Full Result 12.10 Huntingdon | 2 January 2014

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(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f171yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £3,119.04 2nd £915.84 3rd £457.92 4th £228.96

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Steel City 16/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	6	115	–	78	121	–
gr g Act One - Serraval (FR) (Sanglamore)
Chased leaders, closed 5th, led before next, going clear and wandered left 2 out, in command and went left flat, comfortably (tchd 20/1)

2 24	2. Arthur's Oak 16/1 Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman Venetia Williams	6	115	–	49	100	–
b g Kayf Tara - Myumi (Charmer)
Chased clear leading pair, closed and close enough 3 out, ridden and beaten before next, well held when left 2nd and hampered last (op 25/1)

3 19 [43]	5. Jolly Valentine 100/1 Trevor Whelan ³ Neil King	Trevor Whelan ³ Neil King	6	112	–	24	81	–
b g Sakhee (USA) - Violet (IRE) (Mukaddamah)
Raced off the pace in midfield, 4th and no threat to leaders 3 out, left 3rd and swerved left last, tailed off

4 35 [78]	6. Star Date (IRE) 50/1 Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	Leighton Aspell Oliver Sherwood	5	115	–	–	42	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Play Misty For Me (IRE) (Danehill Dancer)
Took keen hold, held up off the pace in last trio, never on terms with leaders, tailed off 3 out, mistake 2 out, left 4th last (tchd 66/1)

F	1. Mijhaar 1/2F Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	Denis O'Regan John Ferguson	6	1112 h	–	–	108	–
b g Shirocco (GER) - Jathaabeh (Nashwan)
Led, took keen hold after 1st, drew well clear after 3rd, headed before 3 out, pushed along and beaten before 2 out, still 2nd but weakening and tired when fell last (op 4/9 tchd 2/5)

PU	4. Gunner Fifteen (IRE) 9/4 Noel Fehily Fergal O'Brien	Noel Fehily Fergal O'Brien	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Westerner - Grandy Hall (IRE) (Saddlers' Hall)
Always behind and never on terms with leaders, not fluent 1st, mistake 2nd and 3rd, hampered after 4th, tailed off 3 out, pulled up next (trainer could offer no explanation for poor run.) (op 5/2 tchd 11/4)

6 ran Off time: 12:10:19 Winning time: 4m 10.20s (slow by 33.20s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Civil War (travel problems), Langham Lily (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: J T Brown (Steel City) 1st breeder: J T Brown
2nd owner: Mrs J K Burt (Arthur's Oak)
3rd owner: Mrs P I Veenbaas (Jolly Valentine)
Tote win: £11.90 PL: £3.20 £4.20 Ex: £93.90 CSF: £185.66 Trifecta: £945.80

12:10 Huntingdon 2 Jan 2014

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