Full Result 4.00 Haydock | 16 February 2008

Sporting Index Walrus Hunters' Chase

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m6f204yds) 2m7f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £7,807.50 2nd £2,421.25 3rd £1,210 4th £605

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Christy Beamish (IRE) 11/1 Mr A Wadlow ⁷ P Jones	Mr A Wadlow ⁷ P Jones	11	119	121	108	133	–
bb g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Ballinatona Bridge (Black Minstrel)
Held up, headway approaching 12th, went 2nd 4 out, led 3 out, clear after 2 out, stayed on well (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

2 19	1. Cobreces I 6/1 Mr J Snowden Mrs L Borradaile	Mr J Snowden Mrs L Borradaile	10	125	113	95	118	–
b g Environment Friend - Oleada (IRE) (Tirol)
Led, mistake 10th, headed 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd approaching 2 out, soon outpaced, regained moderate 2nd last, no chance with winner (op 10-1 tchd 11-2)

3 4 [23]	5. Armaturk (FR) 10/11F Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	Nick Scholfield ³ Paul Nicholls	11	119	155	84	106	–
ch g Baby Turk - Armalita (FR) (Goodland I)
Held up, headway 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, no impression, weakened and lost 2nd last (tchd Evens and 11-10 in a place and 4-5 in places)

4 1¼ [24¼]	4. Mel In Blue (FR) 9/2 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Robert Waley-Cohen	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Robert Waley-Cohen	10	1113	118	87	109	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Calligraphie (FR) (R B Chesne)
Chased leader 2nd, mistake 3rd, pushed along and lost 2nd 4 out, weakened 3 out (tchd 4-1 and 5-1)

5 3 [27¼]	6. Take The Stand (IRE) 7/1 Donal Devereux ⁷ Peter Bowen	Donal Devereux ⁷ Peter Bowen	12	115 p	132	80	105	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Denys Daughter (IRE) (Crash Course)
Chased leader until blundered 2nd, mistake 10th, weakened 3 out (op 13-2 tchd 8-1)

PU	2. Royal Hector (GER) 16/1 Mr A Wintle Andy Hobbs	Mr A Wintle Andy Hobbs	9	125	121	–	–	–
b g Hector Protector (USA) - Rudolfina (CAN) (Pleasant Colony)
Held up, pulled up before 11th (tchd 14-1)

6 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 6m 24.40s (slow by 34.40s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: M Mann (Christy Beamish) 1st breeder: C Beamish
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs D Borradaile (Cobreces I)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Armaturk)
Tote win: £13.10 PL: £4.60 £2.40 Ex: £71.50 CSF: £68.67
Jackpot: Not won.
Placepot: £638.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £93,096.65. 106.50 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £61.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £5,881.80. 70.30 winning tickets.

4:00 Haydock 16 Feb 2008

Sporting Index Walrus Hunters' Chase