Full Result 4.50 Taunton | 19 February 2008

Hippychick Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m7f3yds) 2m7f Good To Soft 13 fences 4 omitted

1st £4,227.52 2nd £1,248.74 3rd £624.38 4th £312.53 5th £155.93 6th £78.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. River Indus 17/2 Daryl Jacob Bob Buckler	Daryl Jacob Bob Buckler	8	115	93	85	108	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Flow (Over The River)
Chased leader until 3rd and again after 8th until 11th, ridden before 2 out, left in lead and hampered last, held on well flat (trainer said, regarding the improved form, gelding had been unable to get into the race at Warwick last time due to the tacky ground and had been more suited by the conditions here) (op 14-1 tchd 8-1)

2 ¾	9. Croc An Oir (IRE) 9/1 Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	Paul Moloney Sophie Leech	11	113	91	82	103	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Cool Mary (IRE) (Beau Charmeur)
Held up well behind, still plenty to do 9th, headway next, chased leading trio on long run to 2 out, left with every chance last, unable to quicken last 100yds (op 10-1 tchd 11-1)

3 4 [4¾]	3. Running Hot 10/1 Keiran Burke ⁷ Nigel Hawke	Keiran Burke ⁷ Nigel Hawke	10	110	95	82	103	–
b g Sunley Builds - Running Cool I (Record Run)
Led until headed before 2 out, ridden before last, left with every chance last, weakened last 100yds (tchd 9-1)

4 12 [16¾]	15. Monsieur Georges (FR) 16/1 Dave Crosse F Jordan	Dave Crosse F Jordan	8	100 9	74	51	70	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Djoumi (FR) (Brezzo)
Behind, hit 8th, ridden 9th, plugged on before 2 out, left modest 4th last, never on terms (op 20-1)

5 9 [25¾]	14. Xila Fontenailles (FR) 12/1 Robert Walford Nigel Hawke	Robert Walford Nigel Hawke	7	107 p	81	50	70	–
gr m Turgeon (USA) - Miss Fontenailles (FR) (Kautokeino)
Chased leader after 3rd until after 8th, ridden and lost place before next, plugged on under pressure from before 2 out

6 2 [27¾]	11. Amoreigh (IRE) 33/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	11	1011	85	52	70	–
bb g Un Desperado (FR) - Windy Miller I (Prince Rheingold)
Chased leaders, mistake 5th, ridden and outpaced 10th, no danger after

7 5 [32¾]	2. Wizard Of Edge 8/1 Rodi Greene Ron Hodges	Rodi Greene Ron Hodges	8	1111	99	62	79	–
b g Wizard King - Forever Shineing (Glint Of Gold)
Always behind, hit 6th, ridden and no response after 7th, tailed off from 10th (op 9-1)

8 hd [33]	4. Malmo Boy (IRE) 14/1 Stephen Craine Heather Dalton	Stephen Craine Heather Dalton	9	116 t	94	56	74	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Charming Mo (IRE) (Callernish)
Chased leaders until outpaced after 8th, soon ridden and struggling, no chance from 11th (op 12-1)

9 20 [53]	13. Primrose Park 10/1 Paddy Brennan Kevin Bishop	Paddy Brennan Kevin Bishop	9	107	81	25	41	–
b m Thowra (FR) - Redgrave Rose (Tug Of War)
Raced in midfield, headway after 8th, ridden after 11th, hung badly left on bend before 2 out, well beaten after (op 12-1)

10 7 [60]	16. Kimoe Warrior 66/1 Sean Quinlan ⁵ Michael Mullineaux	Sean Quinlan ⁵ Michael Mullineaux	10	99 11 b	74	12	27	–
ch g Royal Abjar (USA) - Thewaari (USA) (Eskimo)
Always behind

11 23 [83]	12. Smeathe's Ridge 33/1 Mark Bradburne Jim Old	Mark Bradburne Jim Old	10	1011 t	85	1	15	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Mrs Barty (IRE) (King's Ride)
Always towards rear, ridden and lost touch after 8th, tailed off from 11th

F	1. Campaign Charlie 33/1 James Davies Kim Bailey	James Davies Kim Bailey	8	1112	100	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Inesdela (Wolver Hollow)
Fell 1st, dead

PU	6. Jaloux D'Estruval (FR) 6/1 Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	11	115	93	–	–	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Pommette III (FR) (Trac)
Raced in midfield, headway to chase leaders 6th, ridden and weakened after 11th, eased before 2 out, pulled up and dismounted last (jockey said gelding lost its action on final bend) (op 15-2)

PU	7. Heynewboy 25/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	8	111	92	–	–	–
ch g Keen - Clown Around (True Song)
Mistakes, dropped to rear and ridden after 8th, well behind and pulled up 10th (jockey said gelding never travelled)

UR	8. Dundridge Native 9/4F William Kennedy Jim Best	William Kennedy Jim Best	10	113	91	–	108	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Fra Mau (Wolver Hollow)
Waited with in midfield, headway 8th, chased leader 11th, led 2 out, in command when mistake and unseated rider last (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 tchd 10-3 in a place)

15 ran Off time: 4:50:00 Winning time: 6m 5.80s (slow by 18.80s) Total SP: 130%
Non-runners: On Y Va (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Mrs C J Dunn (River Indus) 1st breeder: Mrs H R Dunn
2nd owner: I Thompson, O O'Reilly, Leech Racing (Croc An Oir)
3rd owner: C G Newman (Running Hot)
Tote win: £11 PL: £2.80 £3.70 £3.40 Ex: £111 CSF: £85.08 Tricast: £804.26

The last fence in the back straght (open ditch) was omitted on all circuits. The first fence in the home straight were omitted on the last two circuits.

4:50 Taunton 19 Feb 2008

Hippychick Handicap Chase