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2:00 Folkestone 14 Dec 2004

Merry Christmas Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m1f110yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st £2,534 2nd £724 3rd £362
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 105 74 48 82
ch g Afzal (IRE) - Hush Tina (Tina's Pet)
Held up in last trio, mistake 5th, smooth progress after 2 out, led last, ridden out (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding had benefited from the good to soft ground) (op 11-2)
2 
5 911 p 73 46 75
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Exotic Forest (Dominion)
Well in touch, in last pair of tightly-bunched field after 2 out and ridden, stayed on before last, took 2nd flat, no impression winner (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in a place)
3  4 [5½]
10 1011 80 48 78
b g Salse (USA) - Ballet Classique (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Tracked leading pair, led after 2 out and tried to kick on, headed and found nil last, faded flat (op 7-2)
4  5 [10½]
5 910 v 72 34 65
b g College Chapel - Miss Sandman (Manacle)
Tracked leader until after 2 out, ridden and outpaced between last 2, one pace after
5  nk [10¾]
5 106 tp 75 37 68
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Zanella (IRE) (Nordico)
Held up in last trio, progress 2 out, pressed leaders soon after, weakened before last (op 12-1)
6  1 [11¾]
8 117 90 51 82
b g Prairie - Platonica (ITY) (Primo Dominie)
Held up in last trio, effort 2 out, close up between last 2, weakened just before last (op 9-4)
7  2 [13¾]
6 110 83 41 73
b g Lyphento (USA) - Georgian Quickstep (Dubassoff)
Close up until ridden and weakened between last 2 (op 7-2 tchd 5-1)
8  4 [17¾]
6 115 b 95 49 82
b g Definite Article - Friendly Song (Song)
Led, set steady pace to 3 out, headed after 2 out, weakened before last (op 16-1)
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