Full Result 2.50 Ayr | 22 April 2006

Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good 9 hurdles

1st £33,804 2nd £12,732 3rd £6,372 4th £3,186 5th £1,596 6th £798 7th £396 8th £204

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Noble Request (FR) 7/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	109	143	133	152	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Restless Mixa (IRE) (Linamix)
Held up, headway to lead 3 out, ran on strongly from next, readily (op 3-1)

2 5	2. Faasel (IRE) 11/2 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	5	116 v	154	139	155	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Waqood (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, headway after 3 out, chased winner run-in, no impression

3 1½ [6½]	6. Phar Bleu (FR) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	108 t	142	125	141	–
b g Agent Bleu (FR) - Guilt Less (FR) (Useful)
Held up in touch, lost place halfway, rallied after 2 out, kept on run-in, no impression

4 3 [9½]	7. Desert Air (JPN) 25/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	7	104 t	138	117	138	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Greek Air (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Close up, every chance and ridden 3 out, soon outpaced, hampered last, kept on run-in

5 hd [9¾]	8. United (GER) 8/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	5	104 1	138	117	136	–
b m Desert King (IRE) - Una Kasala (GER) (Law Society)
Prominent, outpaced before 2 out, no impression run-in (op 13-2)

6 4 [13¾]	3. Royal Shakespeare (FR) 16/1 Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	7	110	148	122	150	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, 2 lengths down and one pace when blundered last, not recover (tchd 18-1)

7 1 [14¾]	4. Mister McGoldrick 10/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	9	1012	146	119	139	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Anchor Inn (Be My Guest)
Led to 3 out, weakening when hit next (op 9-1)

8 2 [16¾]	9. Overstrand (IRE) 100/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	7	913 17	138	109	127	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
Prominent until ridden and weakened from 3 out

9 1 [17¾]	1. Arcalis 2/1F A P McCoy Howard Johnson	A P McCoy Howard Johnson	6	1110	158	128	147	–
gr g Lear Fan (USA) - Aristocratique (Cadeaux Genereux)
In touch on inside, outpaced after 4 out, weakened next (trainer's representative was unable to offer any explanation for poor form shown) (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 3m 47.10s (slow by 8.10s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Noble Request) 1st breeder: Patrick Chedeville & Antoinette Tamagni
2nd owner: Jim Ennis (Faasel)
3rd owner: The Stewart Family (Phar Bleu)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.70 £1.90 £2.50 Ex: £25 CSF: £23.17 Tricast: £126.48

2:50 Ayr 22 Apr 2006

Samsung Electronics Scottish Champion Hurdle (A Limited Handicap) Grade 2