Full Result 12.30 Ascot | 22 December 2007

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(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m5f8yds) 2m5f Good To Firm 17 fences

1st £15,657.50 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Fundamentalist (IRE) 7/2 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	117 t	138	94	143	–
b g Supreme Leader - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Always travelling strongly, held up in touch in midfield, headway to challenge and outjumped 2 out, led and jumped left last, ran on strongly (op 3-1)

2 3	2. Cossack Dancer (IRE) 9/2 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	9	117 p	130	91	139	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - Merry Lesa (Dalesa)
Jumped left, led, dived 11th, hard pressed and ridden 2 out, headed last, kept on same pace flat (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

3 10 [13]	1. Celtic Son (FR) 7/1 Timmy Murphy David Pipe	Timmy Murphy David Pipe	8	117 tb¹	140	82	128	–
b g Celtic Arms (FR) - For Kicks (FR) (Top Ville)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 12th, jumped left 14th, ridden before 2 out, beaten between last 2 (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)

4 2 [15]	5. Justpourit (IRE) 9/2 Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	Conor O'Dwyer D T Hughes	8	114 p	–	77	128	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Gale Choice (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up in touch, mistake 8th, soon dropped to rear and ridden, 6th and well held when blundered 3 out (op 5-1)

5 1 [16]	6. Soulard (USA) 8/1 Andrew Thornton John Spearing	Andrew Thornton John Spearing	4	111	124	73	121	–
b c Arch (USA) - Bourbon Blues (USA) (Seeking The Gold)
Took keen hold, chased leader until 12th, outpaced before 3 out, well beaten after next (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

6 3 [19]	4. Ofarel D'Airy (FR) 11/4F Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	5	117	144	76	126	–
b g Cadoubel (FR) - Farali D'Airy (FR) (Marasali)
Mistakes and jumped left, in touch towards rear, ridden and headway after 11th, chased leaders next, ridden and jumped left 14th, soon weakened (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 in places)

7 38 [57]	8. Dalriath 100/1 Lee Vickers Michael Chapman	Lee Vickers Michael Chapman	8	107	93	26	70	–
b m Fraam - Alsiba (Northfields)
Always last, losing touch when blundered 10th, tailed off from 13th (op 150-1)

7 ran Off time: 12:31:00 Winning time: 5m 19.00s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Blue Canyon (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: C Cornes (Fundamentalist) 1st breeder: John Fowler
2nd owner: The United Front Partnership (Cossack Dancer)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Celtic Son)
Tote win: £4 PL: £2.10 £2.40 Ex: £18.80 CSF: £18.20 Trifecta: £121.10 Pool: £509.99 - 2.99 winning units.

Course record.

12:30 Ascot 22 Dec 2007

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