Full Result 4.05 Sandown | 7 February 2004

Elmbridge Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Soft 12 fences 1 omitted

1st £12,023.40 2nd £4,560.60 3rd £2,280.30 4th £1,036.50 5th £518.25 6th £310.95

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Farmer Jack 6/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	1112	142	135	153	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Cheryls Pet (IRE) (General Ironside)
Chased leader to 3rd, stayed prominent, challenged approaching 2 out, led soon after, driven and held on well run-in (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding appears to have taken time to recover from a breathing operation last year) (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 in a place)

2 ½	1. Palarshan (FR) 13/2 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	6	1112	142	134	153	–
bb g Darshaan - Palavera (FR) (Bikala)
Headway to chase leaders 3rd, ridden and edged right approaching 2 out, rallied to go 2nd soon after last, finished strongly, not quite get up (op 11-2 tchd 7-1 in places 8-1 in a place)

3 10 [10½]	3. Bleu Superbe (FR) 12/1 Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	9	116	141	120	144	–
b g Epervier Bleu - Brett's Dream (FR) (Pharly)
Chased leader 4th, led 5th, hit 9th, kept narrow advantage until after 2 out, hit last and weakened (tchd 14-1 in places)

4 ¾ [11¼]	4. Ei Ei 10/1 Lee Vickers ³ Michael Chapman	Lee Vickers ³ Michael Chapman	9	115	138	116	138	–
b g North Briton - Branitska (Mummy's Pet)
Led to 5th, stayed pressing leader, strong challenge approaching 2 out, weakened soon after and hit last (tchd 12-1 in places)

5 12 [23¼]	6. Ibal (FR) 11/1 Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	8	116	136	99	124	–
b g Balsamo (FR) - Quart D'Hekla (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Chased leader and blundered 3rd, stayed prominent until weakened from 9th (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

6 7 [30¼]	9. Harvis (FR) 14/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	9	100 2	116	69	97	–
b g Djarvis (FR) - Tirana (FR) (Over)
Hit 4th, always behind (tchd 16-1 in a place)

7 16 [46¼]	5. Log On Intersky (IRE) 11/2 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	8	118	138	69	106	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Arctic Mo (IRE) (Mandalus)
Headway to chase leaders when blundered 6th and soon weakened (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

F	7. St Pirran (IRE) 13/8F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	110	130	–	–	–
bb g Be My Native (USA) - Guess Twice (Deep Run)
Improving to track leaders when fell 4th (op 15-8 tchd 2-1 in places)

F	8. Wouldn't You Agree I (IRE) 33/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	8	109	125	–	–	–
ch g Toulon - Mention Of Money (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Behind when fell 3rd (tchd 50-1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 4:13:00 Winning time: 4m 9.70s (slow by 18.70s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Peter Partridge (Farmer Jack) 1st breeder: P Partridge And R M Kellow
2nd owner: Mrs A L Wood (Palarshan)
3rd owner: P A Deal, A Hirschfeld & J Tyndall (Bleu Superbe)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £2.10 £2.80 £2.70 Ex: £35.40 CSF: £44.90 Tricast: £454.81

The pond fence was omitted

4:05 Sandown 7 Feb 2004

Elmbridge Handicap Chase Class B