard Lee	9	109 t	86	46	52	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Clara Bow I (USA) (Coastal)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 16-1)

10 dist [70¾]	4. Byway 50/1 Richard Young ⁵ J W Tudor	Richard Young ⁵ J W Tudor	7	105	–	18	–	–
b m Nearly A Hand - Wenvoe Lane (Tom Noddy)
Behind, lost touch 4th, tailed off from 6th

PU	3. Governor Daniel 9/4F A P McCoy Ian Williams	A P McCoy Ian Williams	13	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Governor General - Princess Semele (Imperial Fling)
Prominent, weakened after 6th, pulled up and dismounted after 7th (jockey said gelding had gone lame) (op 11-8)

11 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 39.30s (slow by 4.30s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: No Dramas Partnership (Arabian Moon) 1st breeder: T Harris
2nd owner: G Jones (Burning Truth I)
3rd owner: Mrs Anne White (Ask Me What)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3.90 £1.40 £1.30 Ex: £53.70 CSF: £40.20
The winner was claimed by Roy Brotherton for £6,000.

2:50 Worcester 6 Aug 2004

Racing By The River Claiming Hurdle Class F