Full Result 4.35 Stratford | 23 August 2007

John Smith's Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Good 9 fences 3 omitted

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	1. Dad's Elect (GER) 5/1 Mr T Weston ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	Mr T Weston ⁷ Dr Richard Newland	8	115 p	107	112	116	–
b g Lomitas - Diamond Lake (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Chased leaders, led last, soon ridden, stayed on well (op 9-2)

2 2½	2. Waterspray (AUS) 10/1 Henry Oliver John Spearing	Henry Oliver John Spearing	9	118	103	106	108	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Forain (NZ) (Nassipour)
Led to 3 out, led next, ridden and headed last, stayed on same pace approaching final furlong (op 15-2)

3 3 [5½]	3. L'Oiseau (FR) 8/1 Sam Jones ⁵ Jonathan Portman	Sam Jones ⁵ Jonathan Portman	8	1013	99	99	101	–
br g Video Rock (FR) - Roseraie (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, headway approaching 2 out, not reach leaders

4 ¾ [6¼]	7. Lake Imperial (IRE) 5/2F Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	6	101 t	82	81	83	–
b g Imperial Ballet (IRE) - Lakes Of Killarney (IRE) (Ahonoora)
Chased leader, led 3 out, headed next, ridden and weakened over 1f out (op 7-2)

5 2½ [8¾]	5. Ticket To Ride I (FR) 5/1 Andrew Thornton Jim Wilson	Andrew Thornton Jim Wilson	9	111 p	96	92	95	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Have A Drink (FR) (Hasty Tudor)
Held up, behind 3rd, hung right and stayed on under pressure approaching final furlong, never nearer (op 11-2 tchd 4-1)

6 2½ [11¼]	6. Think Of The Money 12/1 Mr Rhys Hughes ⁷ Dai Burchell	Mr Rhys Hughes ⁷ Dai Burchell	7	104 v	92	86	88	–
b m Alderbrook - Pipers Reel (Palace Music)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, outpaced 3 out, never dangerous after

7 shd [11¼]	9. Macgyver (NZ) 20/1 Miss L Horner ⁷ Dai Williams	Miss L Horner ⁷ Dai Williams	11	97 12	81	75	77	–
b g Jahafil - Corazon (NZ) (Pag-Asa)
Held up, effort approaching 2 out, never dangerous (tchd 22-1)

8 5 [16¼]	4. Dalriath 8/1 David Cullinane ⁷ Michael Chapman	David Cullinane ⁷ Michael Chapman	8	1010	98	86	91	–
b m Fraam - Alsiba (Northfields)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching last

9 17 [33¼]	8. Travello (GER) 7/1 Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ⁵ Milton Harris	7	99 1 tp	81	51	55	–
b g Bakharoff (USA) - Travista (GER) (Days At Sea)
Held up, weakened 5th (op 9-1)

PU	10. Layasar 100/1 Tom Messenger ³ John Groucott	Tom Messenger ³ John Groucott	7	911 19	81	–	–	–
br g Wizard King - Rasayel (USA) (Bering)
Held up, mistake 5th, behind when blundered next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 50-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 4m 1.30s (slow by 6.30s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Dr R D P Newland (Dad's Elect) 1st breeder: M H Hutzler
2nd owner: Bache Silk (Waterspray)
3rd owner: Milady Partnership (L'Oiseau)
Tote win: £6 PL: £2.10 £4.90 £3.20 Ex: £69.60 CSF: £54.50 Tricast: £399.82

Two fences in home straight omitted on each circuit.

4:35 Stratford 23 Aug 2007

John Smith's Handicap Chase