Full Result 2.30 Stratford | 26 October 2006

Steve Hammond Beginners' Chase

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Soft 14 fences

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Don't Push It (IRE) 8/11F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	110	–	112	125	–
b g Old Vic - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, headway 10th, led 2 out, soon clear, comfortably (op 4-5 tchd 10-11 and and early evens in places)

2 6	11. Regents Walk (IRE) 40/1 James Davies Ben De Haan	James Davies Ben De Haan	8	110	–	106	113	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Raw Courage (IRE) (The Parson)
Chased leader, led 3 out, headed next, stayed on same pace

3 5 [11]	7. Five Colours (IRE) 5/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	110	–	101	110	–
bb g Lord Americo (IRE) - Thousand Springs (IRE) (King's Ride)
Prominent, blundered 4th, led 12th, headed next, weakened 2 out (op 11-4 tchd 3-1, 7-2 in places)

4 4 [15]	5. Down The Stretch 100/1 Joe Tizzard James Payne	Joe Tizzard James Payne	6	110	–	97	104	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Si-Gaoith (Strong Gale)
Held up, behind when mistake 10th, ran on approaching last, never nearer (tchd 80-1)

5 6 [21]	13. Rowlands Dream (IRE) 25/1 Robert Walford R H Alner	Robert Walford R H Alner	6	107	–	83	91	–
b m Accordion (IRE) - Bettyhill (Ardross)
Held up in touch, mistake and dropped to rear 11th, never dangerous after

6 ¾ [21¾]	8. Magot De Grugy (FR) 14/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	110	–	90	96	–
b g Tzar Rodney (FR) - Hirlish (FR) (Passing Sale)
Prominent until weakened after 3 out (op 12-1)

7 ¾ [22½]	9. Mylord Collonges (FR) 100/1 Bernie Wharfe ⁷ Susan Nock	Bernie Wharfe ⁷ Susan Nock	6	107	–	89	96	–
bl g Video Rock (FR) - Diane Collonges (FR) (El Badr)
Held up in touch, every chance 3 out, ridden and weakened before next

8 3 [25½]	12. Woody Valentine (USA) 28/1 P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	5	1011	–	86	94	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Mudslinger (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Chased leaders until weakened 12th, in rear when hit 2 out

9 8 [33½]	1. Ballyalbany (IRE) 125/1 Tom Scudamore Susan Nock	Tom Scudamore Susan Nock	8	110	–	77	85	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Raisin Turf (IRE) (Phardante)
Held up, headway 11th, weakened 3 out (op 100-1)

10 26 [59½]	10. Nikola (FR) 12/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	110	–	49	59	–
b g Roi De Rome (USA) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi)
Held up, mistake 8th, behind from 11th (tchd 14-1)

PU	6. Easter Present (IRE) 28/1 Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	Timmy Murphy Henrietta C Knight	7	110	–	–	–	–
br g Presenting - Spring Fiddler (IRE) (Fidel)
Held up, behind from 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	2. Captain Aubrey (IRE) 33/1 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Hamers Girl (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led, jumped left 2nd, headed and weakened 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 5m 6.80s (slow by 34.80s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Down's Folly (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: John P McManus (Don't Push It) 1st breeder: Dominick Vallely
2nd owner: Mrs D Vaughan (Regents Walk)
3rd owner: Knightsbridge BC & J Sigler (Five Colours)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.20 £15.20 £1.10 Ex: £104.30 CSF: £44.77

2:30 Stratford 26 Oct 2006

Steve Hammond Beginners' Chase