Full Result 2.45 Sandown | 20 February 2009

Ladies At The Races "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,204 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. According To Dick (IRE) 2/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	112	–	82	132	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Park's Pet (IRE) (Bob Back)
Held up in touch, tracked leading pair 3 out, led 2 out, awkward last, stayed on strongly (op 6-4 tchd 11-8, 9-4 in a place)

2 2¼	9. Royal Charm (FR) 11/10F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	107	–	71	121	–
bl g Cadoudal (FR) - Victoria Royale (FR) (Garde Royale)
Jumped left 2nd, prominent, led before 2 out, headed and mistake 2 out, kept on but readily held (op 9-4)

3 11 [13¼]	1. Burton Port (IRE) 9/2 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	118	127	72	125	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Despute (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up in last trio, left behind when pace lifted on long run after 3 out, shaken up to go remote 4th 2 out, shuffled along and stayed on steadily to take 3rd near finish (op 7-2)

4 1½ [14¾]	7. Wade Farm Billy (IRE) 16/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	112	–	65	117	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Burgundy Sunset (IRE) (Buckskin)
Led 4th, headed before 2 out but still pressed leading pair and clear of rest, weakened flat, lost 3rd near finish

5 12 [26¾]	3. Marley Roca (IRE) 100/1 William Kennedy Paul Webber	William Kennedy Paul Webber	5	112	–	50	106	–
bb g Tamayaz (CAN) - Gaye Gordon (Scottish Reel II)
Not fluent, led 2nd and maintained moderate pace, headed 4th, outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten

6 2½ [29¼]	4. Quarl Ego (FR) 33/1 Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley Nicky Henderson	5	112	–	47	104	–
b g Ungaro (GER) - Jourenuit (FR) (Chamberlin)
Led at slow pace to 2nd, steadily lost place from next, 6th and well outpaced when light reminder before 2 out (op 40-1)

7 6 [35¼]	6. Shinnecock Bay 20/1 Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	Dominic Elsworth Oliver Sherwood	5	112	–	39	98	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Lemon's Mill (USA) (Roberto)
Held up in touch, going well enough and in touch 3 out, soon outpaced, mistake 2 out, faded (op 16-1)

8 5 [40¼]	8. Champagne Floozie 150/1 Daryl Jacob Jimmy Fox	Daryl Jacob Jimmy Fox	6	109	–	26	87	–
ch m Fleetwood (IRE) - On Request (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Lost touch in last from 5th, never on terms after (op 200-1)

9 20 [60¼]	5. Search For Gold (IRE) 66/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	7	112	–	7	76	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Miss Arizona (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Mistake 2nd, held up in last trio, weakened after 3 out, finished very tired

9 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 4m 7.10s (slow by 15.10s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (According To Dick) 1st breeder: Seamus Murphy
2nd owner: Mrs Angela Tincknell (Royal Charm)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Burton Port)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £1.50 Ex: £5.30 CSF: £4.65

2:45 Sandown 20 Feb 2009

Ladies At The Races "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle