Full Result 1.50 Taunton | 11 December 2008

John Mohide St James's Place Novices' Hurdle

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £6,505 2nd £1,910 3rd £955 4th £477

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Clova Island 4/1 Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ Philip Hobbs	Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ Philip Hobbs	5	107	–	105	110	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Kingennie (Dunbeath)
Always prominent, led approaching 3 out, ran on strongly (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

2 6	1. Thundering Star (SAF) 8/15F Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	Sam Thomas Paul Nicholls	5	118	–	109	111	–
b g Fort Wood (USA) - Lightning Duel (SAF) (Foveros)
Tracked leader after 4th, led approaching 2 out, headed soon after, one pace run-in (op 8-11)

3 ¾ [6¾]	2. Triple Bluff 16/1 Hadden Frost ³ Jimmy Frost	Hadden Frost ³ Jimmy Frost	5	111	99	104	105	–
b g Medicean - Trinity Reef (Bustino)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, kept on one pace (tchd 14-1)

4 nk [7]	13. Tender Falcon 16/1 Christian Williams Ron Hodges	Christian Williams Ron Hodges	8	1012	–	97	100	–
br g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tendresse (IRE) (Tender King)
Mid-division, headway from 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on one pace

5 3 [10]	14. Cassia Rose 100/1 Liam Heard Paul Henderson	Liam Heard Paul Henderson	5	105	–	87	89	–
b m Shambo (IRE) - Cassia (Be My Native)
In rear, headway from 3 out, hung right approaching next, stayed on run-in

6 3½ [13½]	11. Pourdel (FR) 33/1 Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	4	1012	–	90	92	–
b g Daliapour (IRE) - Codreta (FR) (Dark Stone I)
Mid-division, ridden after 3 out, stayed on but never near to challenge

7 2½ [16]	9. Knightsbridgelives (IRE) 33/1 Matty Roe ¹⁰ Alan King	Matty Roe ¹⁰ Alan King	5	102	100	87	90	–
b g Taipan (IRE) - Shean Rose (IRE) (Roselier)
Never better than mid-division

8 1 [17]	10. Midnight Haze 20/1 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	6	1012	–	86	89	–
b g Midnight Legend - Gypsy Haze (Romany Rye)
Led until ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened

9 1¼ [18¼]	8. Humble Opinion 16/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	6	1012	–	84	88	–
br g Singspiel (IRE) - For More (FR) (Sanglamore)
Never better than mid-division (op 12-1)

10 4½ [22¾]	7. Hohlethelonely 40/1 Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	Aidan Coleman ³ Venetia Williams	4	109	–	79	85	–
ch g Medicean - Now And Forever (IRE) (Kris)
Mid-division, mistake 4th but headway before next, weakened from 3 out (op 33-1)

11 14 [36¾]	5. Deep Squeeze (IRE) 100/1 Daryl Jacob Sue Gardner	Daryl Jacob Sue Gardner	5	1012	–	63	69	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Deep Estee (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Always in rear

12 13 [49¾]	4. Dan Tucker 100/1 Johnny Farrelly ³ Jim Best	Johnny Farrelly ³ Jim Best	4	109	–	47	56	–
b g Dansili - Shapely I (USA) (Alleged)
Always in rear (op 80-1)

13 15 [64¾]	12. Return To Sender (IRE) 80/1 Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	Timmy Murphy Carl Llewellyn	4	1012	–	28	41	–
b g Beneficial - Silent Supreme (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Always behind, tailed off (op 100-1)

14 48 [112¾]	6. Feels Right 200/1 Danny Cook ⁵ Gerald Ham	Danny Cook ⁵ Gerald Ham	4	107	–	–	–	–
b g Karinga Bay - Country Orchid (Town And Country)
Always behind, tailed off from 6th (op 150-1)

14 ran Off time: 1:50:00 Winning time: 4m 9.70s (slow by 22.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (Clova Island) 1st breeder: Mrs J A Niven
2nd owner: Findlay/Bloom/De Kock/Westwood/Chandler (Thundering Star)
3rd owner: Geoff Martin (Triple Bluff)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.30 £1.02 £4.10 Ex: £11.90 CSF: £6.41

1:50 Taunton 11 Dec 2008

John Mohide St James's Place Novices' Hurdle