Full Result 7.15 Huntingdon | 4 May 2006

Birmont Medical Beginners' Chase

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 10 fences 1 omitted

1st £6,506 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Handy Money 3/1F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	9	110	125	107	121	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Chased leader until led 4th, driven out (op 9-4)

2 5	3. Carthys Cross (IRE) 4/1 Andrew Thornton Tom George	Andrew Thornton Tom George	7	110	117	101	113	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Sweet Tarquin (Lucifer)
Always prominent, ridden to chase winner flat, no extra final 50yds

3 4 [9]	1. Albarino (IRE) 7/2 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	7	110	–	96	110	–
ch g Royal Abjar (USA) - Miss Lee Ann (Tumble Wind I)
Held up, pulled hard, headway after 2nd, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened last (op 6-1)

4 4 [13]	8. Resplendent Star (IRE) 13/2 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	9	110 v	108	91	105	–
b g Northern Baby (CAN) - Whitethroat (Artaius)
Prominent until weakened approaching 2 out (op 6-1)

5 5 [18]	7. Prince Of Persia 20/1 Jamie Moore R S Brookhouse	Jamie Moore R S Brookhouse	6	110 p	112	85	100	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Sianiski (Niniski)
Held up, ridden 6th, effort approaching 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 18-1)

6 7 [25]	6. Lord Gunnerslake (IRE) 66/1 Anthony Coyle Clarissa Caroe	Anthony Coyle Clarissa Caroe	6	110 v¹	90	77	93	–
ch g Flying Spur (AUS) - Cry In The Dark (Godswalk)
Led to 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 80-1)

7 6 [31]	2. Alrafid (IRE) 7/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	7	110	–	70	89	–
ch g Halling (USA) - Ginger Tree (USA) (Dayjur)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 4-1)

PU	4. Desertmore Chief (IRE) 125/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Graham Smith	Derek Laverty ⁵ Graham Smith	7	109 b	77	–	–	–
b g Broken Hearted - Mangan Lane (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, jumped left and lost place 2nd, behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 100-1)

8 ran Off time: 7:15:00 Winning time: 4m 1.50s (slow by 7.50s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: William Dixon (Handy Money) 1st breeder: P D Valli
2nd owner: Timothy N Chick (Carthys Cross)
3rd owner: Mark Blandford (Albarino)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.20 £1.70 £1.80 Ex: £14.10 CSF: £14.35

The last fence on the far side was omitted on the final circuit.

7:15 Huntingdon 4 May 2006

Birmont Medical Beginners' Chase