Full Result 2.40 Kelso | 8 November 2008

Graeme Todd Haulage And Friends Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Soft 12 hurdles

1st £5,204 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Twelve Paces 12/1 Ryan Mania ⁷ P Monteith	Ryan Mania ⁷ P Monteith	7	98	100	–	114	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Raise The Dawn (Rymer)
Held up on inside, headway halfway, led 4 out, stayed on strongly from last (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that the gelding had been better suited by the softer ground.) (op 10-1)

2 11	2. Echo Point I (IRE) 8/1 Davy Condon Nicky Richards	Davy Condon Nicky Richards	8	1112	125	2	129	–
b g Luso - Lady Desart (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up in touch, smooth headway to chase winner 3 out, shaken up before last, outpaced run-in (op 12-1)

3 24 [35]	3. Mirjan (IRE) 28/1 James O'Farrell ³ L Lungo	James O'Farrell ³ L Lungo	12	119 b	125	–	104	–
b g Tenby - Mirana (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up, shaken up and kept on from 2 out, never reached leaders (op 33-1)

4 3¼ [38¼]	1. Fair Question (IRE) 14/1 Jason Maguire Donald McCain	Jason Maguire Donald McCain	10	1112	125	–	101	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Fair Of The Furze (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened from next (op 11-1)

5 ½ [38¾]	7. Singhalongtasveer 28/1 Jakub Kocman ¹⁰ George Charlton	Jakub Kocman ¹⁰ George Charlton	6	103 t	112	–	87	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Felinwen (White Mill)
Close up, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened next, 4th and beaten when not fluent last (op 33-1)

6 4½ [43¼]	4. Oakapple Express 28/1 Richie McGrath Geoffrey Harker	Richie McGrath Geoffrey Harker	8	114	117	–	88	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Royal Scarlet (Royal Fountain)
Held up, driven before 3 out, no impression when blundered next (op 25-1)

7 1¾ [45]	5. Tartan Snow 8/1 Brian Harding Stuart Coltherd	Brian Harding Stuart Coltherd	8	114	117	–	86	–
b g Valseur (USA) - Whitemoss Leader (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Held up in touch, effort before 3 out, weakened after next (op 11-2)

8 47 [92]	9. Watch My Back 12/1 Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	Graham Lee Ferdy Murphy	7	109	108	–	30	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Gallants Delight (Idiots Delight)
Held up, headway on outside and in touch 3 out, weakened before next (op 16-1 tchd 18-1)

9 nk [92¼]	8. Indy Mood 100/1 Garry Whillans ⁷ Harriet Graham	Garry Whillans ⁷ Harriet Graham	9	106	112	–	34	–
ch g Endoli (USA) - Amanta (IRE) (Electric I)
Behind, struggling halfway, never on terms

10 2½ [94¾]	11. Bleu Pois (IRE) 6/1 Campbell Gillies ⁷ Howard Johnson	Campbell Gillies ⁷ Howard Johnson	6	911	103	–	22	–
ch g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Peas (IRE) (Little Wolf)
Not fluent, always behind (tchd 13-2)

11 hd [95]	6. Major Malarkey (IRE) 6/4F David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	113	116	–	35	–
b g Supreme Leader - Valley (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Close up, every chance 4 out, weakened next (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground) (op 2-1, tchd 9-4 in a place)

PU	12. Michaels Dream (IRE) 12/1 Wilson Renwick Noel Wilson	Wilson Renwick Noel Wilson	9	101 b	100	–	–	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Stormswept I (USA) (Storm Bird)
In touch until weakened before 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 9-1)

PU	10. Kempski 33/1 Peter Buchanan Rayson Nixon	Peter Buchanan Rayson Nixon	8	106 p	105	–	–	–
b g Petoski - Little Katrina (Little Buskins)
Led to 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 40-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 6m 9.70s (slow by 51.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Twelve Paces) 1st breeder: J W Haydon
2nd owner: The Border Reivers (Echo Point I)
3rd owner: Len Lungo Racing Limited (Mirjan)
Tote win: £17.10 PL: £4.20 £2.20 £6.10 Ex: £146.50 CSF: £100.78 Tricast: £2,646.04

2:40 Kelso 8 Nov 2008

Graeme Todd Haulage And Friends Handicap Hurdle