Full Result 12.40 Taunton | 29 November 2007

Beauty Of Bath Maiden Hurdle (Div I)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £4,879.50 2nd £1,432.50 3rd £716.25 4th £357.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Popcorn Rosie 25/1 Chris Honour ³ Chris Down	Chris Honour ³ Chris Down	4	104	–	–	86	–
b f Diktat - Real Popcorn (IRE) (Jareer)
Led, hampered 3rd, hit 4 out, headed under pressure approaching last, rallied to lead again soon after, all out (op 33-1)

2 nk	5. Listen Son (IRE) 66/1 Owyn Nelmes Nick Ayliffe	Owyn Nelmes Nick Ayliffe	5	110	76	–	93	–
b g Desert Sun - Hear Me (Simply Great)
Hampered 1st, soon chasing leaders, chased winner after 3 out, led approaching last and not fluent, headed soon after and one pace (op 80-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

3 7 [7¼]	6. Red Birr (IRE) 7/1 Andrew Tinkler Paul Webber	Andrew Tinkler Paul Webber	6	110	100	–	85	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Cappella (IRE) (College Chapel)
Held up in touch, headway 5th, went 3rd 2 out but no chance with leading duo, one pace when hit last (op 8-1)

4 2½ [9¾]	1. Captain Becket 25/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ Jimmy Frost	Tom O'Connor ⁷ Jimmy Frost	4	107	–	–	82	–
b g Access Ski - Sporting Annie (Teamster)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, weakened next (tchd 20-1)

5 12 [21¾]	12. Golden Sprite 50/1 Rodi Greene Rod Millman	Rodi Greene Rod Millman	4	107	–	–	67	–
b f Bertolini (USA) - Shalad'Or (Golden Heights)
Hit 1st, pressed winner to 4th and mistake, weakened and jumped slowly 2 out

6 ¾ [22½]	2. Genari 10/1 Andrew Thornton Charlie Morlock	Andrew Thornton Charlie Morlock	4	110	–	–	69	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Sari (Faustus)
In rear when jumped very slowly 5th, some moderate progress from 3 out, never in contention and no chance from 2 out

7 17 [39½]	8. Rock Star Appeal 40/1 Robert Walford R H Alner	Robert Walford R H Alner	6	110	–	–	52	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Turkish Star (Star Appeal)
Hampered 1st, took keen hold, always in rear (op 50-1 tchd 66-1)

PU	9. Shava 100/1 Vince Slattery James Evans	Vince Slattery James Evans	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Atraf - Anita Marie (IRE) (Anita's Prince)
Blundered 3rd, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 66-1)

PU	4. Le Chiffre (IRE) 7/1 Jason Maguire Sean Curran	Jason Maguire Sean Curran	5	110 p	–	–	–	–
br g Celtic Swing - Implicit View (Persian Bold)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 5th (trainer said gelding returned distressed) (tchd 13-2)

PU	10. Shore Thing (IRE) 8/15F Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Docksider (USA) - Spicebird (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Tracked leaders, took keen hold early, ridden after 5th, blundered 4 out, pulled up before next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (tchd 4-9 and 4-7 in places)

UR	7. Rhetoric I (IRE) 50/1 Miss Sarah-Jayne Davies ⁷ George Jones	Miss Sarah-Jayne Davies ⁷ George Jones	8	107	82	–	–	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Squaw Talk (USA) (Gulch)
Bumped and unseated rider 2nd (op 40-1)

UR	11. Forest Lodge (IRE) 100/1 Daryl Jacob Miss M Bragg	Daryl Jacob Miss M Bragg	4	107	–	–	–	–
ch f Indian Lodge (IRE) - Folkboat (Kalaglow)
Tried to refuse, blundered and unseated rider 1st

12 ran Off time: 12:40:00 Winning time: 4m 16.56s (slow by 29.56s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Grand Sefton (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs L M Edwards (Popcorn Rosie) 1st breeder: Peter Barclay
2nd owner: M J Hayes & W G Winzer (Listen Son)
3rd owner: John Nicholls (Trading) Ltd (Red Birr)
Tote win: £25.90 PL: £7.30 £22 £2.40 Ex: £224.60 CSF: £944.69

12:40 Taunton 29 Nov 2007

Beauty Of Bath Maiden Hurdle (Div I)