Full Result 1.40 Ludlow | 18 December 2008

Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (1m7f212yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £9,393 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	3. Lorient Express (FR) 14/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	9	114	112	98	131	–
b g Sleeping Car (FR) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi)
Made all, ridden approaching last, driven out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1)

2 3¼	6. Picot De Say 7/1 Jack Doyle ³ C Roberts	Jack Doyle ³ C Roberts	6	1010	107	89	119	–
b g Largesse - Facsimile (Superlative)
Held up and behind, steady headway 7th, chased winner from 4 out, ridden approaching last, one pace flat (op 15-2 tchd 8-1)

3 7 [10¼]	8. Pret A Thou (FR) 5/1 Harry Challoner ⁷ John Groucott	Harry Challoner ⁷ John Groucott	5	104	105	78	112	–
ch g Funny Baby (FR) - Va Thou Line (FR) (El Badr)
Prominent, chased winner 4th to 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

4 1 [11¼]	7. Tyup Pompey (IRE) 40/1 Lee Stephens ³ Ann Price	Lee Stephens ³ Ann Price	7	1010	107	78	112	–
ch g Docksider (USA) - Cindy's Baby (Bairn)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden after 3 out, weakened 2 out

5 ½ [11¾]	9. L'Eau Du Nil (FR) 20/1 Tom Messenger ³ David Evans	Tom Messenger ³ David Evans	7	103	100	71	104	–
b g Kadounor (FR) - Lamakara (FR) (Akarad)
Held up towards rear, some headway after 9th, no real progress from 4 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

6 18 [29¾]	10. Rustler 15/2 D P Fahy ³ Evan Williams	D P Fahy ³ Evan Williams	6	102	99	45	89	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Borgia (Machiavellian)
Always behind (op 7-1 tchd 6-1)

7 8 [37¾]	1. Oiseau De Nuit (FR) 15/8F Rhys Flint ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Rhys Flint ⁷ Philip Hobbs	6	115	120	55	110	–
b g Evening World (FR) - Idylle Du Marais (FR) (Panoramic I)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden when blundered badly 3 out, not recover (op 2-1 tchd 7-4 and 9-4 in places)

8 13 [50¾]	5. Norborne Bandit (IRE) 14/1 Seamus Durack Kevin M Prendergast	Seamus Durack Kevin M Prendergast	7	110 p	108	25	77	–
b g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Saninka (IRE) (Doyoun)
Ridden 8th, always towards rear (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

9 8 [58¾]	4. Sole Agent (IRE) 8/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	114 p	112	17	74	–
b g Trans Island - Seattle Siren (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Always in rear (op 12-1)

PU	2. Brave Villa (FR) 16/1 Nick Scholfield ⁵ Matt Sheppard	Nick Scholfield ⁵ Matt Sheppard	9	114 tp	117	–	–	–
b g Villez (USA) - Brave Lola (FR) (Dom Pasquini)
Chased winner to 4th, weakened 8th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 14-1 tchd 12-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:42:00 Winning time: 4m 15.00s (slow by 25.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Suzanne & Nigel Williams (Lorient Express) 1st breeder: Daniel Laupretre
2nd owner: Irish Legend Racing Team (Picot De Say)
3rd owner: C J Tipton (Pret A Thou)
Tote win: £13.90 PL: £3.10 £2.20 £1.90 Ex: £169.70 CSF: £105.77 Tricast: £561.70

1:40 Ludlow 18 Dec 2008

Tanners Champagne Handicap Chase