Full Result 4.20 Carlisle | 10 October 2003

Border City Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (3yo) (2m1f33yds) 2m1f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £2,226 2nd £636 3rd £318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Rocket Bleu (FR) 7/2 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	3	1012	–	–	90	–
ch g Epervier Bleu - Egeria I (FR) (Baly Rockette)
Held up, headway after 3 out, led last, stayed on (tchd 4-1)

2 2	2. Altitude Dancer (IRE) 11/8F V T Keane ³ Brian Ellison	V T Keane ³ Brian Ellison	3	109	–	–	89	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Height Of Passion (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead 2 out, headed last, no extra (op 6-4 tchd 5-4 in places)

3 2½ [4½]	6. Special Branch 12/1 Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	3	1012	–	–	85	–
ch g Woodborough (USA) - Sixslip (USA) (Diesis)
Tracked leaders, mistakes 3rd and 4th, ridden after 5th, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on under pressure from between last 2 (op 14-1)

4 hd [4¾]	3. Lagosta (SAF) 11/4 Russ Garritty George Moore	Russ Garritty George Moore	3	1012	100	–	84	–
ch g Fort Wood (USA) - Rose Wine (Chilibang)
Close up, led 6th, ridden and headed 2 out, every chance last, no extra (op 5-2 tchd 3-1)

5 10 [14¾]	7. Tetragon (IRE) 12/1 Graham Lee Lucinda Russell	Graham Lee Lucinda Russell	3	1012 p	–	–	78	–
b g Octagonal (NZ) - Viva Verdi (IRE) (Green Desert)
Led until headed 6th, weakened after 3 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 10-1)

6 19 [33¾]	4. Laird Dara Mac 66/1 David O'Meara ³ Neville Bycroft	David O'Meara ³ Neville Bycroft	3	109	–	–	55	–
b c Presidium - Nishara (Nishapour)
Towards rear, weakened before 3 out (op 50-1)

7 dist [63¾]	1. Abou Zulu 50/1 Jim Crowley Tony McWilliams	Jim Crowley Tony McWilliams	3	1012 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Abou Zouz (USA) - Mary From Dunlow (Nicholas Bill)
Behind, lost touch halfway, tailed off (op 33-1)

PU	8. Lady In Command (IRE) 66/1 Richard Hobson ⁵ Jennie Candlish	Richard Hobson ⁵ Jennie Candlish	3	102	–	–	–	–
b f In Command (IRE) - Harmer (IRE) (Alzao)
In touch when mistake 4th, lost touch before 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 50-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 4m 16.50s (slow by 13.50s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Jimmy Dudgeon (Rocket Bleu) 1st breeder: Claude Le Lay
2nd owner: J D Cotterill (Altitude Dancer)
3rd owner: Wetherby Racing Bureau 56 (Special Branch)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.90 £1.10 £2.90 Ex: £8.80 CSF: £8.53

4:20 Carlisle 10 Oct 2003

Border City Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class F