Full Result 1.10 Kelso | 13 January 2006

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(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £13,012 2nd £3,820 3rd £1,910 4th £954

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Alfred The Great (IRE) 5/2C Barry Keniry P C Haslam	Barry Keniry P C Haslam	4	1012	–	86	106	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Aigue (High Top)
Chased leaders, left in lead 3 out, soon ridden clear, kept on well from last (op 4-1)

2 5	5. Lysander (GER) 16/1 Sam Stronge Milton Harris	Sam Stronge Milton Harris	7	115	–	87	106	–
br g Monsun (GER) - Leoparda (GER) (Lagunas)
Held up, headway on outside before 2 out, chased winner last, kept on (tchd 14-1)

3 4 [9]	15. Maneki Neko (IRE) 100/1 Neil Mulholland Edwin Tuer	Neil Mulholland Edwin Tuer	4	107	–	70	89	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Ardbess (Balla Cove)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, one pace after next

4 3½ [12½]	1. Acropolis (IRE) 5/2C Wilson Renwick Howard Johnson	Wilson Renwick Howard Johnson	5	115	–	78	98	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dedicated Lady (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Held up, headway and prominent 3 out, soon ridden, one pace from next, finished lame (vet said horse returned lame left-fore) (op 13-8 tchd 10-3)

5 19 [31½]	9. Temple Place (IRE) 10/1 Dominic Elsworth D McCain	Dominic Elsworth D McCain	5	115	–	54	83	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Puzzled Look (USA) (Gulch)
Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, weakened from next (op 12-1)

6 1½ [33]	3. Hush Tiger 80/1 Gareth Thomas Rayson Nixon	Gareth Thomas Rayson Nixon	5	115	–	52	77	–
br g Moshaajir (USA) - Just Hush (Kind Of Hush)
Close up, every chance 3 out, weakened from next (op 100-1)

7 1 [34]	8. Stand On Me 66/1 Timmy Murphy P Monteith	Timmy Murphy P Monteith	7	115	–	51	76	–
ch g Bob's Return (IRE) - Weldcome (Weld)
Led to 1st, soon steadied in midfield, weakened from 4 out (op 100-1)

8 4 [38]	6. Malt De Vergy (FR) 5/2C Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	6	115	–	46	75	–
br g Sleeping Car (FR) - Intense (FR) (Roi De Rome)
Held up, headway and in touch before 3 out, ridden and weakened before next (op 3-1)

9 3 [41]	10. The Right People (IRE) 100/1 Bruce Gibson L Lungo	Bruce Gibson L Lungo	6	115	–	42	69	–
ch g Deploy - Marlousion (IRE) (Montelimar)
Held up, pushed along 4 out, never dangerous

10 dist [71]	7. Mr Attitude 200/1 Alan Dempsey Stuart Coltherd	Alan Dempsey Stuart Coltherd	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Respect - Leighten Lass (IRE) (Henbit)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened (op 100-1)

11 dist [101]	14. Le Chiffre (IRE) 25/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	4	107	–	–	–	–
br g Celtic Swing - Implicit View (Persian Bold)
Held up, shaken up halfway, never on terms (trainer said gelding finished distresed) (op 33-1)

12 ¾ [101¾]	2. Alisons Treasure (IRE) 200/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	7	115	–	–	–	–
b g Treasure Hunter - The Long Bill (IRE) (Phardante)
Not fluent, always behind

F	4. Kiwijimbo (IRE) 100/1 Richie McGrath Alistair Whillans	Richie McGrath Alistair Whillans	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Germany (USA) - Final Touch (IRE) (Orchestra)
Pulled hard, led 1st until fell heavily 3 out

F	11. Topwell 20/1 Padge Whelan Richard Guest	Padge Whelan Richard Guest	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Most Welcome - Miss Top Ville (FR) (Top Ville)
Towards rear, struggling before 3 out, beaten when fell next (op 50-1)

PU	13. Romantique (GER) 16/1 Jim Crowley C Von Der Recke	Jim Crowley C Von Der Recke	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Big Shuffle (USA) - Romanze (GER) (Surumu)
Towards rear, ridden 4 out, beaten next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

15 ran Off time: 1:11:00 Winning time: 4m 12.00s (slow by 32.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Les Buckley (Alfred The Great) 1st breeder: Mrs Rebecca Philipps
2nd owner: The Piranha Partnership (Lysander)
3rd owner: E Tuer (Maneki Neko)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.40 £3.20 £51.80 Ex: £28.50 CSF: £49.33

1:10 Kelso 13 Jan 2006

gg.com Introductory Novices' Hurdle