Full Result 2.05 Doncaster | 31 January 2004

skybet.com River Don Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m96yds) 3m½f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £17,400 2nd £6,600 3rd £3,300 4th £1,500 5th £750 6th £450

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Diamant Noir 5/6F L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	6	115	134	107	142	–
b m Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Free Travel (Royalty)
Held up, hit 7th, steady headway and hit 4 out, close up next, led 2 out, easily (op 4-5 tchd Evens)

2 27	3. Eva So Charming 20/1 Warren Marston Henrietta C Knight	Warren Marston Henrietta C Knight	6	116	115	85	118	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Charming Gale (Strong Gale)
Close up, led after 3rd until headed and hit 6th, led 4 out, ridden along next, headed 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner (tchd 25-1 and 33-1 in places)

3 27 [54]	6. Provocative (FR) 7/1 Timmy Murphy Martin Todhunter	Timmy Murphy Martin Todhunter	6	116	120	61	89	–
bb g Useful (FR) - All Blue (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Raced wide, held up and behind, headway 4 out, chased leading pair next, soon ridden and beaten (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

4 11 [65]	7. Torche (IRE) 28/1 Jamie Moore M Scudamore	Jamie Moore M Scudamore	6	116 v	110	51	78	–
b g Taos (IRE) - Orchette (IRE) (Orchestra)
Close up, led 6th until ridden along and headed 4 out, soon driven and weakened before next (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

5 21 [86]	4. Igloo D'Estruval I (FR) 25/1 Tom Doyle Mrs L C Taylor	Tom Doyle Mrs L C Taylor	8	116 v	100	32	57	–
br g Garde Royale (IRE) - Jalousie (FR) (Blockhaus)
Led, jumped slowly 1st, blundered 3rd, soon headed and driven along, behind after (op 33-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6 dist [116]	1. Champagne Harry 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1112	135	–	–	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Sparkling Cinders (Netherkelly)
Raced wide, tracked leaders, effort 4 out, soon ridden and weakened approaching next (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

PU	2. Samby 3/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	1110	–	–	–	–
ch g Anshan - Mossy Fern (Le Moss)
Tracked leaders, effort 4 out, soon ridden along and weakened quickly, pulled up before next (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground) (tchd 11-4 and 10-3 in places)

7 ran Off time: 2:06:00 Winning time: 6m 27.00s (slow by 40.00s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Kasthari (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: D J Burke (Diamant Noir) 1st breeder: R And J Micklethwait
2nd owner: Eva So Charming Partnership (Eva So Charming)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Provocative)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £5.90 Ex: £15.90 CSF: £19.52

2:05 Doncaster 31 Jan 2004

skybet.com River Don Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2