Full Result 8.50 Chelmsford (AW) | 18 December 2008

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(Class 3) (0-95, 3yo+) (1m5f66yds) 1m5½f Standard

1st £7,477.20 2nd £2,239.20 3rd £1,119.60 4th £560.40 5th £279.60 6th £140.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Grande Caiman (IRE) 11/4 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	4	100 6 b	99	–	107	–
ch c Grand Lodge (USA) - Sweet Retreat (Indian Ridge)
Chased leader until led 4f out, hung left under pressure over 1f out, stayed on well final furlong (op 7-2)

2⁽¹⁾ ½	3. Celtic Spirit (IRE) 13/8F George Baker Gary Moore	George Baker Gary Moore	5	97	92	–	99	–
ch g Pivotal - Cavernista (Lion Cavern)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 4f out, pulled out and ridden well over 1f out, unable to quicken under pressure final furlong (tchd 7-4 and 2-1 in places)

3⁽³⁾ 3½ [4]	5. Bentley Brook (IRE) 16/1 Gabriel Hannon ⁵ Roger Curtis	Gabriel Hannon ⁵ Roger Curtis	6	87	83	–	85	–
ch g Singspiel (IRE) - Gay Bentley (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leaders, went 3rd 4f out, ridden and unable to quicken just over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 12-1)

4⁽⁴⁾ 8 [12]	2. King's Head (IRE) 6/1 Fergus Sweeney Gary Moore	Fergus Sweeney Gary Moore	5	98 p	93	–	83	–
bg g King's Best (USA) - Ustka (Lomond)
Steadied start, held up in last place, pushed along 7f out, ridden and weakened well over 2f out (op 9-1)

5⁽⁷⁾ 3¼ [15¼]	6. Slip 3/1 Richard Kingscote Jim Boyle	Richard Kingscote Jim Boyle	3	88 b¹	85	–	70	–
b g Fraam - Niggle (Night Shift)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, soon beaten (jockey said gelding ran too keen early on ) (tchd 7-2)

6⁽⁵⁾ 6 [21¼]	4. St Savarin (FR) 18/1 Darryll Holland Brett Johnson	Darryll Holland Brett Johnson	7	93	88	–	64	–
ch g Highest Honor (FR) - Sacara (GER) (Monsagem)
Led until 4f out, soon lost place, well behind from over 2f out (jockey said gelding moved poorly) (op 20-1)

PU⁽²⁾	7. Toparudi 16/1 Liam Jones Mark H Tompkins	Liam Jones Mark H Tompkins	7	88 3	79	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Topatori (IRE) (Topanoora)
Steadied start, took keen hold, held up in last place, lost action and pulled up over 3f out (op 14-1)

7 ran Off time: 8:50:00 Winning time: 2m 52.37s (slow by 6.37s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: I A N Wight (Grande Caiman) 1st breeder: Sweet Retreat Syndicate
2nd owner: Miss S Bowles (Celtic Spirit)
3rd owner: John Wardle (Bentley Brook)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £2.20 £1.50 Ex: £11.20 CSF: £8.31

8:50 Chelmsford (AW) 18 Dec 2008

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