Full Result 1.30 Leicester | 10 January 2006

Nomad Novices' Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,070.40 2nd £1,497.60 3rd £748.80 4th £374.40 5th £187.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	17. Straw Bear (USA) 9/2 A P McCoy Nick Gifford	A P McCoy Nick Gifford	5	115	–	132	142	–
ch g Diesis - Highland Ceilidh (IRE) (Scottish Reel II)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, clear last, eased flat (op 11-2)

2 7	14. Nikola (FR) 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	115	–	124	124	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi)
Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last

3 1 [8]	1. Acambo (GER) 8/15F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	1113	129	130	133	–
gr g Acambaro (GER) - Artic Lady (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
Held up in touch, hit 3 out, soon led, headed next, stayed on same pace approaching last (op 4-7)

4 21 [29]	8. Cordial (IRE) 22/1 Russ Garritty John Quinn	Russ Garritty John Quinn	6	115	–	96	104	–
gr g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Moon Festival (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened after next (op 20-1)

5 8 [37]	3. Back Among Friends 40/1 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	7	115	–	85	97	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Betty's Girl (Menelek)
Led, jumped left, clear 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

6 3½ [40½]	16. Return Ticket 40/1 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	7	115	–	81	90	–
br g Bob's Return (IRE) - Mrs Jennifer (IRE) (River Knight)
Held up, never near to challenge

7 10 [50½]	18. Street Life (IRE) 50/1 Leighton Aspell Willie Musson	Leighton Aspell Willie Musson	8	115	–	68	80	–
ch g Dolphin Street (FR) - Wolf Cleugh (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding had breathing problem)

8 8 [58½]	21. Dafarabad (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Jonjo O'Neill	Mick Fitzgerald Jonjo O'Neill	4	107	–	45	60	–
b c Cape Cross (IRE) - Daftara (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in touch, ridden approaching 5th, weakened before next

9 2½ [61]	13. Nemetan (FR) 33/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	5	115	–	53	70	–
ch g Port Lyautey (FR) - Annabelle Treveene (FR) (Spoleto)
Held up, mistake 3rd, never dangerous

10 5 [66]	19. Wee Anthony (IRE) 66/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	7	115	–	47	65	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Arctic Alice (Brave Invader)
Chased leaders until weakened after 5th (op 50-1)

11 ½ [66½]	15. Patrixtoo (FR) 80/1 Alan O'Keeffe Tim Fitzgerald	Alan O'Keeffe Tim Fitzgerald	5	115	–	46	64	–
gr h Linamix (FR) - Maradadi (USA) (Shadeed)
Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, never dangerous

12 1 [67½]	4. Beluga I (IRE) 100/1 Paul Moloney Mark Pitman	Paul Moloney Mark Pitman	7	115	–	45	63	–
gr g John French - Mesena (Pals Passage)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened

13 1½ [69]	12. Gran Dana (IRE) 200/1 Lee Stephens ⁵ George Prodromou	Lee Stephens ⁵ George Prodromou	6	110	–	42	62	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Olean (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, ridden after 5th, always in rear

14 3½ [72½]	11. Financial Future 100/1 Robert Stephens ³ C Roberts	Robert Stephens ³ C Roberts	6	112	–	38	58	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - In Perpetuity (Great Nephew)
Held up, always in rear

15 3½ [76]	2. Another Chat (IRE) 100/1 Sean Quinlan ⁷ Richard Phillips	Sean Quinlan ⁷ Richard Phillips	6	1012	–	33	55	–
ch g Executive Perk - Lucky Fiver (Tumble Gold)
Held up, always in rear

16 ½ [76½]	6. Caveman 66/1 Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	6	115	–	32	54	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Ferneyhill Lady (Menelek)
Chased leader until weakened approaching 3 out

17 17 [93½]	10. Ermine Grey 66/1 Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	5	115	–	8	37	–
gr g Wolfhound (USA) - Impulsive Decision (IRE) (Nomination)
Held up, mistake 5th, always in rear

18 14 [107½]	5. Ben Belleshot 200/1 Sean Curran Peter Hiatt	Sean Curran Peter Hiatt	7	115	–	–	23	–
gr g Vague Shot - Ballygriffin Belle (Another Realm)
Held up, headway approaching 5th, soon ridden and weakened

19 3 [110½]	7. Chisel 200/1 Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	5	1012	–	–	20	–
ch g Hector Protector (USA) - Not Before Time I (IRE) (Polish Precedent)
Always behind

20 23 [133½]	22. Royal Sailor (IRE) 150/1 Antony Procter Lucinda Featherstone	Antony Procter Lucinda Featherstone	4	107	–	–	–	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Old Tradition (IRE) (Royal Academy)
Held up, behind from 5th

F	9. Devolution (IRE) 150/1 Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	8	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Election Special (Chief Singer)
Prominent, blundered 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out, in rear when fell next

PU	20. Assumptalina 100/1 Tom Siddall Richard Phillips	Tom Siddall Richard Phillips	6	1012	–	–	–	–
b m Primitive Rising (USA) - New Broom (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Held up, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

22 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 3m 58.80s (slow by 16.80s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: John P McManus (Straw Bear) 1st breeder: Cyril Humphris
2nd owner: Graham And Alison Jelley (Nikola)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Acambo)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £1.80 £5.40 £1.10 Ex: £117.40 CSF: £87.75

1:30 Leicester 10 Jan 2006

Nomad Novices' Hurdle