Full Result 3.55 Stratford | 4 September 2004

Golden Drum Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good 15 fences

1st £8,995.80 2nd £3,412.20 3rd £1,706.10 4th £775.50 5th £387.75 6th £232.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Blazing Hills 11/2 Tom Doyle Paul Dalton	Tom Doyle Paul Dalton	8	101	95	100	109	–
ch g Shaab - Cottage Blaze (Sunyboy)
Always prominent, went 2nd 10th, led approaching 2 out, ridden out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

2 5	6. Dunster Castle 5/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	112	110	111	119	–
ch g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Gay Edition (New Member)
Led until after 1st, led again 3rd, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, one pace (op 6-1)

3 6 [11]	2. Majestic I (IRE) 9/1 Seamus Durack Ian Williams	Seamus Durack Ian Williams	9	1110 tb	118	114	121	–
b g Belmez (USA) - Noble Lily (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Led after 1st to 3rd, chased leader, mistake 8th, lost 2nd 10th, one pace from 3 out (op 8-1)

4 10 [21]	1. Haut De Gamme I (FR) 25/1 Paul Moloney Ferdy Murphy	Paul Moloney Ferdy Murphy	9	1112	120	108	113	–
ch g Morespeed - Chantalouette (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up and behind, headway after 13th, weakened 3 out (op 20-1)

5 1 [22]	7. Punchy (IRE) 9/2 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	8	107	101	88	92	–
bb g Freddie's Star - Baltimore Fox (IRE) (Arapahos)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden after 13th, weakened 3 out (op 7-1)

6 12 [34]	3. Fear Siuil (IRE) 5/1 David Dennis Nick Williams	David Dennis Nick Williams	11	119 t	117	94	96	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Astral River (Over The River)
Held up, mistake 1st, headway after 13th, ridden 4 out, weakened 3 out (op 7-2)

7 22 [56]	4. Croc An Oir (IRE) 9/4F Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	7	113	114	73	71	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Cool Mary (IRE) (Beau Charmeur)
Always behind, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 3-1)

PU	5. Burning Truth I (USA) 10/1 Robert Thornton Matt Sheppard	Robert Thornton Matt Sheppard	10	115	113	–	–	–
ch g Known Fact (USA) - Galega (Sure Blade)
Held up, hit 7th, headway 8th, weakened 13th, behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 12-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:55:00 Winning time: 5m 47.90s (slow by 7.90s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs Julie Martin (Blazing Hills) 1st breeder: Mrs R G Henderson
2nd owner: Mrs Diana L Whateley (Dunster Castle)
3rd owner: Patrick Kelly (Majestic I)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £2.40 £1.90 £3.10 Ex: £35.40 CSF: £35.25 Tricast: £249.58

3:55 Stratford 4 Sep 2004

Golden Drum Handicap Chase Class D