Full Result 3.00 Newcastle | 27 November 2004

Pertemps "Fighting Fifth" Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £43,500 2nd £16,500 3rd £8,250 4th £3,750 5th £1,875 6th £1,125

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Harchibald (FR) 9/4J Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	5	117	–	151	161	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Dame D'Harvard (USA) (Quest For Fame)
Held up, smooth headway before 3 out, led on bit last, readily (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places)

2 2	2. Inglis Drever 9/4J Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	5	117	–	148	154	–
b g In The Wings - Cormorant Creek (Gorytus)
Close up, led 4 out to last, kept on same pace run-in (op 11-4)

3 2 [4]	6. Royal Shakespeare (FR) 12/1 Tom Doyle Steve Gollings	Tom Doyle Steve Gollings	5	117	–	145	152	–
b g King's Theatre (IRE) - Persian Walk (FR) (Persian Bold)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, mistake next, kept on same pace (op 10-1)

4 4 [8]	3. Intersky Falcon 3/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	7	117 b	161	141	147	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - I'll Try (Try My Best)
Held up, headway 4 out, soon ridden, outpaced before next, kept on from 2 out, no impression (tchd 10-3)

5 8 [16]	8. The French Furze (IRE) 22/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	10	117	145	132	141	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
In touch, outpaced and struggling halfway, some late headway, never on terms (op 20-1)

6 ½ [16½]	4. Perouse 11/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	6	117	148	131	139	–
ch g Alderbrook - Track Angel (Ardoon)
Close up, led 4th to 4 out, jumped left and weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

7 11 [27½]	5. Rigmarole 11/1 Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	Paddy Brennan Paul Nicholls	6	117 tb¹	162	118	128	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Cattermole (USA) (Roberto)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten (tchd 10-1)

8 dist [57½]	7. Teme Valley 200/1 Alan Dempsey Howard Johnson	Alan Dempsey Howard Johnson	10	117	116	–	–	–
br g Polish Precedent (USA) - Sudeley (Dancing Brave)
Jumped big, led to 4th, weakened quickly

8 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 3m 50.20s (slow by 1.20s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: D P Sharkey (Harchibald) 1st breeder: S N C Ecurie Bouchard Jean-Lo
2nd owner: Andrea & Graham Wylie (Inglis Drever)
3rd owner: J B Webb (Royal Shakespeare)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.40 £1.30 £2 Ex: £9.20 CSF: £7.81

3:00 Newcastle 27 Nov 2004

Pertemps "Fighting Fifth" Hurdle Class A Grade 1