Full Result 7.45 Taunton | 24 April 2006

Last Of The Season Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) (2m7f198yds) 3m Firm 12 hurdles

1st £3,083.40 2nd £898.65 3rd £449.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Charm Offensive 20/1 Richard Hobson Carroll Gray	Richard Hobson Carroll Gray	8	107	70	20	68	–
b m Zieten (USA) - Shoag (USA) (Affirmed)
Prominent, ridden approaching 8th, outpaced approaching 2 out, rallied flat, strong run to lead final strides (op 16-1 tchd 33-1)

2 hd	5. Field MasterI (IRE) 13/2 Robert L Butler ⁵ Carroll Gray	Robert L Butler ⁵ Carroll Gray	9	1012	80	30	78	–
ch g Foxhound (USA) - Bold Avril (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Held up and behind, steady headway 8th, ridden and every chance when hit last, ran on towards finish (tchd 11-2)

3 ½ [¾]	13. Spanchil Hill 8/1 Charlie Studd ⁷ Luke Dace	Charlie Studd ⁷ Luke Dace	6	98	64	14	62	–
b h Sabrehill (USA) - War Shanty (Warrshan)
Chased leader, led 8th, ridden flat, headed final strides (op 6-1 tchd 9-1)

4 hd [1]	12. Giant's Rock (IRE) 8/1 Paddy Brennan Bernard Llewellyn	Paddy Brennan Bernard Llewellyn	4	103 t	73	16	64	–
ch g Giant's Causeway (USA) - En Garde (USA) (Irish River)
Held up in mid-division, headway 9th, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, every chance last, not quicken (tchd 15-2 and 17-2)

5 1¼ [2¼]	7. They Grabbed Me (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Glassonbury ⁷ M C Pipe	Andrew Glassonbury ⁷ M C Pipe	5	105 tp	75	24	72	–
bb m Presenting - Royal Gale (Strong Gale)
Always prominent, ran on one pace from 2 out (op 9-1 tchd 10-1 and 15-2)

6 5 [7¼]	11. My Retreat (USA) 40/1 James White ⁷ Ray Fielder	James White ⁷ Ray Fielder	9	913	69	14	61	–
b g Hermitage (USA) - My Jessica Ann (USA) (Native Rythm)
Held up and behind, headway after 3 out, no further progress from 2 out (op 20-1)

7 7 [14¼]	4. Hill Forts Henry 9/4F Simon Elliott ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Simon Elliott ⁷ Seamus Mullins	8	1010 p	80	20	66	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Maggie Tee (Lepanto)
Headway into mid-division after 2nd, not fluent 5th, behind from 7th (trainer said gelding would not let himself down on the firm ground) (op 10-3 tchd 7-2)

8 25 [39¼]	9. Carl's Boy 13/2 Tom Scudamore David Rees	Tom Scudamore David Rees	10	1011 t	74	–	33	–
ch g Itsu (USA) - Adelbaran (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
Led to 8th, mistake 9th, soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

PU	3. Lets Try Again (IRE) 6/1 Tom Doyle Rodney Farrant	Tom Doyle Rodney Farrant	9	114	81	–	–	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Intricacy I (Formidable I)
Held up, blundered and rider lost reins 3rd, pulled up before 4th (op 9-2)

9 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 5m 46.50s (slow by 10.50s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Bonny Boy (unsuitable ground), Jug Of Punch (unsuitable ground), Over Bridge (unsuitable ground), Star Time (vet's certificate)
1st owner: A P Helliar And A J W Hill (Charm Offensive) 1st breeder: Colin Bothway
2nd owner: Mark Williams (Field MasterI)
3rd owner: Luke Dace (Spanchil Hill)
Tote win: £16.50 PL: £5.20 £2.70 £2.40 Ex: £94.30 CSF: £139.06 Tricast: £1,133.21
Placepot: £435.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £40,278.25. 67.50 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £101.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,910.80. 28.60 winning tickets.

7:45 Taunton 24 Apr 2006

Last Of The Season Handicap Hurdle