Full Result 5.10 Hereford | 5 April 2006

Letheby & Christopher Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good To Firm

1st £3,578.30 2nd £1,050.50 3rd £525.25 4th £262.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. True Mariner (FR) 14/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ Ben Case	Mark Nicolls ⁵ Ben Case	6	117 t	100	38	115	–
b g True Brave (USA) - Miss Above (FR) (Houston)
Held up, headway approaching 4th, led before 2 out, clear last (op 16-1)

2 10	10. Boing Boing (IRE) 10/1 Richard Spate ⁷ Miss S J Wilton	Richard Spate ⁷ Miss S J Wilton	6	110	95	23	98	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Limerick Princess (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Chased leader until led 3rd, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

3 3½ [13½]	13. Absolutelythebest (IRE) 9/2 Mr S Crawford ⁵ John O'Shea	Mr S Crawford ⁵ John O'Shea	5	111	94	19	94	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Recherchee (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, headway approaching 7th, weakened after 2 out (op 5-1)

4 7 [20½]	15. Long Road (USA) 5/2F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	115	93	11	91	–
b g Diesis - Tuviah (USA) (Eastern Echo)
Held up, headway after 6th, chased winner 2 out, ridden and weakened before last (tchd 3-1)

5 15 [35½]	8. Twist The Facts (IRE) 9/1 Marc Goldstein ⁷ Nick Littmoden	Marc Goldstein ⁷ Nick Littmoden	6	112	97	–	75	–
ch m Un Desperado (FR) - Three In A Twist (IRE) (Meneval)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 8-1)

6 16 [51½]	2. Allaboveboard (IRE) 8/1 Jamie Moore Peter Bowen	Jamie Moore Peter Bowen	7	1112	100	–	62	–
ch m Alphabatim (USA) - Always Proud (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Started slowly, headway 6th, weakened 8th (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

7 10 [61½]	14. Manolo (FR) 7/1 Jodie Mogford Heather Dalton	Jodie Mogford Heather Dalton	6	116	94	–	46	–
b g Ragmar (FR) - Coriola (FR) (Brezzo)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 5-1)

8 13 [74½]	5. Snipe 28/1 Wayne Hutchinson Ian Williams	Wayne Hutchinson Ian Williams	8	1112	100	–	39	–
ch g Anshan - Flexwing (Electric I)
Held up, weakened 7th (op 25-1)

9 dist [104½]	9. Miss Skippy 11/1 James Davies Tony Newcombe	James Davies Tony Newcombe	7	118	96	–	–	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Katie Scarlett (Lochnager)
Mid-division, behind from 6th (op 14-1)

PU	3. Simonovski (USA) 12/1 Graham Lee Alison Thorpe	Graham Lee Alison Thorpe	5	1112	100	–	–	–
b g Miswaki (USA) - Earthra (USA) (Rahy)
Held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 16-1)

PU	11. Cresswell Willow (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Keith Goldsworthy	Carl Llewellyn Keith Goldsworthy	6	117 b	95	–	–	–
b m Witness Box (USA) - Mandoora (IRE) (Mandalus)
Led to 3rd, ridden and weakened 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 20-1)

11 ran Off time: 5:10:00 Winning time: 4m 44.30s Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Brendar (unsuitable ground), Inishturk (unsuitable ground), Knightsbridge King (unsuitable ground), Porak (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: D Allen (True Mariner) 1st breeder: J P Philippe And Classic Breeding Sarl
2nd owner: John Pointon And Sons (Boing Boing)
3rd owner: K W Bell (Absolutelythebest)
Tote win: £17.80 PL: £3.80 £2.90 £1.80 Ex: £147.80 CSF: £147.46 Tricast: £741.45
Placepot: £79.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £48,511.75. 445.30 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £33.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,236.50. 71.30 winning tickets.

5:10 Hereford 5 Apr 2006

Letheby & Christopher Handicap Hurdle