Full Result 3.15 Chester | 8 May 2008

Halifax Handicap

(Class 2) (0-100, 3yo) (7f127yds) 7½f Good To Firm

1st £13,246.80 2nd £3,964.80 3rd £1,982.40 4th £991.20 5th £493.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	1. Huzzah (IRE) 15/2 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	94	93	101	105	–
b c Acclamation - Borders Belle (IRE) (Pursuit Of Love)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd over 2f out, led over 1f out, soon ridden, just held on when pressed towards finish (op 8-1)

2⁽⁹⁾ shd	12. Fervent Prince 20/1 J F Egan Hughie Morrison	J F Egan Hughie Morrison	3	84 1	79	87	91	–
b g Averti (IRE) - Maria Theresa (Primo Dominie)
Raced in rear division, headway when not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden and hung left, ran on strongly inside final furlong, gaining close home, just failed

3⁽¹¹⁾ 2¾ [2¾]	3. Wasan 15/2 Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	Richard Hills Ed Dunlop	3	813	88	89	96	–
ch g Pivotal - Solaia (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up, not clear run over 2f out, ridden and headway over 1f out, stayed on to take 3rd inside final furlong, not pace to trouble front pair (op 7-1)

4⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [4¼]	9. Boy Blue 14/1 Jamie Spencer David Nicholls	Jamie Spencer David Nicholls	3	87	82	80	83	–
b r Observatory (USA) - Rowan Flower (IRE) (Ashkalani)
In touch, ridden over 1f out, kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 20-1)

5⁽¹²⁾ ¾ [5]	8. Viva Amour 5/1 Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	Ryan Moore Sir Michael Stoute	3	88	83	79	93	–
b g Oasis Dream - Tuxford Hideaway (Cawston's Clown)
Held up, switched right over 1f out, headway entering final furlong, stayed on, nearest finish, promising effort (op 6-1)

6⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [6½]	6. Toto Skyllachy 12/1 Micky Fenton Tom Tate	Micky Fenton Tom Tate	3	811	86	78	81	–
b c Kyllachy - Little Tramp (Trempolino)
Niggled along most of way, behind, stayed on inside final furlong, not pace to trouble leaders (tchd 10-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ ¾ [7¼]	4. Elna Bright 12/1 Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	Frankie Dettori Brian Meehan	3	813	88	78	82	–
b c Elnadim (USA) - Acicula (IRE) (Night Shift)
Midfield, ridden and headway 2f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 14-1)

8⁽¹⁾ ½ [7¾]	7. Royalist (IRE) 9/4F Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	Philip Robinson Michael Jarvis	3	810	85	74	77	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Nebraas (Green Desert)
Broke well to lead, ridden and headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 5-2)

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8½]	10. Magnitude 14/1 Kerrin McEvoy William Haggas	Kerrin McEvoy William Haggas	3	87	82	69	72	–
ch g Pivotal - Miswaki Belle (USA) (Miswaki)
Midfield, not clear run over 1f out, soon ridden, kept on but no impression on leaders (op 9-1)

10⁽³⁾ 3 [11½]	11. Green Wadi 10/1 Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	Tadhg O'Shea Mick Channon	3	85	80	59	63	–
b c Dansili - Peryllys (Warning)
Held up, pushed along and headway 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 9-1)

11⁽²⁾ 9 [20½]	2. Eastern Gift 28/1 Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon Snr	Jimmy Fortune Richard Hannon Snr	3	94	93	48	53	–
ch c Cadeaux Genereux - Dahshah (Mujtahid)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 33-1 tchd 20-1)

12⁽⁵⁾ 11 [31½]	5. Ramatni 25/1 Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	Joe Fanning Mark Johnston	3	812	87	13	20	–
b f Green Desert (USA) - Wardat Allayl (IRE) (Mtoto)
Prominent, ridden 3f out, losing place when not much room over 2f out, soon behind

12 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 1m 34.00s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: J Gale,J Finch,D Cole,R Dollar,D Powell (Huzzah) 1st breeder: S And S Hubbard Rodwell
2nd owner: Thurloe Finsbury II (Fervent Prince)
3rd owner: Hamdan Al Maktoum (Wasan)
Tote win: £9 PL: £3 £6.20 £2.90 Ex: £139.10 CSF: £152.73 Tricast: £1,189.42 Trifecta: £862.80 Pool: £1336.88. 1.10 - winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 23 (42%) M [5-8] 42 (25%) H [9-12] 85 (33%)

3:15 Chester 8 May 2008

Halifax Handicap