Full Result 12.35 Haydock | 22 January 2005

Imperial Leather Novices' Hurdle (Registered As Rossington Main) Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £17,400 2nd £6,600 3rd £3,300 4th £1,500 5th £750

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Roman Ark 4/1 Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	7	118	124	131	141	–
gr g Terimon - Larksmore (Royal Fountain)
Held up, went 2nd 5th, led 3 out, clear 2 out, mistake last, ran on well (tchd 7-2)

2 8	2. Baby Run (FR) 9/4F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	118	127	121	134	–
b g Baby Turk - Run For Laborie (FR) (Lesotho)
Took keen hold, chased leader to 5th, blundered and lost place 3 out, soon ridden, rallied and left 2nd last, no chance with winner (op 5-2 tchd 2-1)

3 8 [16]	4. Turpin Green (IRE) 3/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	6	118	–	111	129	–
b g Presenting - Coolshamrock (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up, not fluent 3rd, mistake 4th, hit 5th, ridden approaching 3 out, no real progress from 2 out (op 7-2)

4 9 [25]	5. Kingston Town (USA) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	114	125	95	115	–
ch g King Of Kings (IRE) - Lady Ferial (FR) (Carwhite)
Led, ridden and headed 3 out, 2nd and beaten when blundered badly last (op 13-2)

5 22 [47]	1. Astronomic 11/2 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	1111	137	73	108	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Sky Love (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, soon struggling (trainer said gelding was unsuited by heavy ground) (op 10-3 tchd 6-1)