Full Result 2.10 Leicester | 12 December 2007

Tony Welch Celebration Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 18 fences

1st £6,338 2nd £1,872 3rd £936 4th £468 5th £234

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Surfboard (IRE) 11/4 Mark Bradburne P A Blockley	Mark Bradburne P A Blockley	6	116	113	80	131	–
ch g Kris - Surfing (Grundy)
Held up, headway to chase leader after 3 out, led approaching last, ridden clear flat (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 in a place)

2 5	8. Potts Of Magic 5/2F Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	8	911 b	93	55	103	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Potter's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway 12th, chased leader and mistake 3 out, soon outpaced, ran on flat (op 11-4)

3 1½ [6½]	5. Mokum (FR) 11/2 Noel Fehily Tony Carroll	Noel Fehily Tony Carroll	6	1010	103	64	111	–
b g Octagonal (NZ) - Back On Top (FR) (Double Bed)
Prominent, chased leader 7th, led approaching 3 out, soon clear, ridden and headed before last, weakened flat (tchd 13-2)

4 8 [14½]	6. Lawaaheb (IRE) 17/2 Padge Whelan M J Gingell	Padge Whelan M J Gingell	6	104	97	51	97	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Ajayib (USA) (Riverman)
Held up, headway 12th, ridden after 4 out, outpaced after next, stayed on flat (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

5 ½ [15]	2. Roznic (FR) 7/1 Dominic Elsworth Peter Winkworth	Dominic Elsworth Peter Winkworth	9	1111	118	72	117	–
b g Nikos - Rozamie (FR) (Azimut)
Chased leader to 7th, remained handy, hit 4 out, weakened next (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

6 34 [49]	7. Parish Oak 22/1 Tom Messenger ³ Tony Carroll	Tom Messenger ³ Tony Carroll	12	101	97	20	62	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Poppy's Pride (Uncle Pokey)
Chased leaders, lost place 12th, headway 14th, weakened 3 out (op 20-1)

7 4 [53]	1. Alfie's Sun 15/2 Jimmy McCarthy Don Cantillon	Jimmy McCarthy Don Cantillon	8	1112	119	39	80	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Sun Dante (IRE) (Phardante)
Led, not fluent 1st, slipped bend approaching 9th, headed and weakened before 3 out (op 9-2)

7 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 6m 2.80s (slow by 22.80s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Liberty Ben (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Ashton Racing Club II (Surfboard) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: James and Jean Potter (Potts Of Magic)
3rd owner: M S Cooke (Mokum)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £2 £1.80 Ex: £12.40 CSF: £9.61 Tricast: £30.20

2:10 Leicester 12 Dec 2007

Tony Welch Celebration Handicap Chase