Full Result 2.20 Plumpton | 2 January 2005

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(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (3m4f102yds) 3m4½f Soft 20 fences

1st £4,163.25 2nd £1,281 3rd £640.50 4th £320.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Toulouse-Lautrec (IRE) 5/1C Willie McCarthy ¹⁰ Tom George	Willie McCarthy ¹⁰ Tom George	9	112	105	106	121	–
ch g Toulon - Bucks Slave (Buckskin)
Tracked leader from 4th and always going well, mistake 9th, led 4 out, kicked 4 lengths clear before 2 out, ridden out (op 5-2)

2 2½	7. Apple Joe 5/1C Richard Young ³ Arthur Whiting	Richard Young ³ Arthur Whiting	9	912	80	79	90	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Well in touch, tracked leaders from 14th, effort 4 out, ridden next, chased winner 2 out, kept on but never able to challenge (op 6-1)

3 5 [7½]	8. Secret Drinker (IRE) 5/1C Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	9	101 b¹	80	75	85	–
b g Husyan (USA) - Try Le Reste (IRE) (Le Moss)
Chased leader to 4th, stayed prominent, driven 14th, effort to join winner 3 out, soon one pace under pressure (op 10-1)

4 17 [24½]	10. Dun Locha Castle (IRE) 8/1 Daryl Jacob ⁷ Richard Mitchell	Daryl Jacob ⁷ Richard Mitchell	10	99 2 4	81	64	71	–
b g Cataldi - Decent Preacher (Decent Fellow)
Led at decent pace, mistake 15th, headed 4 out, steadily weakened

5 8 [32½]	5. River Bug (IRE) 7/1 Colin Bolger ³ Jamie Poulton	Colin Bolger ³ Jamie Poulton	11	1011 b	93	70	73	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Fiona's Wish (Wishing Star I)
Raced midfield, blundered 6th, struggling from 8th, went poor 5th after 15th, plodded on (op 6-1)

6 dist [62½]	4. Commanche Jim (IRE) 11/2 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	9	113	96	–	–	–
b g Commanche Run - On A Dream (Balinger)
Well in touch, blundered 10th, mistake next, soon behind, tailed off

7 dist [92½]	3. Miners Dance (IRE) 10/1 Charlie Studd ⁷ Brendan Powell	Charlie Studd ⁷ Brendan Powell	12	111	101	–	–	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Prudent Birdie (Lucifer)
Settled in rear, lost touch 6th, well behind 9th, continued tailed off, broke blood vessel (trainer said the gelding had bled from the nose) (op 12-1)

PU	9. Light Reflections 66/1 Seamus Durack Pat Murphy	Seamus Durack Pat Murphy	12	100 1	79	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Tajfah (USA) (Shadeed)
Always last, tailed off from 6th, pulled up before 11th

PU	1. Skycab (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Lucy Wadham	Richard Johnson Lucy Wadham	13	1112	105	–	–	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Sams Money (Pry)
Tracked leaders, mistake 13th, weakened after next, tailed off in 7th when pulled up before 3 out (op 28-1)

PU	6. Felix Darby (IRE) 15/2 Tom Doyle Georgina Nicholls	Tom Doyle Georgina Nicholls	10	1012	91	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Cool Anne (Orchardist)
Mistakes 1st and 2nd, never going well and reminders, lost touch and pulled up after 8th (op 14-1)

PU	11. Estupendo (IRE) 33/1 Alan O'Keeffe ³ L Wells	Alan O'Keeffe ³ L Wells	8	911 6 p	79	–	–	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Spendapromise (IRE) (Goldhill)
In touch, mistake 6th, weakened under pressure 12th, tailed off when pulled up after 15th

11 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 7m 53.30s (slow by 46.30s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: John French (Toulouse-Lautrec) 1st breeder: Edwin Carlisle
2nd owner: A J Whiting (Apple Joe)
3rd owner: I W Harfitt (Secret Drinker)
Tote win: £5.10 PL: £1.50 £2.20 £2 Ex: £23.50 CSF: £30.67 Tricast: £133.11

2:20 Plumpton 2 Jan 2005

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