Full Result 12.45 Kempton | 28 February 2004

Singapore Airlines Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) 2m5f OMS Good 10 hurdles

1st £6,220.49 2nd £2,359.50 3rd £1,179.75 4th £536.25 5th £268.13 6th £160.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Eric's Charm (FR) 4/6F A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	6	118	–	118	146	–
b g Nikos - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Made all, soon clear, steadied 5th, clear again after next, not fluent 2 out, unchallenged (tchd 8-11 and 4-5 in places)

2 19	4. Bobby Dazzler 25/1 Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	109	–	91	116	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Preachers Popsy (The Parson)
Chased leadsrs, headway to chase winner from 4 out, ridden and hit 3 out, no impression, not fluent 2 out, hit last and stayed on same pace (tchd 33-1)

3 dist [49]	5. Born Leader (IRE) 25/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	1012	–	63	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Real Lace (Kampala)
Always behind, headway to chase clear leaders after 3 out but no chance, tailed off (tchd 33-1)

4 28 [77]	3. Widemouth Bay (IRE) 13/8 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	114	–	41	–	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Lisaleen River (Over The River)
Jumped left throughout, chased winner but never in contention, ridden after 6th, lost 2nd 4 out and weakened quickly, tailed off (jockey said gelding was hanging left) (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 in places and 6-4)

5 3½ [80½]	6. Kosmos Bleu (FR) 40/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	6	109 t	–	32	–	–
ch g Franc Bleu Argent (USA) - Fee Du Lac (FR) (Cimon)
Always in rear, ridden and lost touch after 6th, tailed off (trainer said gelding had breathing problems) (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

6 dist [110½]	7. Simon's Seat (USA) 50/1 Ollie McPhail Clive Drew	Ollie McPhail Clive Drew	5	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Spire (USA) (Topsider)
Always behind, tailed off from 6th (op 40-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 12:47:00 Winning time: 4m 59.80s (fast by 0.20s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Melford (vet's certificate)
1st owner: M St Quinton & P Deal (Eric's Charm) 1st breeder: Dominique Faugeras
2nd owner: Our Friends In The North (Bobby Dazzler)
3rd owner: Nigel Bunter & Jules Sigler (Born Leader)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £4.40 Ex: £11.10 CSF: £15.59

12:45 Kempton 28 Feb 2004

Singapore Airlines Novices' Hurdle Class C