Full Result 3.40 Sandown | 20 February 2004

Foundation Developments Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m3f173yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £5,447 2nd £1,676 3rd £838 4th £419

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Leith Hill Star 9/2 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	8	100 3	94	42	102	–
ch m Comme L'Etoile - Sunnyday (Sunley Builds)
Made all, blundered 2 out, soon drew well clear (tchd 4-1)

2 8	3. Lewis Island (IRE) 7/2F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1110	118	58	116	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Phyllode (Pharly)
Pulled hard in rear, headway 3 out, 4th and beaten when mistake next, stayed on to take moderate 2nd at last (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

3 11 [19]	5. Day Du Roy (FR) 5/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	6	112	110	39	96	–
b g Ajdayt (USA) - Rose Pomme (FR) (Rose Laurel)
Held up, headway to track leaders 5th, every chance approaching 2 out, no extra (tchd 11-2)

4 1¼ [20¼]	2. General Duroc (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	Richard Johnson Richard Phillips	8	1110	118	46	102	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Satula (Deep Run)
Towards rear, hit 5th, headway 7th, every chance after 3 out, 5th and beaten when mistake next (tchd 8-1)

5 9 [29¼]	1. His Song (IRE) 9/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	11	1112	120	38	95	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Pampered Finch VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Dropped to rear 5th, hit next, ridden and rallied 3 out, weakened approaching next, 4th and no chance when eased approaching last (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 and 12-1 in a place)

6 9 [38¼]	7. High Rank 14/1 Tony Dobbin John Mackie	Tony Dobbin John Mackie	5	1012	106	15	72	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Hotel Street (USA) (Alleged)
Took keen hold, chased leaders to 7th, well behind from 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7 19 [57¼]	6. Downtherefordancin (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	4	1011 v	118	–	55	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Merlin's Fancy (Caerleon)
Prominent, hard ridden after 6th, weakened after 3 out (op 6-1)

PU	4. Lupin (FR) 11/2 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	5	117 t	115	–	–	–
b g Luchiroverte (IRE) - Amarante II (FR) (Brezzo)
Prominent, blundered badly 4th, jumped left 7th, jumped left and weakened 3 out, behind when pulled up before next (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 5m 16.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Anzal (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs N F Maltby (Leith Hill Star) 1st breeder: Miss B Coyle
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Peter Orton (Lewis Island)
3rd owner: Mrs Mo Done (Day Du Roy)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £1.70 £1.80 £2.50 Ex: £23 CSF: £20.97 Tricast: £80.62

Due to a temporay alteration to the course an additional flight was jumped. Race orginally advertised as 2m 4f 110yds but distance found to be 2m4f on remeasuring.

3:40 Sandown 20 Feb 2004

Foundation Developments Ltd Handicap Hurdle Class D