Full Result 2.55 Fakenham | 15 February 2008

Hunting Is Thriving E B F "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)

(Class 3) (4-7yo) 2m4f OMS Good 11 hurdles

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Gansey (IRE) 10/11F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	119	123	87	126	–
br g Anshan - Ebony Jane (Roselier)
Made all, hit 3 out, 8 lengths clear and ridden after next, crashed through last but lost little momentum (op 11-10 tchd 6-5, 5-4 in places)

2 7	5. Lord Appellare (IRE) 25/1 Dominic Elsworth Richard Rowe	Dominic Elsworth Richard Rowe	7	113	105	74	108	–
ch g Lord Of Appeal - Rainbow Alliance (IRE) (Golden Love I)
Settled in 3rd place, outpaced by winner after 3 out, kept pressing another rival and took 2nd near finish (tchd 28-1)

3 nk [7¼]	4. Johnny Bissett (IRE) 4/1 Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	Seamus Durack David Arbuthnot	7	113	–	74	107	–
br g Oscar (IRE) - Millers Run (Deep Run)
Raced keenly in 2nd, joint 2nd 3 out, no chance with winner after, kept on until lost 2nd close home (tchd 7-2 and 9-2)

4 10 [17¼]	6. Rathmulen (IRE) 28/1 Denis O'Regan Henrietta C Knight	Denis O'Regan Henrietta C Knight	5	113	–	64	97	–
bb g Tel Quel (FR) - Northcha Lady (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Chased leaders, outpaced before 3 out (op 33-1)

5 8 [25¼]	7. Rock Wren 7/1 Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	Sam Jones ³ Renee Robeson	5	110	118	55	89	–
ch g Shahrastani (USA) - Wren Warbler (Relkino)
Towards rear, driven before 7th, lost touch before 3 out (op 5-1)

6 10 [35¼]	3. Georgian King 13/2 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	5	113	–	45	79	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Roslin (Roscoe Blake)
Raced in midfield, not fluent 5th, ridden and beaten 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

7 32 [67¼]	2. By George (IRE) 14/1 Paul Moloney Nick Gifford	Paul Moloney Nick Gifford	6	113	105	10	47	–
b g New Frontier I (IRE) - Ann's Fort (Crash Course)
Pulled hard early, behind, ridden 6th, tailed off 3 out (op 10-1)

PU	9. Lucky Pearl 150/1 Ewan Whillans ⁷ Owen Brennan	Ewan Whillans ⁷ Owen Brennan	7	103	–	–	–	–
b m Jendali (USA) - Fardella (ITY) (Molvedo)
Soon last and pushed along, lost touch under pressure 6th, tailed off 8th, pulled up next

PU	8. Shampers 100/1 Tom Messenger ³ Ben Pollock	Tom Messenger ³ Ben Pollock	6	110	104	–	–	–
b g Shambo (IRE) - Sparkling SpiritI (Sparkling Boy)
In touch until weakened and mistake 8th, tailed off and pulled up 2 out

9 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 5m 10.50s (slow by 23.50s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Gansey) 1st breeder: Kenilworth House Stud
2nd owner: The Reality Partnership (Lord Appellare)
3rd owner: Exors of the Late George Ward (Johnny Bissett)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.20 £6 £1.50 Ex: £33.80 CSF: £27.73

2:55 Fakenham 15 Feb 2008

Hunting Is Thriving E B F "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier)