Full Result 2.50 Ascot | 22 December 2007

Foundation Developments Novices' Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m3f58yds) 2m3½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £6,494.33 2nd £2,081.33 3rd £1,156.33

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Lyceum (GER) 9/4 Richard Hughes D T Hughes	Richard Hughes D T Hughes	5	118 p	–	56	131	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Liza (IRE) (Lycius)
Tracked leading pair until went 2nd before 8th, upsides going best after 3 out, led next, soon in command, easily (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in a place)

2 6	4. Prince De Bersy (FR) 10/11F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	4	118	130	50	124	–
b g Useful (FR) - Tropulka God (FR) (Tropular)
Chased leader until led 7th, ridden after 3 out, headed and mistake next, beaten when hit last (op Evens tchd 11-10 and 6-5 in a place)

3 dist [36]	7. Welsh Guard (USA) 66/1 Andrew Thornton Gerry Enright	Andrew Thornton Gerry Enright	4	1012	–	10	–	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Royal Devotion (USA) (His Majesty)
Always last, lost touch after 4th, hopelessly tailed off when left 3rd 8th, plodded on (op 100-1)

F	3. Osprey View (IRE) 4/1 Richard Johnson Nigel Twiston-Davies	Richard Johnson Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	118	126	–	–	–
b g Observatory (USA) - Waffle On (Chief Singer)
Led until 7th, 3rd and struggling when fell next (op 7-2)

UR	6. Postmaster 14/1 Mattie Batchelor Roger Ingram	Mattie Batchelor Roger Ingram	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Dansili - Post Modern (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in 4th, struggling 6th, no chance when badly hampered and unseated rider 8th (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)