Full Result 1.15 Chepstow | 28 January 2006

Letheby & Christopher Maiden Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f100yds) 2m3½f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,415.64 2nd £1,002.75 3rd £501.38 4th £250.43

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Dream Alliance 10/11F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	115	–	106	131	–
ch g Bien Bien (USA) - Rewbell (Andy Rew)
Chased leader, led 4 out, clear 2 out, easily (op 6-5)

2 7	10. Principe Azzurro (FR) 13/2 Joe Tizzard Henry Daly	Joe Tizzard Henry Daly	5	115	–	100	111	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Massalia (GER) (Leone)
Held up, headway 6th, chased winner from 4 out, no impression from 2 out (op 9-1)

3 14 [21]	3. Carew Lad 100/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Debra Hamer	Benjamin Hitchcott Debra Hamer	10	115	–	85	101	–
b g Arzanni - Miss Skindles (Taufan)
Always prominent, jumped left and nearly unseated rider 1st, weakened 2 out

4 24 [45]	8. Montrolin 100/1 Rodi Greene Simon Burrough	Rodi Greene Simon Burrough	6	115	–	60	73	–
ch g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Charmed I'm Sure (Nicholas Bill)
Held up, headway after 7th, soon ridden, weakened 4 out

5 shd [45]	5. Exceptionnel (FR) 10/1 Mr J Newbold ⁷ Lady Anne Connell	Mr J Newbold ⁷ Lady Anne Connell	7	1012	–	59	73	–
b g Subotica (FR) - The Exception (FR) (Melyno)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 4 out (op 9-1)

6 ½ [45½]	7. Lunch Was My Idea (IRE) 25/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	6	115	–	59	72	–
bb g Tawrrific (NZ) - Equity Law (IRE) (Gunner B)
Held up and behind, short-lived effort after 7th (op 33-1)

7 1½ [47]	1. Back Among Friends 10/1 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	7	115	–	57	71	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Betty's Girl (Menelek)
Jumped left, led to 4 out, soon weakened (op 8-1)

8 9 [56]	14. Dayoff (IRE) 25/1 Tony Evans David Evans	Tony Evans David Evans	5	1012 p	–	41	55	–
gr m Daylami (IRE) - Dabtara (IRE) (Kahyasi)
Behind most of way (op 18-1)

9 6 [62]	9. Ocean Of Storms (IRE) 66/1 Mr M Hunter ¹⁰ N I M Rossiter	Mr M Hunter ¹⁰ N I M Rossiter	11	109	–	41	56	–
bb g Arazi (USA) - Moon Cactus (Kris)
Behind, short-lived effort after 7th (op 50-1)

10 10 [72]	11. Red Echo (FR) 14/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	115	–	30	46	–
b g Subotica (FR) - Volniste (FR) (Olmeto)
Always behind, lost touch 5th (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 12-1)

11 17 [89]	12. Tempsford (USA) 7/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	115	–	11	29	–
b g Bering - Nadra (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway after 7th, weakened 4 out, jumped left 3 out (op 11-2)

PU	2. Blind Smart (IRE) 100/1 Charlie Poste ⁷ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ⁷ Milton Harris	8	1012	–	–	–	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Smart Chick (True Song)
Always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out

PU	16. Sovietta (IRE) 33/1 B J Crowley Tony Newcombe	B J Crowley Tony Newcombe	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Soviet Star (USA) - La Riveraine (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened and pulled up before 4 out (jockey said mare had a breathing problem) (op 40-1 tchd 50-1)

UR	6. Justice Jones 100/1 James White ⁷ Pam Ford	James White ⁷ Pam Ford	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Rally For Justice (Dominion)
Blundered and unseated rider 2nd (tchd 150-1)

14 ran Off time: 1:18:00 Winning time: 5m 5.80s (slow by 28.80s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Charmatic (transport problems), Gay Millenium (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Alliance Partnership (Dream Alliance) 1st breeder: Rewbell Syndicate
2nd owner: W J Tolhurst (Principe Azzurro)
3rd owner: Mrs Mandy Hinchliffe (Carew Lad)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £2.30 £23.80 Ex: £9.40 CSF: £6.60

1:15 Chepstow 28 Jan 2006

Letheby & Christopher Maiden Hurdle