Full Result 4.40 Stratford | 20 April 2008

John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup Hunters' Chase

(Class 5) (6yo+) (2m6f125yds) 2m6½f Soft 13 fences 4 omitted

1st £2,498.40 2nd £774.80 3rd £387.20 4th £193.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. You Do The Math (IRE) 7/4F Mr J S Horton ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	Mr J S Horton ⁷ Charlie Longsdon	8	1111	122	93	130	–
b g Carroll House (IRE) - Ballymave (IRE) (Jareer)
Always prominent, chased leader from 4th, led after 3 out, clear from 2 out, unchallenged (op 15-8 tchd 2-1)

2 10	13. Flax Hill 22/1 Mr P Mann ⁷ Mrs J M Mann	Mr P Mann ⁷ Mrs J M Mann	7	1010	–	69	104	–
ch m Zaffaran (USA) - Annicombe Run (Deep Run)
Held up, soon mid-division, headway and hit 7th, mistake 8th (water), went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner (op 16-1 tchd 14-1)

3 18 [28]	11. Saint Romble (FR) 10/1 Miss Diana Hobbs ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Miss Diana Hobbs ⁷ Philip Hobbs	11	113	95	59	89	–
b g Sassanian (USA) - Limatge (FR) (Trac)
Held up and behind, reminders after 10th, went moderate 3rd last (op 9-1)

4 1 [29]	10. Patrick's Double (IRE) 14/1 Mr J Goss ⁷ Mrs Yvonne Goss	Mr J Goss ⁷ Mrs Yvonne Goss	7	113	–	58	88	–
bb g Mister Mat (FR) - Irene Good-Night (IRE) (Shernazar)
Took keen hold in mid-division, jumped slowly 5th, headway 6th, weakened 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 11-1)

5 24 [53]	5. Corkan (IRE) 33/1 Mr J F Mathias ⁷ P Mathias	Mr J F Mathias ⁷ P Mathias	14	113	–	35	64	–
b g Torus - Broad Tab (Cantab)
Always behind, lost touch 7th

6 ½ [53½]	9. Knightsbridge Hill (IRE) 28/1 Mr Darren Edwards ³ Gordon Edwards	Mr Darren Edwards ³ Gordon Edwards	6	117	–	35	64	–
b g Raise A Grand (IRE) - Desert Gem (Green Desert)
Always behind, lost touch 7th (op 25-1)

7 1¼ [54¾]	2. Whereareyounow (IRE) 9/2 Mr J Maxse ⁷ Miss V Collins	Mr J Maxse ⁷ Miss V Collins	11	1111	121	41	70	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Angie's Delight (London Gazette)
Led until after 3 out, weakened quickly 2 out (tchd 7-2)

PU	8. I'm Dreaming (IRE) 80/1 Mr Andrew Martin ⁵ Sue Wilson	Mr Andrew Martin ⁵ Sue Wilson	14	115	–	–	–	–
ch g White Christmas - Suffolk Bells (London Bells)
Chased leader to 4th, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 100-1)

PU	4. Mel In Blue (FR) 15/8 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Robert Waley-Cohen	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ³ Robert Waley-Cohen	10	1112	110	–	–	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Calligraphie (FR) (R B Chesne)
Took keen hold in touch, mistake 9th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 6m 8.90s (slow by 45.90s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Cape Stormer (unsuitable ground), Fauntleroy I (unsuitable ground), Handy Boy (unsuitable ground), Soleil Fix (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Charles Horton (You Do The Math) 1st breeder: Mrs Christine Kelly
2nd owner: Mrs J M Mann (Flax Hill)
3rd owner: Mrs S L Hobbs (Saint Romble)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.10 £3.40 £2.50 Ex: £65.50 CSF: £39.09

Both open ditches were omitted on all circuits.

4:40 Stratford 20 Apr 2008

John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup Hunters' Chase