Full Result 7.35 Towcester | 12 May 2008

Volkswagen Touareg Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f181yds) 2m Firm 8 hurdles

1st £3,252.50 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Thenameescapesme 4/1 A P McCoy Tom George	A P McCoy Tom George	8	118	101	104	105	–
b g Alderbrook - Gaygo Lady (Gay Fandango)
Held up in touch, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leading pair after 2 out, driven and stayed on flat to lead towards finish (tchd 10-3)

2 nk	8. Midnight Spirit 20/1 Mr Jamie Jenkinson ⁷ Frederick Sutherland	Mr Jamie Jenkinson ⁷ Frederick Sutherland	8	913 6 1 tp	85	88	89	–
b g Midnight Legend - West-Hatch-Spirit (Forzando)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway to chase leaders 4th, led 3 out, ridden and narrowly headed next, led again flat until headed towards finish (tchd 22-1)

3 ½ [¾]	1. Muntami (IRE) 7/2F Harry Skelton ⁷ John Harris	Harry Skelton ⁷ John Harris	7	115	105	107	108	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Bashashah (IRE) (Kris)
Held up in touch, headway on outer 4th, every chance 3 out, led narrowly next until headed and unable to quicken flat (op 9-2)

4 4½ [5¼]	5. Foreign King (USA) 12/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	4	113	103	96	98	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Foreign Aid (USA) (Danzig)
Chased leaders, lost place and short of room briefly 3 out, chased leaders under pressure before 2 out, kept on same pace (tchd 11-1)

5 ½ [5¾]	4. General Smith 9/2 Felix De Giles ⁵ James Evans	Felix De Giles ⁵ James Evans	9	112	100	97	99	–
b g Greensmith - Second Call (Kind Of Hush)
Held up in touch in rear, blundered 2nd, headway after 5th, ridden to chase leading pair after 3 out, every chance next, weakened before last (op 11-2 tchd 6-1)

6 8 [13¾]	3. Ganymede I 8/1 Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	7	114 b	100	87	91	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Germane (Distant Relative)
Held up in touch, mistakes 1st and 2nd, headway 4th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 6-1)

7 6 [19¾]	6. Upright Ima 13/2 Mr Kevin Tobin ⁵ Pam Sly	Mr Kevin Tobin ⁵ Pam Sly	9	107	91	71	75	–
b m Perpendicular - Ima Delight (Idiots Delight)
Held up in touch, ridden and effort after 3 out, soon no impression and beaten (op 5-1)

8 16 [35¾]	9. Crickie Pitch 16/1 David England ³ Matt Sheppard	David England ³ Matt Sheppard	4	911 4	83	39	47	–
b g Chaddleworth (IRE) - Dane Rose (Full Of Hope)
Took keen hold, chased leader, not fluent 2nd, joined leader 4th, left in lead next, headed before 3 out, soon weakened (jockey said gelding ran too free)

9 10 [45¾]	7. Leading Article I (IRE) 7/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	6	108 t	87	35	50	–
ch g Definite Article - Jameela (IRE) (Danehill)
Led until blundered, headed and dropped to rear 5th, weakened 3 out (op 8-1)

10 9 [54¾]	10. Thunder Child 40/1 Tom Molloy ⁵ C L Popham	Tom Molloy ⁵ C L Popham	8	99 5 b	79	15	28	–
gr g Cloudings (IRE) - Double Dutch I (Nicholas Bill)
Chased leaders, mistake, 4th and 5th, mistake and went left 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 28-1)

10 ran Off time: 7:38:00 Winning time: 3m 48.10s (slow by 3.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs Tania D Yeomans (Thenameescapesme) 1st breeder: Horseshoe Agency Ltd
2nd owner: Miss H P J Scheffers (Midnight Spirit)
3rd owner: Chris Owens & Mrs A E Harris (Muntami)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.20 £8 £1.60 Ex: £153.20 CSF: £76.91 Tricast: £309.88

7:35 Towcester 12 May 2008

Volkswagen Touareg Handicap Hurdle