Full Result 5.05 Perth | 23 April 2008

Betfair Amateur Riders' Finale Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m7f207yds) 3m Good 12 hurdles

1st £3,747.60 2nd £1,162.20 3rd £580.80 4th £290.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Major Malarkey (IRE) 4/1J Mr S Drinkwater ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Mr S Drinkwater ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	115	100	89	110	–
b g Supreme Leader - Valley (IRE) (Flemensfirth)
Held up, hit 5th, headway when mistake 8th, soon ridden, good headway to lead 2 out, ridden and stayed on strongly from last (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 and 11-2 in places)

2 4½	2. Lily Tara 7/1 Mr Gillon Crow ⁷ A M Crow	Mr Gillon Crow ⁷ A M Crow	6	115	100	86	103	–
b m Kayf Tara - Apprila (Bustino)
Held up, headway 3 out, chased winner before last, one pace run-in (tchd 13-2 and 8-1)

3 7 [11½]	5. Coldwells (IRE) 16/1 Nick Scholfield Martin Todhunter	Nick Scholfield Martin Todhunter	8	1111	99	79	98	–
b m Presenting - Coolmoonan (Le Moss)
Held up, headway to lead 3 out to next, soon one pace

4 1¾ [13¼]	4. Lady Roania (IRE) 16/1 Donal Devereux ⁷ Peter Bowen	Donal Devereux ⁷ Peter Bowen	8	115 p	100	79	98	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Ahead Of My Time (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
Held up, headway and prominent 4 out, effort and wide bend before 2 out, soon one pace (op 12-1)

5 9 [22¼]	14. Selection Box (IRE) 9/1 Mr M J O'Hare ³ C A McBratney	Mr M J O'Hare ³ C A McBratney	7	111 t	92	63	85	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Challenging Times I (IRE) (Kemal)
Held up, headway before 3 out, close third when blundered badly next, not recover (tchd 10-1)

6 9 [31¼]	13. I'm Your Man 12/1 Miss Emma Sayer ⁷ Evelyn Slack	Miss Emma Sayer ⁷ Evelyn Slack	9	1012	93	57	75	–
gr g Bigstone (IRE) - Snowgirl (IRE) (Mazaad)
Behind, some headway 8th, ridden after next, no impression from 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 11-1)

7 ½ [31¾]	6. Silver Steel (FR) 4/1J Harry Haynes ³ Nicky Richards	Harry Haynes ³ Nicky Richards	5	114	95	59	77	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Oliver's Queen (FR) (King Cyrus I)
Held up, smooth headway and close up halfway, effort and wide bend before 2 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 11-2)

8 8 [39¾]	12. Solway Minstrel 25/1 Mr Christopher Dawson ⁵ Lisa Harrison	Mr Christopher Dawson ⁵ Lisa Harrison	11	111	94	51	69	–
ch g Jumbo Hirt (USA) - Spicey Cut (Cut Above)
Prominent until ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 20-1)

9 2 [41¾]	1. Kirkside Pleasure (IRE) 22/1 Mrs R Dobbin Sue Bradburne	Mrs R Dobbin Sue Bradburne	7	1112	100	55	74	–
ch g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Caldeon Mist (IRE) (Le Moss)
Close up, led 4th to 4 out, ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

10 6 [47¾]	7. Smart Man 7/1 Miss N Sayer ⁷ Evelyn Slack	Miss N Sayer ⁷ Evelyn Slack	6	110 p	95	45	64	–
gr g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Run Tiger (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Prominent until ridden and weakened before 3 out (op 17-2 tchd 6-1 and 9-1 in places)

11 6 [53¾]	8. Wee Bertie (IRE) 8/1 Miss C Metcalfe ⁵ Howard Johnson	Miss C Metcalfe ⁵ Howard Johnson	6	112	95	40	59	–
b g Sea Raven (IRE) - Commanche Glen (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Prominent, every chance when mistake 4 out, ridden and weakened from next (op 9-1)

12 7 [60¾]	9. Aston (USA) 40/1 Mr R Ramloll ⁷ Richard Guest	Mr R Ramloll ⁷ Richard Guest	8	110 v	95	34	53	–
b g Bahri (USA) - Halholah (USA) (Secreto)
Led to 4th, lost place next, no chance final circuit (op 33-1)

13 7 [67¾]	10. Eliza Doalott (IRE) 22/1 Mr G Brewer ⁵ Mrs M Stirk	Mr G Brewer ⁵ Mrs M Stirk	6	112	95	28	48	–
b m Oscar (IRE) - Alottalady (IRE) (Mandalus)
Raced wide, held up, headway to lead 4 out to next, weakened before 2 out (tchd 25-1)

14 17 [84¾]	11. Oliverjohn (IRE) 50/1 Mr G Willoughby ⁷ Lucinda Russell	Mr G Willoughby ⁷ Lucinda Russell	11	110	95	13	34	–
ch g Denel (FR) - Graeme's Gem (Pry)
Prominent, lost place before 6th, no chance final circuit (op 40-1)

PU	15. World Vision I (IRE) 66/1 Nathan Moscrop ⁷ Brian Storey	Nathan Moscrop ⁷ Brian Storey	11	1010 p	91	–	–	–
ch g Denel (FR) - Dusty Lane (IRE) (Electric I)
Close up, led 4th to next, weakening when hit 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 50-1)

15 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 6m 7.30s (slow by 30.30s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Baker Dodd & Cooke (Major Malarkey) 1st breeder: Bill Ronayne
2nd owner: Messrs Glass, Hardie & Steel (Lily Tara)
3rd owner: Mrs S J Matthews (Coldwells)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.30 £2.40 £4.10 Ex: £37.40 CSF: £30.69 Tricast: £420.09

5:05 Perth 23 Apr 2008

Betfair Amateur Riders' Finale Handicap Hurdle