Full Result 2.50 Huntingdon | 2 November 2008

Fireworks Novices' Chase

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m7f129yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 15 fences 4 omitted

1st £7,806 2nd £2,292 3rd £1,146 4th £572.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Hold Em (IRE) 7/4J Richard Johnson Keith Goldsworthy	Richard Johnson Keith Goldsworthy	6	112	–	66	121	–
b g Moscow Society (USA) - One To Two (IRE) (Astronef)
Held up, headway 8th, led last, edged right flat, driven out (op 6-4)

2 1¼	5. Mount Oscar I (IRE) 6/1 Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	9	112	–	65	120	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Sweet Mount (IRE) (Mandalus)
Led, ridden, headed and mistake last, stayed on same pace flat (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

3 4½ [5¾]	1. Strong Coffee 8/1 Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	6	118 p	–	67	120	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Foehn Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leader until ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

4 2 [7¾]	6. Orphelin Collonges (FR) 10/1 Tom O'Brien Charlie Longsdon	Tom O'Brien Charlie Longsdon	6	112	–	59	112	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Altesse Collonges (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, headway after 3 out, weakened last (op 12-1)

PU	2. Chouxdamour (FR) 33/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Murmure (FR) - Choucouli (FR) (Homme Fathal)
Chased leaders until blundered and weakened 4 out, pulled up after next (op 20-1 tchd 16-1)

UR	3. Georgian King 7/4J Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Roslin (Roscoe Blake)
Prominent, mistake 7th, close 4th when blundered and unseated rider 3 out (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

6 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 6m 20.10s (slow by 31.10s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: David Hughes Mike Evans and Partners (Hold Em) 1st breeder: J Wheeler
2nd owner: Mrs Jean R Bishop (Mount Oscar I)
3rd owner: David Knox & John Rathbone (Strong Coffee)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.70 £3.30 Ex: £13.80 CSF: £12.18

Open ditch in front of stands and 2nd fence in back straight omitted on both circuits.