Full Result 4.30 Uttoxeter | 11 May 2008

Towergate Chase (A Handicap)

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) 3m2f OMS Good To Firm 18 fences 2 omitted

1st £4,228.25 2nd £1,241.50 3rd £620.75 4th £310.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Croc An Oir (IRE) 9/2 Mark Grant Sophie Leech	Mark Grant Sophie Leech	11	1010	94	11	116	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Cool Mary (IRE) (Beau Charmeur)
Held up, headway 9th, joined leaders 13th, led next, drew clear from 4 out (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form) (op 5-1 tchd 4-1)

2 26	3. Hurlers Cross (IRE) 5/1 Michael Murphy ⁷ P A Blockley	Michael Murphy ⁷ P A Blockley	10	110	105	–	102	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Maid Of Music (IRE) (Orchestra)
Chased leader, led 13th, headed next, one pace from 4 out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

3 nk [26¼]	13. Artic Reason (IRE) 25/1 Seamus Durack Dai Williams	Seamus Durack Dai Williams	9	100 21	84	–	82	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Vendetta Valentino (USA) (Bering)
Held up in rear, headway to chase leaders 13th, one pace from 4 out (op 33-1)

4 5 [31¼]	10. Vital Spark 4/1 James Halliday ¹⁰ Malcolm Jefferson	James Halliday ¹⁰ Malcolm Jefferson	9	98 b	88	–	82	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Enkindle I (Relkino)
Chased leaders, reminders 8th, one pace from 14th (tchd 9-2)

5 49 [80¼]	11. Lets Go Dutch 12/1 Darren O'Dwyer ⁷ Kevin Bishop	Darren O'Dwyer ⁷ Kevin Bishop	12	97 1	84	–	53	–
b m Nicholas Bill - Dutch Majesty (Homing)
Chased leaders, reminders 5th, lost place after 11th, behind from 14th, soon tailed off (op 9-1)

PU	12. Good Man Again (IRE) 33/1 Mr Richard Collinson ⁷ Aytach Sadik	Mr Richard Collinson ⁷ Aytach Sadik	10	97 4 t	84	–	–	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Amari Queen (Nicholas Bill)
Led, headed 13th, weakened next, behind when pulled up before 4 out (op 20-1)

PU	1. Celtic Son (FR) 8/1 Liam Heard ³ Sophie Leech	Liam Heard ³ Sophie Leech	9	119 tp	110	–	–	–
b g Celtic Arms (FR) - For Kicks (FR) (Top Ville)
In touch, driven and lost place 11th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 14th (op 14-1)

PU	4. Potts Of Magic 2/1F Robert Thornton Richard Lee	Robert Thornton Richard Lee	9	115 b	103	–	–	–
b g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Potter's Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Prominent, lost place 9th, reminders 11th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 9-4)

8 ran Off time: 4:32:00 Winning time: 6m 47.00s (slow by 28.00s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Climate Change (unsuitable ground), Francines-Boy (unsuitable ground), History Master (unsuitable ground), Rebel Melody (unsuitable ground), Ya I Know (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: I Thompson, O O'Reilly, Leech Racing (Croc An Oir) 1st breeder: Donal Brazil
2nd owner: P J Hughes Developments Ltd (Hurlers Cross)
3rd owner: Gareth Cheshire (Artic Reason)
Tote win: £6.30 PL: £2 £1.70 £5.40 Ex: £27.70 CSF: £27.27 Tricast: £499.14

One fence in back straight omitted both circuits

4:30 Uttoxeter 11 May 2008

Towergate Chase (A Handicap)