Full Result 4.25 Kempton | 23 March 2009

Mix Business With Pleasure Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) 2m5f OMS Good 10 hurdles

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

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Patsy Finnegan 7/4F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	1111	121	93	127	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Bampton Fair (Free Boy)
Held up in 5th, pushed along to close on leaders 3 out, effort 2 out, narrow lead last, stayed on well (op 13-8 tchd 11-8)

2 3¼	8. Smuglin 7/1 Harry Skelton ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Harry Skelton ⁵ Paul Nicholls	6	106	107	76	108	–
gr m Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Parslin (The Parson)
Not always fluent, close up, mistake 3rd, one of four disputing lead after 3 out, not quicken 2 out but still close up, left in 2nd last, one pace (op 9-2)

3 5 [8¼]	6. Cavallini (USA) 7/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	7	115	115	79	112	–
bb g Bianconi (USA) - Taylor Park (USA) (Sir Gaylord)
Held up in last pair, ridden and outpaced after 7th, struggling after, kept on before 2 out, never going pace to threaten (op 13-2)

4 2½ [10¾]	1. Laustra Bad (FR) 3/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	1112 v	122	83	118	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Love Crazy (FR) (Loup Solitaire)
Mostly tracked leader, mistake 7th, disputed lead on inner with three others after 3 out until not quicken before next, beaten when slightly hampered last (op 7-1)

5 5 [15¾]	7. Absolut Power (GER) 8/1 Simon Elliott ⁷ Jonathan Geake	Simon Elliott ⁷ Jonathan Geake	8	1010 v	113	69	103	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - All Our Dreams (Caerleon)
Raced wide, led, joined 3 out, headed and weakened before 2 out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

F	3. Or Sing About (FR) 16/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	7	1110	120	–	120	–
b g Le Balafre (FR) - Grande Folie (FR) (Highlanders)
Close up, mistake 7th, disputed lead after 3 out until narrow lead before 2 out, just headed when fell last (op 14-1)

PU	4. Arctic Magic (IRE) 7/1 Paddy Brennan Stuart Kittow	Paddy Brennan Stuart Kittow	9	119	119	–	–	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Arctic Verb (IRE) (Proverb)
Held up in last pair, mistake 6th, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 5-1 and 8-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 5m 25.80s (slow by 25.80s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Celticello (self certificate)
1st owner: Patrick Finnegan (Patsy Finnegan) 1st breeder: J R Bosley And Mrs E Bosley
2nd owner: Broadband Partnership (Smuglin)
3rd owner: Nick Peacock (Cavallini)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.90 £1.90 Ex: £11.90 CSF: £14.93 Tricast: £69.81

4:25 Kempton 23 Mar 2009

Mix Business With Pleasure Handicap Hurdle