Full Result 1.40 Huntingdon | 31 October 2004

North Herts Farmers Gurney Sheppard Memorial Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (1m7f171yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £4,063.80 2nd £1,250.40 3rd £625.20 4th £312.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Garw Valley 16/1 Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	5	97 7	84	73	80	–
b m Mtoto - Morgannwg (IRE) (Simply Great)
Always prominent, led after 3 out, shaken up flat, ran on (op 14-1 tchd 18-1)

2 1¾	4. Di's Dilemma 3/1J Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	6	106	90	77	84	–
b m Teenoso (USA) - Reve En Rose (Revlow)
Led, headed approaching 4th, every chance approaching 2 out, no extra towards finish (op 11-4)

3 1½ [3¼]	8. Celtic Romance 12/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ Ms Sue Smith	Tommy Phelan ⁵ Ms Sue Smith	5	99 8	84	69	77	–
b m Celtic Swing - Southern Sky (Comedy Star)
Held up and behind, headway after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace last

4 3 [6¼]	2. Cybele Eria (FR) 10/1 Leighton Aspell John Allen	Leighton Aspell John Allen	7	119	107	89	98	–
b m Johann Quatz (FR) - Money Can't Buy (Thatching)
Held up, headway 5th, stayed on same pace approaching last (op 8-1)

5 7 [13¼]	10. Hodgson's Choice (IRE) 50/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ M J Ryan	Colin Bolger ⁵ M J Ryan	5	912 3 20	87	61	72	–
b m Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Waterland Lady (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, mistake 2nd, headway after 5th, weakened approaching last (op 33-1)

6 15 [28¼]	3. Douceur Des Songes (FR) 25/1 Ollie McPhail Tony Forbes	Ollie McPhail Tony Forbes	7	1011 v	95	51	63	–
b m Art Francais (USA) - Ma Poetesse (FR) (Sorrento)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 22-1)

7 8 [36¼]	9. Across The Water 66/1 Jodie Mogford George Jones	Jodie Mogford George Jones	10	100 17	84	30	44	–
b m Slip Anchor - Stara (Star Appeal)
Held up in touch, weakened after 5th

8 ½ [36¾]	6. Dancing Dolphin (IRE) 15/2 Antony Procter Julian Poulton	Antony Procter Julian Poulton	5	100 7	84	30	53	–
b m Dolphin Street (FR) - Dance Model (Unfuwain)
Chased leader until led approaching 4th, headed and weakened after 3 out, blundered next (op 11-2)

9 dist [66¾]	1. Pequenita 4/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	4	1112	110	–	–	–
b f Rudimentary (USA) - Sierra Madrona (USA) (Woodman)
Mid-division, ridden and lost place after 3rd, soon behind (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 9-2)

PU	5. Power Bird I (IRE) 3/1J Christian Williams R Flint	Christian Williams R Flint	4	106 t	90	–	–	–
b f Bluebird (USA) - Polynesian Goddess (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Held up, mistake 5th, effort approaching 3 out, hit next, beaten when mistake last, soon pulled up, lame (op 4-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 3m 56.10s (slow by 19.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Steven Rees (Garw Valley) 1st breeder: K J Mercer
2nd owner: T W R Bayley (Di's Dilemma)
3rd owner: Ms Sue Smith (Celtic Romance)
Tote win: £23.30 PL: £5.50 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £110.50 CSF: £62 Tricast: £600.28

1:40 Huntingdon 31 Oct 2004

North Herts Farmers Gurney Sheppard Memorial Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle Class E