Full Result 2.35 Newbury | 30 November 2007

AIS Fire Tech Novices' Chase (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f187yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 16 fences

1st £18,246.40 2nd £6,844.80 3rd £3,427.20 4th £1,708.80 5th £857.60 6th £428.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Hobbs Hill 100/30 A P McCoy Charles Egerton	A P McCoy Charles Egerton	8	118	135	123	155	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Rim Of Pearl (Rymer)
Made all, jumped well, driven and forged clear run-in, readily (op 3-1)

2 5	7. Silverburn (IRE) 7/4F Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	6	111	–	111	144	–
b g Presenting - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Held up in rear but in touch, headway 11th, not fluent next, tracked winner 3 out, challenged and ridden next, still well there last but outpaced under pressure run-in (op 13-8 tchd 15-8)

3 17 [22]	3. Papini (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	118	–	100	133	–
ch g Lomitas - Pariana (USA) (Bering)
Chased winner, ridden dropped back to 3rd 4 out, no chance with leading duo and plugged on for well held 3rd (op 11-1 tchd 10-1)

4 hd [22¼]	6. Lead On (IRE) 7/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	6	111	–	93	132	–
b g Supreme Leader - Dressed In Style (IRE) (Meneval)
Chased leaders, hit 8th, blundered 11th and lost place, no chance when blundered badly 2 out but kept on run-in to take moderate 4th (op 8-1)

5 4 [26¼]	4. Battlecry 25/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	115	–	93	127	–
bb g Accordion (IRE) - Miss Orchestra (IRE) (Orchestra)
In rear but in touch, headway 12th, went 3rd and blundered 3 out, never near leading duo and soon weakened

6 ½ [26¾]	5. Air Force One (GER) 100/30 Davy Russell Charlie Mann	Davy Russell Charlie Mann	5	111	–	88	124	–
ch h Lando (GER) - Ame Soeur (FR) (Siberian Express)
Held up towards rear but in touch, mistake 3rd, hit 9th, not fluent 10th, never really travelling after and no chance from 12th (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

PU	2. Nation State 33/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	118	–	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Native Justice (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leaders, disputed 2nd 11th, ridden 12th, weakened before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 40-1)

7 ran Off time: 2:44:00 Winning time: 5m 11.66s (slow by 18.66s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Peter Orton (Hobbs Hill) 1st breeder: Shade Oak Stud And D And Mrs Jenks
2nd owner: Paul Green (Silverburn)
3rd owner: Newbury Racehorse Owners Group (Papini)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £2 £2 Ex: £10 CSF: £9.19

2:35 Newbury 30 Nov 2007

AIS Fire Tech Novices' Chase (Registered As The Berkshire Novices' Chase) (Grade 2)