Full Result 2.10 Bangor-on-Dee | 24 May 2007

Bangor Novices' Hurdle

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

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	3. Oakapple Express 14/1 Richie McGrath Geoffrey Harker	Richie McGrath Geoffrey Harker	7	110	–	17	107	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Royal Scarlet (Royal Fountain)
Held up, headway 6th, led after 3 out, 18 lengths clear when mistake last, eased flat (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that his horses have been out of form until recently) (tchd 12-1)

2 12	6. Vegano (FR) 9/2 A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	6	110	–	5	85	–
br g Waky Nao - Vega Sicilia I (Environment Friend)
Held up towards rear, not fluent 5th, headway approaching 7th, led approaching 8th until after 3 out, weakening when mistake 2 out (tchd 5-1)

3 shd [12]	1. Go Solo 4/9F Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	116 v¹	114	11	94	–
b g Primo Dominie - Taza (Persian Bold)
Always prominent, ridden 7th, every chance when not much room 3 out, soon beaten (op 2-5)

4 1 [13]	4. Sargentos (GER) 66/1 Charlie Poste ⁵ John Allen	Charlie Poste ⁵ John Allen	5	109	–	4	83	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Subia (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Took keen hold, led, clear to 6th, headed approaching 8th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 100-1)

5 12 [25]	2. Barton Legend 10/1 Wayne Hutchinson D P Keane	Wayne Hutchinson D P Keane	7	110 tb	108	–	71	–
b g Midnight Legend - Home From The Hill (IRE) (Jareer)
Chased leader until approaching 8th, weakened 3 out (op 12-1)

PU	5. Spy Game (IRE) 40/1 Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	Alan O'Keeffe Jennie Candlish	7	110	97	–	–	–
b g Definite Article - Postie I (Sharpo)
Held up and behind, ridden approaching 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	7. Dylan (IRE) 100/1 Lee Stephens ³ M A Doyle	Lee Stephens ³ M A Doyle	4	106	–	–	–	–
b g Mull Of Kintyre (USA) - Rose Of Shuaib (IRE) (Caerleon)
Always behind, not fluent 5th, jumped slowly 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding never travelled)

7 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 5m 1.70s (slow by 30.70s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: M Barnes T Cartner M Black M Cooper (Oakapple Express) 1st breeder: J P H Wight
2nd owner: Bernd Werner Raber (Vegano)
3rd owner: B A Kilpatrick (Go Solo)
Tote win: £19.40 PL: £5.70 £1.80 Ex: £63.20 CSF: £65.69

2:10 Bangor-on-Dee 24 May 2007

Bangor Novices' Hurdle