Full Result 3.30 Leicester | 7 December 2005

Birch Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Heavy 10 hurdles

1st £6,701.09 2nd £1,996.83 3rd £1,010.78 4th £518.29 5th £270.98

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Magot De Grugy (FR) 6/4F Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	5	1013	107	–	116	–
b g Tzar Rodney (FR) - Hirlish (FR) (Passing Sale)
Led and soon clear, steadied 2nd, headed 4th, led next, clear 2 out, ridden out (tchd 13-8)

2 2½	5. Petwick (IRE) 9/4 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	110	108	–	110	–
bb g Flemensfirth (USA) - Scottish Minnie (IRE) (Farhaan)
Chased leaders, raced wide and alone in 2nd to 4th, ridden when mistake 2 out, stayed on (op 7-4)

3 17 [19½]	1. Carapuce (FR) 16/1 Mr John Ennis ¹⁰ L Lungo	Mr John Ennis ¹⁰ L Lungo	6	112	120	–	107	–
ch g Bigstone (IRE) - Treasure City (FR) (Moulin)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened next

4 ½ [20]	4. Jockser (IRE) 4/1 Wayne Kavanagh ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ⁷ Seamus Mullins	4	1011	112	–	96	–
b g Desert Story (IRE) - Pupa Fiorini (ITY) (Indian Ridge)
Headway 2nd, mistake 7th, soon ridden, weakened before next (op 13-2)

5 18 [38]	7. Scarlet Fantasy 25/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Peter Pritchard	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Peter Pritchard	5	101	100	–	79	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Katie Scarlett (Lochnager)
Headway 2nd, led 4th to next, weakened 3 out, behind when blundered last (tchd 28-1)

PU	3. Flintoff (USA) 10/1 P C O'Neill ⁵ Richard Guest	P C O'Neill ⁵ Richard Guest	4	112	115	–	–	–
ch g Diesis - Sahibah (USA) (Deputy Minister)
Soon chasing leaders, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up after next (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 9-1)

6 ran Off time: 3:31:00 Winning time: 5m 41.40s (slow by 49.40s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Irish Legend I (vet's certificate)
1st owner: P M De Wilde (Magot De Grugy) 1st breeder: Earl La Grugerie
2nd owner: Gilco (Petwick)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Carapuce)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.10 £1.90 Ex: £5 CSF: £5.19
Placepot: £36.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £49,170.20. 993.65 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £15.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,121.90. 198.40 winning tickets.

3:30 Leicester 7 Dec 2005

Birch Handicap Hurdle Class D