Full Result 2.55 Bangor-on-Dee | 11 October 2003

Gordon Horner 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f123yds) 2m3½f Good 11 hurdles

1st £2,446.50 2nd £699 3rd £349.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Fairwood Present (IRE) 15/8J Richard Johnson P J Rothwell	Richard Johnson P J Rothwell	5	114	–	62	130	–
ch h Presenting - Ladys Wager (Girandole)
Held up in touch, went 2nd 3 out, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, clear last, ran on well (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in a place and 7-4)

2 7	1. Bosham Mill 11/4 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	114 b¹	109	55	122	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Mill On The Floss (Mill Reef)
Always prominent, led after 6th, hit 7th, ridden approaching 3 out, headed approaching 2 out, one pace (tchd 100-30)

3 dist [37]	3. Idole First (IRE) 15/8J Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	4	111	113	–	99	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Sharon Doll (IRE) (Shahrastani)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, ridden and weakened after 3 out, eased approaching last (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in places)

4 13 [50]	7. Lambhill Stakes (IRE) 16/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	5	1011	–	–	68	–
gr g King's Ride (IRE) - Summerhill Express (IRE) (Roselier)
Chased leader, led 5th until after 6th, weakened 8th

5 shd [50]	9. Times Past I (IRE) 33/1 Timmy Murphy James Unett	Timmy Murphy James Unett	8	1011	–	–	67	–
b g Commanche Run - Orient Moonbeam (Deep Run)
Soon well behind (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, gelding could not go much faster in the early stages without being out under pressure, was asked for an effort in the back straight and home straight on the final circuit, and was merely staying on in the closing stages; trainer's representatives said gelding had a history of weakening at the end of its races, had suffered from a virus last year and has also experienced considerable problems with its hind quarters)

6 21 [71]	8. Monsal Dale (IRE) 50/1 Ollie McPhail Bernard Llewellyn	Ollie McPhail Bernard Llewellyn	4	1011	–	–	–	–
ch g Desert King (IRE) - Zanella (IRE) (Nordico)
Led, headed and hit 5th, hit 6th, soon ridden and weakened, tailed off

7 27 [98]	5. Boon Companion 100/1 Paul Moloney John Berry	Paul Moloney John Berry	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Pea Green (Try My Best)
Soon well behind, tailed off

8 4 [102]	4. Peter's Imp (IRE) 25/1 Neil Mulholland ³ Alan Berry	Neil Mulholland ³ Alan Berry	8	111	84	–	–	–
b g Imp Society (USA) - Catherine Clare (Sallust)
Held up, reminders after 3rd, hit 4th, soon behind, tailed off

9 7 [109]	6. Ca Ne Fait Rien (IRE) 40/1 Dave Crosse ³ N M Babbage	Dave Crosse ³ N M Babbage	7	108	–	–	–	–
gr g Denel (FR) - Fairytale-Ending (Sweet Story)
Soon well behind, tailed off (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 4m 48.70s (slow by 17.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: R J Bagnall (Fairwood Present) 1st breeder: Mrs Norah O'Connor
2nd owner: GPS Racing (Bosham Mill)
3rd owner: Dean Shakespeare (Idole First)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.20 £1.40 £1.90 Ex: £9.90 CSF: £7.22

2:55 Bangor-on-Dee 11 Oct 2003

Gordon Horner 70th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class E