Full Result 2.45 Plumpton | 11 December 2006

Coral "Bookmaker Of The Year" Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Heavy 12 fences 2 omitted

1st £2,818.35 2nd £832.50 3rd £416.25 4th £208.35 5th £103.95 6th £52.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. The Hardy Boy 4/1J Liam Heard ³ Anna Newton-Smith	Liam Heard ³ Anna Newton-Smith	6	1013	76	33	92	–
br g Overbury (IRE) - Miss Nero (Crozier)
Chased leaders, pushed along 8th, effort on inner to lead narrowly 4 out, bumped on bend after next, joined last, battled on well flat (op 11-2)

2 ½	6. Monsieur Georges (FR) 12/1 Leighton Aspell F Jordan	Leighton Aspell F Jordan	6	1013	73	30	86	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Djoumi (FR) (Brezzo)
Not fluent, raced wide, held up, joined leaders after 8th, outpaced and mistake 4 out, ran on 2 out, joined winner and mistake last, outbattled (op 9-1)

3 7 [7½]	4. Running Hot 11/2 Mr J Snowden ⁵ Nigel Hawke	Mr J Snowden ⁵ Nigel Hawke	8	113	82	31	87	–
b g Sunley Builds - Running Cool I (Record Run)
Made most to 4 out, with winner until beaten before 2 out (op 5-1)

4 2 [9½]	9. Spider Boy 9/2 Robert L Butler ⁵ Zoe Davison	Robert L Butler ⁵ Zoe Davison	9	102 p	67	14	74	–
b g Jupiter Island - Great Dilemma (Vaigly Great)
Close up, blundered 8th, outpaced from 4 out, tried to close again 2 out, no impression before last (op 11-2)

5 46 [55½]	10. Sett Aside 4/1J Owyn Nelmes ³ Linda Jewell	Owyn Nelmes ³ Linda Jewell	8	102	65	–	22	–
b g Set Adrift - Fields Of Fortune I (Anfield I)
Prominent, chased leader 7th to after next, losing place when mistake 4 out, soon beaten, virtually pulled up near finish (op 11-2)

6 11 [66½]	7. Jim Lad 8/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	6	1012 p	72	–	18	–
b g Young Ern - Anne's Bank (IRE) (Burslem)
Mistakes, dropped to last pair and struggling after 5th, tailed off after 8th (op 7-1)

7 ½ [67]	1. Pardini (USA) 7/1 Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	7	117	86	–	32	–
b g Quest For Fame - Noblissima (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mostly last and never going well, tailed off after 8th (op 6-1)

PU	3. Acertack (IRE) 10/1 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	9	1110 b	84	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Ask The Madam (Strong Gale)
Unable to lead, prominent, ridden after 8th, weakening when mistake 4 out, going very slowly in 6th when pulled up before 2 out (op 9-1 tchd 17-2)

PU	2. Maximinus 25/1 Sam Jones ⁷ Michael Madgwick	Sam Jones ⁷ Michael Madgwick	6	114	85	–	–	–
b g The West (USA) - Candarela (Damister)
Mostly chased leader to 7th, lost place rapidly, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 5m 36.70s (slow by 49.70s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Bally Rainey (travel problems)
1st owner: Mrs John Grist (The Hardy Boy) 1st breeder: R Yates
2nd owner: Near & Far Racing (Monsieur Georges)
3rd owner: C G Newman (Running Hot)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £2.40 £3.60 £3.30 Ex: £95.70 CSF: £49.81 Tricast: £268.05

The first fence in the back straight was on omitted on each circuit.

2:45 Plumpton 11 Dec 2006

Coral "Bookmaker Of The Year" Handicap Chase