Full Result 3.45 Market Rasen | 9 March 2008

Racing Ahead Weekend Newspaper Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m5f89yds) 2m5½f Good 14 fences

1st £3,903.60 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Hold The Bid (IRE) 7/4F Keith Mercer Sue Smith	Keith Mercer Sue Smith	8	1111 7	109	52	121	–
bb g Luso - Killesk Castle (IRE) (Little Bighorn)
Tracked leaders, effort approaching 3 out, ridden to lead last, driven clear (op 5-4)

2 16	8. Delightful Cliche 3/1 Tony Evans Pam Sly	Tony Evans Pam Sly	7	1013	97	25	94	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Ima Delight (Idiots Delight)
Prominent to 7th, rallied next, joined leader 3 out, stayed on same pace run-in (op 9-2)

3 3 [19]	4. Spectrometer 11/2 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	11	118	106	32	104	–
ch g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
Led, hit 9th, joined 3 out, disputing 2nd when blundered last, one pace (op 6-1 tchd 5-1)

4 27 [46]	3. Rusty Red (IRE) 8/1 Miss L Horner ⁷ Dai Williams	Miss L Horner ⁷ Dai Williams	5	111	108	7	72	–
b g Brave Act - Earth Charter (Slip Anchor)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 5th, hit next, hit 4 out, soon lost place, tailed off 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 7-1)

F	7. Guilt 18/1 Ed Cookson ⁷ Kahlil De Burca	Ed Cookson ⁷ Kahlil De Burca	8	109 tp	100	–	–	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Guillem (USA) (Nijinsky)
Prominent, outpaced when hit 9th, lost place 4 out, tailed off last when fell next (op 14-1)

PU	1. Galero 9/2 Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	Denis O'Regan Howard Johnson	9	1112	110	–	–	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Rare Luck (Rare One)
Chased leaders, hit 7th, weakened 9th, behind when pulled up after 3 out (tchd 5-1)

6 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 5m 44.60s (slow by 26.60s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Auntie Kathleen (unsuitable ground), Day Du Roy (unsuitable ground), History Master (unsuitable ground), Zacharova (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Formulated Polymer Products Ltd (Hold The Bid) 1st breeder: Patrick Cummins
2nd owner: Mrs V M Edmonson (Delightful Cliche)
3rd owner: J Tyrrell (Spectrometer)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.40 £2.50 Ex: £6.60 CSF: £7.58 Tricast: £21.20