Full Result 3.05 Fakenham | 14 March 2008

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(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £2,740.80 2nd £798.80 3rd £399.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Purr 40/1 Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	7	98 p	60	53	70	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Catawba (Mill Reef)
Close up on outside, led after 5th, clear with one rival 2 out, plugged on from last (trainer's rep said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was better suited by the drop in class) (op 33-1)

2 ½	3. Goldan Jess (IRE) 7/1 Michael O'Connell ⁵ Declan Carroll	Michael O'Connell ⁵ Declan Carroll	4	114	90	75	91	–
b g Golan (IRE) - Bendis (GER) (Danehill)
Tracked leaders, mistake 3rd, went 2nd nearing omitted 3 out, pressed winner after, no impression flat (op 11-2)

3 10 [10½]	4. Silvo (NZ) 9/2F Felix De Giles ⁵ Milton Harris	Felix De Giles ⁵ Milton Harris	8	113	81	61	81	–
gr g Lowell (USA) - Silvadella (NZ) (Silver Prospector II)
Handy until ridden and lost place before 6th, well beaten 4th before 2 out, plodded on but no threat after (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

4 1¼ [11¾]	1. Star Of The Desert (IRE) 9/1 Brian Hughes ³ Kate Walton	Brian Hughes ³ Kate Walton	5	119	85	64	83	–
bb g Desert Story (IRE) - Cindy's Star (IRE) (Dancing Dissident)
Tracked leaders going well until ridden nearing omitted 3 out, found nil and beaten next (op 11-1 tchd 12-1)

5 ½ [12¼]	10. Safe Investment (USA) 25/1 Tom Messenger ³ Ben Pollock	Tom Messenger ³ Ben Pollock	4	1011	81	51	70	–
b g Gone West (USA) - Fully Invested (USA) (Irish River)
Behind, passed some reluctant animals on final circuit, never on terms (op 20-1)

6 7 [19¼]	5. Darkshape 8/1 Matt Crawley ⁷ William Stone	Matt Crawley ⁷ William Stone	8	110	80	49	70	–
b g Zamindar (USA) - Shapely I (USA) (Alleged)
Behind, ridden and labouring 6th (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

7 shd [19¼]	7. Top Gear 5/1 Colin Bolger ³ Laura Mongan	Colin Bolger ³ Laura Mongan	6	112	78	47	70	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Bundle (Cadeaux Genereux)
Pressed leader until 6th, ridden and fading tamely when blundered 2 out (op 6-1)

8 12 [31¼]	11. Aviemore 33/1 Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	Joe Cornwall ⁷ John Cornwall	6	104	70	23	48	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Film Script (Unfuwain)
Behind, ridden and lost touch 6th

9 1¾ [33]	2. Simply St Lucia 7/1 Aidan Coleman ⁷ John Weymes	Aidan Coleman ⁷ John Weymes	6	112	82	33	58	–
b m Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Mubadara (IRE) (Lahib)
Ridden in midfield 5th, not keen and struggling next (op 6-1)

10 ½ [33½]	9. Reflective Glory (IRE) 16/1 Paddy Aspell John Wainwright	Paddy Aspell John Wainwright	4	112	83	25	51	–
ch f City On A Hill (USA) - Sheznice (IRE) (Try My Best)
Midfield, ridden and lost touch 6th (op 20-1)

11 14 [47½]	12. Busy Man (IRE) 12/1 Dougie Costello Richard Guest	Dougie Costello Richard Guest	9	106	65	–	27	–
b g Darnay - Make Or Mar (Daring March)
Pulled hard in rear, no chance after 6th, tailed off (op 14-1)

12 4½ [52]	8. Rosie's Glory (USA) 15/2 Dave Crosse Milton Harris	Dave Crosse Milton Harris	4	115 b	86	4	35	–
bb f More Than Ready (USA) - Cukee (USA) (Langfuhr)
Reminder before 1st, led until after 5th, soon downed tools and dropped out, tailed off (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

13 2 [54]	6. Bowl Of Cherries 8/1 Mark Grant Ian Wood	Mark Grant Ian Wood	5	117 tb	80	3	35	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Desert Nomad (Green Desert)
Close up, not fluent 5th and ridden, soon gave up, tailed off (op 13-2)

13 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 4m 2.60s (slow by 12.60s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Steven Rees (Purr) 1st breeder: Plantation Stud
2nd owner: M Barber (Goldan Jess)
3rd owner: Milton Harris Racing Club (Silvo)
Tote win: £31.80 PL: £7.60 £3.80 £1.90 Ex: £494.70 CSF: £316.44 Tricast: £1,549.23
There was no bid for the winner.

3 out omitted - damaged

3:05 Fakenham 14 Mar 2008

North Norfolk Radio Selling Handicap Hurdle