Full Result 1.15 Exeter | 1 January 2008

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m2f111yds) 2m2½f Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £4,554.20 2nd £1,337 3rd £668.50 4th £333.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Irish Legend I (IRE) 9/2 Jack Doyle ⁵ C Roberts	Jack Doyle ⁵ C Roberts	8	110	108	110	126	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Wedding Bouquet (Kings Lake)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 4th, led on bit approaching 3 out, drew clear flat, comfortably (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

2 8	5. Onefourfun (IRE) 3/1F Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	Tom Siddall Charlie Longsdon	6	116 7	109	103	117	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - One For Millennium (IRE) (Husyan)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, ridden approaching last, one pace (op 9-4 tchd 7-2)

3 7 [15]	13. Dancing Dasi (IRE) 7/1 Mr J Snowden ⁵ Victor Dartnall	Mr J Snowden ⁵ Victor Dartnall	9	1010	104	90	104	–
b m Supreme Leader - Little Dasi (IRE) (Mandalus)
Held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 13-2)

4 2½ [17½]	6. Purple Patch 25/1 Liam Heard ³ Jeremy Scott	Liam Heard ³ Jeremy Scott	10	112	108	91	107	–
b m Afzal (IRE) - My Purple Prose (Rymer)
Led until approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 33-1)

5 3 [20½]	16. Saphire Night 14/1 Willie McCarthy ⁵ Tom George	Willie McCarthy ⁵ Tom George	7	107	101	81	96	–
b m Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Tyrilda (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Always prominent, every chance approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 16-1)

6 7 [27½]	9. Historic Place (USA) 33/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	8	114	107	80	95	–
b g Dynaformer (USA) - Captive Island (IRE) (Northfields)
Chased leader until weakened approaching 3 out

7 1¾ [29¼]	2. Key Phil (FR) 12/1 Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	10	1112	115	86	101	–
ch g Beyssac (FR) - Rivolie (FR) (Mistigri)
Prominent to 5th (tchd 10-1)

8 3 [32¼]	8. Pavillon Bleu (FR) 5/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	5	115	108	75	91	–
b g Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Isaure De Bussy (FR) (Bad Conduct)
Held up in mid-division, short-lived effort on inside approaching 3 out (op 7-1)

9 4 [36¼]	11. Nicto De Beauchene (FR) 33/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	7	113	106	69	89	–
b g Nashamaa (IRE) - Chipie D'Angron (FR) (Grand Tresor)
Blundered 5th, always behind (op 25-1)

10 6 [42¼]	4. Forest Silver 16/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	6	113	109	65	82	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Miss Orphan (FR) (Round Sovereign)
Prominent, mistake 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 14-1)

11 11 [53¼]	3. Gala Evening 9/1 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	6	117	110	54	72	–
b g Daylami (IRE) - Balleta (USA) (Lyphard)
Always in rear (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, that his instructions were to be handy and not give away too much ground, but that gelding jumped the first three flights very slowly and was always struggling; trainer added that gelding had been awash with sweat when he saddled him which was totally uncharacteristic, and that a lot of his horses were coughing; vet said gelding was post-race clinically sound; trainer later said upon examination gelding was found to be suffering from a painful back and was also coughing) (op 12-1)

12 7 [60¼]	17. Danse Macabre (IRE) 33/1 Tom Messenger ³ Tony Carroll	Tom Messenger ³ Tony Carroll	9	109	101	37	56	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - My Romance (IRE) (Green Shoon)
Held up in mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out (op 40-1 tchd 50-1)

PU	1. Grey Brother 25/1 Chris Honour ³ Chris Down	Chris Honour ³ Chris Down	10	119	115	–	–	–
gr g Morpeth - Pigeon Loft (IRE) (Bellypha)
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, ridden and weakening when blundered 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1)

PU	10. Keltic Rock 25/1 Daryl Jacob Jonathan Geake	Daryl Jacob Jonathan Geake	9	113 t	106	–	–	–
ch g Bigstone (IRE) - Sibley (Northfields)
Held up towards rear, mistake 4th, no chance when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 20-1)

PU	12. Voir Dire 50/1 Owyn Nelmes Nerys Dutfield	Owyn Nelmes Nerys Dutfield	6	112	105	–	–	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Bobbie Dee (Blakeney)
Held up in mid-division, headway 4th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (tchd 40-1)

PU	15. Emile Zola 33/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	6	110	103	–	–	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Ellie Ardensky (Slip Anchor)
Behind from 4th, pulled up before 6th

PU	14. Listen Son (IRE) 50/1 Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	6	110	103	–	–	–
b g Desert Sun - Hear Me (Simply Great)
Always towards rear, pulled up before 2 out

17 ran Off time: 1:15:00 Winning time: 4m 49.30s (slow by 32.30s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Irish Legend Racing Team (Irish Legend I) 1st breeder: Dr M V O'Brien
2nd owner: Hopeful Half Dozen (Onefourfun)
3rd owner: F D A Snowden (Dancing Dasi)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.50 £2 £2.40 Ex: £35.70 CSF: £17.96 Tricast: £99.95

Hurdle past stands omitted.

1:15 Exeter 1 Jan 2008

Royal Castle Hotel Handicap Hurdle