Full Result 1.50 Taunton | 8 February 2007

Wally Norman Memorial Selling Hurdle

(Class 5) (4-7yo) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,192.64 2nd £639.04 3rd £319.68

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. I'm Lovin It (IRE) 30/100F Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	7	113	104	47	91	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sparky Mary (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway 4th, led approaching 6th, drew clear approaching 2 out, shaken up run-in (op 1-3)

2 5	1. Papillon De Iena (FR) 10/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Mark Allen	Derek Laverty ⁵ Mark Allen	7	1110 v	104	53	98	–
ch g Varese (FR) - Belle du Chesne (FR) (R B Chesne)
Tracked leaders, with winner when mistake 6th, ridden after 3 out, kept on but always held from next (op 15-2)

3 4 [9]	7. Wreford Lake 50/1 Mr Byron Moorcroft ¹⁰ Jimmy Frost	Mr Byron Moorcroft ¹⁰ Jimmy Frost	7	107	–	36	82	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Sporting Annie (Teamster)
Held up, ridden and headway after 3 out, stayed on (tchd 66-1)

4 11 [20]	12. Count The Trees 25/1 Neil Mulholland Bill Turner	Neil Mulholland Bill Turner	4	100	–	6	54	–
ch f Woodborough (USA) - Numerate (Bishop Of Cashel)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon beaten (op 20-1)

5 7 [27]	4. Paradise Valley 100/1 Mr Jamie Jenkinson ⁷ M A Trott	Mr Jamie Jenkinson ⁷ M A Trott	7	1010 t	–	15	64	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Rose De Reve (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Mistake 1st, soon chasing leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 66-1)

6 10 [37]	13. Lady Josh 66/1 Mr Ashley Bird ¹⁰ Colin Tizzard	Mr Ashley Bird ¹⁰ Colin Tizzard	4	99 5 p	–	–	45	–
b f Josr Algarhoud (IRE) - Dee-Lady (Deploy)
Chased leaders until weakened 3 out (op 100-1)

7 3½ [40½]	5. Shournagh Valley (IRE) 22/1 Willie McCarthy ⁵ Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney	Willie McCarthy ⁵ Ruaidhri Joseph Tierney	7	1012 b	–	–	51	–
b g Boyne Valley - Aingeal (Fordham)
Led until 6th, weakening when hampered on bend after 3 out (op 25-1 tchd 28-1)

8 31 [71½]	2. Chaplin 25/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	6	113 t	–	–	20	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Princess Borghese (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in touch, dropped to rear 5th, weakening when hampered on bend after 3 out (jockey said gelding was badly hampered on bend) (op 18-1)

PU	8. Milk And Sultana 10/1 Jimmy McCarthy Gerald Ham	Jimmy McCarthy Gerald Ham	7	1010	–	–	–	–
b m Millkom - Premier Princess (Hard Fought)
Hampered on bend after 3 out, always towards rear, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (tchd 11-1)

SU	11. Tandori 100/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ Jimmy Frost	Tom O'Connor ⁷ Jimmy Frost	5	103	–	–	–	–
b m El Conquistador - Leatan (Leander I)
Always in rear, clipped heels and slipped up on bend after 3 out (op 66-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:50:00 Winning time: 4m 21.00s (slow by 34.00s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Queen Of Song (travel problems), Shalati Princess (travel problems), The Rip (travel problems)
1st owner: Gift Of The Gab Partnership (I'm Lovin It) 1st breeder: Miss Isabel Burke
2nd owner: Mrs C J Lowman (Papillon De Iena)
3rd owner: Mrs J McCormack (Wreford Lake)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £9.30 Ex: £4.30 CSF: £3.25
The winner was bought by M Allen for 6,500gns.

1:50 Taunton 8 Feb 2007

Wally Norman Memorial Selling Hurdle