Full Result 3.20 Leicester | 4 January 2011

Charles Street Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 18 fences

1st £2,602 2nd £764 3rd £382 4th £190.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Three Chords (IRE) 9/4F Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	7	1110	110	91	122	–
b g Winged Love (IRE) - Crystal Chord (IRE) (Accordion)
Held up in touch, led after 3 out, driven out (tchd 5-2)

2 2¾	4. Tafika 14/1 Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber	Dominic Elsworth Paul Webber	7	117	107	85	113	–
b g Kayf Tara - Shiwa (Bustino)
Chased leaders, outpaced approaching 4 out, rallied before 2 out, went 2nd flat, stayed on (tchd 16-1)

3 ¾ [3½]	7. Digger Gets Lucky (IRE) 13/2 Liam Treadwell Nick Gifford	Liam Treadwell Nick Gifford	9	113	103	81	110	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Exclusive View (IRE) (Camden Town)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, lost place 7th, not fluent 9th (water), headway from 2 out, stayed on, went 3rd towards finish (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

4 2½ [6]	2. Papa Caruso 13/2 Tjade Collier Sue Smith	Tjade Collier Sue Smith	7	1110	110	85	114	–
b g Kayf Tara - Madonna Da Rossi (Mtoto)
Always prominent, chased leader and pecked 11th, ridden approaching 4 out, no extra flat (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

5 nk [6¼]	10. Witch's Hat (IRE) 12/1 Rhys Flint Jim Old	Rhys Flint Jim Old	8	106 t	92	67	95	–
br g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Bold Shilling (IRE) (Meneval)
Chased leaders, ridden 12th, outpaced 14th, rallied approaching last, stayed on (op 16-1)

6 16 [22¼]	8. Persian Gates (IRE) 9/1 Tom Messenger Chris Bealby	Tom Messenger Chris Bealby	7	110	100	62	90	–
ch g Anshan - Mrs Jenks (Gunner B)
Held up, raced keenly, headway 7th, chased leader 4 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (tchd 17-2)

7 23 [45¼]	6. Simply Strong (IRE) 20/1 Denis O'Regan Charlie Mann	Denis O'Regan Charlie Mann	7	115 t	105	46	77	–
ch g Simply Great (FR) - Sheltered (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Soon prominent, led 4th, headed after 3 out, weakened quickly after next, tailed off (tchd 16-1)

8 9 [54¼]	1. Mister Watzisname (IRE) 20/1 Felix De Giles Charlie Longsdon	Felix De Giles Charlie Longsdon	9	1112 t	112	45	67	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Jambo Jambo (IRE) (Kafu)
Held up and behind, mistake 9th (water), tailed off (op 16-1)

9 nse [54¼]	5. De Bansha Man (IRE) 9/2 Sam Twiston-Davies ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Sam Twiston-Davies ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	114	107	40	62	–
br g Overbury (IRE) - Gleann Alainn (Teenoso)
Led to 4th, chased leaders until ridden and weakened 4 out, tailed off (trainer's rep said gelding was unsuited by the good (good to firm in places) ground) (tchd 4-1)

10 nk [54¾]	9. Katalak (IRE) 28/1 William Kennedy Jonathen de Giles	William Kennedy Jonathen de Giles	8	1010 t	96	29	50	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Katiykha (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up, weakened 13th, tailed off (op 22-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 5m 54.40s (slow by 14.40s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs C Aldridge & R Juleff (Three Chords) 1st breeder: J F C Maxwell
2nd owner: The Tafika Partnership (Tafika)
3rd owner: The Chanctonbury Ring (Digger Gets Lucky)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.90 £6.40 £1.50 Ex: £34.50 CSF: £30.32 Tricast: £177.75

3:20 Leicester 4 Jan 2011

Charles Street Novices' Handicap Chase