Full Result 2.55 Doncaster | 28 February 2009

Sands 5th Year Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) (3m96yds) 3m½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £13,010 2nd £3,820 3rd £1,910 4th £954

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Georgian King 8/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	6	112	122	101	129	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Roslin (Roscoe Blake)
Tracked leaders, challenged 3 out, led next, driven clear run-in

2 6	9. Sheriff Hutton (IRE) 11/4F Robert Walford Tim Walford	Robert Walford Tim Walford	6	111	121	95	123	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Will She What (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Took keen hold, tracked leader, left in lead approaching 8th, headed 2 out, stayed on same pace run-in (op 4-1)

3 2½ [8½]	10. Star Beat 10/1 James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	James Reveley ³ Keith Reveley	6	104	113	85	114	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Autumn Leaf (Afzal)
Chased leaders, kept on same pace from 2 out (op 9-1)

4 1¾ [10¼]	3. Iroquois Warrior (IRE) 8/1 Harry Skelton ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton ⁵ Paul Nicholls	8	110	125	96	123	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Auntie Honnie (IRE) (Radical)
Held up, went prominent 7th, one pace from 3 out (op 13-2 tchd 6-1)

5 7 [17¼]	4. Fairoak Lad (IRE) 6/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	6	115	125	90	117	–
br g Tiraaz (USA) - Flair Dante (IRE) (Phardante)
Towards rear, went prominent 8th, weakened after next (op 11-2 tchd 13-2)

6 21 [38¼]	7. Stripe Me Blue 5/1 Alex Merriam ⁷ Peter Jones	Alex Merriam ⁷ Peter Jones	7	109	122	70	95	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Slipmatic (Pragmatic)
Chased leaders, lost place after 2 out (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the good to firm (good in places) ground) (op 13-2)

BD	8. Leac An Scail (IRE) 7/1 Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	Tjade Collier ³ Sue Smith	8	1013	122	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Swings'n'things (USA) (Shernazar)
Went prominent 4th, brought down approaching 8th (tchd 6-1 and 15-2)

F	5. Arrayou (FR) 12/1 Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	8	113 p	123	–	–	–
b g Valanjou I (FR) - Cavatine (FR) (Spud)
Led, stumbled and fell approaching 8th, dead (tchd 14-1)

PU	2. Hard Act To Follow I (IRE) 20/1 Dougie Costello Howard Johnson	Dougie Costello Howard Johnson	10	115 t	125	–	–	–
ch g Shernazar - Lauren's Gem (Over The River)
Chased leaders, lost place after 8th, pulled up before next, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 14-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:57:00 Winning time: 5m 59.40s (slow by 12.40s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Laertes (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Roger Allsop (Georgian King) 1st breeder: Mrs Yvonne Allsop
2nd owner: Richard Adcock Joe Grindal Nigel Skinner (Sheriff Hutton)
3rd owner: Blyth, Buttery, Tanfield and Wilson (Star Beat)
Tote win: £9.60 PL: £2.40 £1.60 £2.60 Ex: £33.20 CSF: £30.62 Tricast: £223.73

2:55 Doncaster 28 Feb 2009

Sands 5th Year Handicap Hurdle