Full Result 5.00 Stratford | 27 October 2005

European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier) Class D

(Class 3) (4-6yo) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,040.20 2nd £1,911.80 3rd £955.90 4th £434.50 5th £217.25 6th £130.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. College Ace (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	1012	–	81	117	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Frantesa (Red Sunset)
Chased leader until led 6th, driven out (op 10-1)

2 ½	3. Fier Normand (FR) 9/4 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	1012	–	81	116	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Moomaw (Akarad)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden and every chance from after 3 out, unable to quicken near finish (op 15-8 tchd 5-2 and 11-4 in a place)

3 13 [13½]	4. Fourty Acers (IRE) 6/4F Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	1012	–	65	108	–
ch g Bob Back (USA) - Guest Cailin (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Prominent, mistakes 3rd and 5th, weakening when blundered 2 out (op 7-4 tchd 15-8)

4 2 [15½]	2. Delightful Cliche 33/1 Warren Marston Pam Sly	Warren Marston Pam Sly	4	1012	–	63	101	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Ima Delight (Idiots Delight)
Pulled hard and prominent, weakened approaching 2 out

5 5 [20½]	6. High Altitude I (IRE) 3/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	1012	–	56	96	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Delphini (IRE) (Seattle Dancer)
Chased leaders, ridden 6th, weakened after next (op 10-3 tchd 7-2 in a place)

6 17 [37½]	5. Granite Man (IRE) 100/1 Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	5	1012	–	35	79	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Silkaway (IRE) (Buckskin)
Jumped right, led to 6th, weakened after 3 out (op 66-1)

7 4 [41½]	8. Kokopelli Mana (IRE) 100/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	5	105	–	23	68	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Kachina (IRE) (Mandalus)
Held up, weakening when mistake 3 out

8 ½ [42]	7. Talikos (FR) 100/1 Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	Sam Thomas Henrietta Knight	4	1012	–	29	75	–
b g Nikos - Talaya (FR) (Matahawk)
Held up, pulled hard, headway 6th, weakening when mistake next (op 66-1)

8 ran Off time: 5:00:00 Winning time: 4m 8.90s (slow by 28.90s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (College Ace) 1st breeder: Ailish Cunningham
2nd owner: John P McManus (Fier Normand)
3rd owner: Ms Y Spencer-Thompson (Fourty Acers)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £1.10 Ex: £26 CSF: £23.61
Placepot: £11.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £48,272.65. 2,965.55 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £11.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,246.40. 207.70 winning tickets.

5:00 Stratford 27 Oct 2005

European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Race (Qualifier) Class D