Full Result 8.45 Perth | 29 July 2008

Orion All Stars Handicap Hurdle

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

1st £3,168.50 2nd £936 3rd £468 4th £234 5th £117

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Valerius (IRE) 9/2 Timmy Murphy Gordon Elliott	Timmy Murphy Gordon Elliott	4	118 tp	92	46	104	–
b g Galileo (IRE) - Rainbow Dream (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, smooth headway before 3 out, led going well last, cheekily (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, gelding had improved for the first time cheekpieces and tongue strap.) (op 11-2)

2 1½	11. Fourpointone 9/1 John Kington ⁵ Michael Scudamore	John Kington ⁵ Michael Scudamore	7	101 p	72	29	78	–
b g Overbury (IRE) - Praise The LordI (Lord Gayle)
Held up, headway before 4 out, led next to last, kept on, flattered by proximity to winner (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 and 17-2)

3 3 [4½]	7. Eight Fifty Six (IRE) 14/1 Alex Merriam ⁷ Neil King	Alex Merriam ⁷ Neil King	7	1012	85	40	88	–
gr g General Monash (USA) - Mignonnette (FR) (Mtoto)
Held up, driven and outpaced 4 out, rallied after next, kept on run-in, no impression (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

4 11 [15½]	12. King's Envoy (USA) 40/1 Michael O'Connell ⁵ Jean McGregor	Michael O'Connell ⁵ Jean McGregor	9	99 2	66	12	60	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Island Of Silver (USA) (Forty Niner)
Held up, headway and prominent 3 out, ridden and outpaced from next (op 33-1)

5 14 [29½]	1. Benmadigan (IRE) 7/2F Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	6	1112	92	26	73	–
ch g Presenting - Dont Tell Nell (IRE) (Denel)
Prominent chasing group, headway to chase leader before 3 out, weakened next (op 10-3 tchd 4-1 in a place)

6 42 [71½]	10. Mystic Glen 8/1 Brian Hughes Peter Niven	Brian Hughes Peter Niven	9	108	74	–	17	–
b m Vettori (IRE) - Mystic Memory (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up, driven after 4 out, soon beaten (tchd 15-2 and 9-1)

7 11 [82½]	2. Foyle View (IRE) 6/1 Johnny Farrelly ³ Valentine Donoghue	Johnny Farrelly ³ Valentine Donoghue	5	117 t	90	–	23	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Queenliness (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up, ridden after 4 out, weakened after next (op 7-1)

8 99 [181½]	3. Lethem Air 9/1 Gary Rutherford ⁷ Tim Butt	Gary Rutherford ⁷ Tim Butt	10	113	90	–	–	–
ch g Aragon - Llanddona (Royal Palace)
Prominent chasing group to halfway, soon lost place

PU	5. Innisfree I (IRE) 20/1 Garry Whillans ⁷ Harriet Graham	Garry Whillans ⁷ Harriet Graham	10	110 tp	87	–	–	–
ch g Presenting - Sweet Peach (IRE) (Glenstal)
Clear with leader until outpaced 7th, struggling final circuit, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem)

PU	8. Barracat (IRE) 6/1 Dougie Costello Brian Storey	Dougie Costello Brian Storey	11	112	82	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Helens Fashion (IRE) (Over The River)
Led and clear with one other, tired and headed before 3 out, pulled up before next (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

PU	9. Spivitus 16/1 Ryan Mania ⁷ Rayson Nixon	Ryan Mania ⁷ Rayson Nixon	7	107 b¹	80	–	–	–
br g Vitus - Split The Wind (Strong Gale)
Prominent chasing group, lost place before 4 out, pulled up next (op 25-1)

11 ran Off time: 8:45:00 Winning time: 6m 6.10s (slow by 29.10s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Manoubi (self certificate)
1st owner: Our Friends In The North (Valerius) 1st breeder: Dermot Brennan And Associates Ltd
2nd owner: Andrew Brush (Fourpointone)
3rd owner: B M V Williams & N J Catterwell (Eight Fifty Six)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £1.50 £3.60 £3.80 Ex: £93.90 CSF: £45.76 Tricast: £534.04

8:45 Perth 29 Jul 2008

Orion All Stars Handicap Hurdle