Full Result 3.30 Leicester | 28 December 2006

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(Class 3) (0-125, 3yo+) 2m OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £9,394.50 2nd £2,775 3rd £1,387.50 4th £694.50 5th £346.50 6th £174

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Nikola (FR) 10/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	117	116	74	124	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi)
Chased leader until led after 2nd, headed 4th, left in lead after next, headed 3 out, led again 2 out, not fluent last, driven out (trainer said, regarding the improved form, that gelding was able to dictate the pace today and was better settled as a result) (op 12-1)

2 1¾	2. Dhehdaah 5/2F Warren Marston Pam Sly	Warren Marston Pam Sly	5	1111	120	76	124	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Carina Clare (Slip Anchor)
Always prominent, chased winner 2 out, stayed on under pressure (op 3-1 tchd 10-3)

3 4 [5¾]	1. Magic Sky (FR) 28/1 Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	6	117	121	72	121	–
b g Simon Du Desert (FR) - Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
Held up, headway 3 out, soon ridden, weakened towards finish (op 25-1)

4 1 [6¾]	6. Sarin 5/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	8	111	110	59	110	–
b g Deploy - Secretilla (USA) (Secreto)
Held up in touch, lost place 3rd, headway and hit 3 out, soon ridden, weakened flat (op 13-2)

5 ¾ [7½]	3. Prime Contender 9/2 Tom Scudamore Gary Moore	Tom Scudamore Gary Moore	4	119	118	66	118	–
b g Efisio - Gecko Rouge (Rousillon)
Prominent, led 4th, blundered next, soon headed, led again 3 out, headed before next, weakened last

6 5 [12½]	5. Three Ships 40/1 Ryan Cummings ⁷ Julia Feilden	Ryan Cummings ⁷ Julia Feilden	5	1010	112	54	107	–
ch g Dr Fong (USA) - River Lullaby (USA) (Riverman)
Prominent, ridden after 3 out, mistake and weakened next (op 33-1)

7 9 [21½]	8. Sonnengold (GER) 28/1 Matty Roe ¹⁰ Lucy Wadham	Matty Roe ¹⁰ Lucy Wadham	5	100 b	105	35	89	–
bb m Java Gold (USA) - Standing Ovation (ITY) (Law Society)
Held up, ridden after 5th, always in rear

8 1½ [23]	9. Equilibria (USA) 6/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	4	109	104	32	87	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Julie La Rousse (IRE) (Lomond)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened next (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

9 5 [28]	10. Le Corvee (IRE) 33/1 Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	4	108	103	24	81	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Elupa (IRE) (Mtoto)
Held up, behind from 5th (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the soft ground)

10 4 [32]	11. Blackthorn 14/1 Mark Bradburne Michael Appleby	Mark Bradburne Michael Appleby	7	104	99	15	73	–
ch g Deploy - Balliasta (USA) (Lyphard)
Led until after 2nd, weakened 3 out (op 16-1)

PU	7. La Grande Villez (FR) 11/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	111	110	–	–	–
b f Villez (USA) - Grande Sultane (FR) (Garde Royale)
Mid-division, weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before next (jockey said filly was unsuited by the soft ground) (op 7-2)

11 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 10.00s (slow by 28.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Graham And Alison Jelley (Nikola) 1st breeder: Daniel Laupretre
2nd owner: D Bayliss, T Davies, G Libson & P Sly (Dhehdaah)
3rd owner: M S Poste (Magic Sky)
Tote win: £14.20 PL: £2.80 £1.50 £7.10 Ex: £31.20 CSF: £36.23 Tricast: £709.57
Jackpot: £37,036.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £78,245.50. 1.50 winning tickets.
Placepot: £91.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £95,125.20. 760.75 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £49.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,618.70. 68.80 winning tickets.

3:30 Leicester 28 Dec 2006

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