Full Result 4.00 Warwick | 13 March 2005

No Smoking Day Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) 2m5f OMS Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £3,542 2nd £1,012 3rd £506

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mel In Blue (FR) 13/8F Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Robert Waley-Cohen	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Robert Waley-Cohen	7	115	106	69	113	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Calligraphie (FR) (R B Chesne)
Took keen hold, headway 5th, led 3 out, jumped left and hit 2 out, jumped left last, ran on well (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

2 3½	10. Gamma-Delta (IRE) 40/1 Adam Pogson ⁷ Charles Pogson	Adam Pogson ⁷ Charles Pogson	10	103 5	90	49	90	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Hardy Polly (Pollerton)
Held up and behind, headway 8th, ran on flat, not trouble winner (jockey said, regarding the apparent tender ride in the closing stages, his orders were to drop gelding out and make steady progress in the closing stages whilst keeping hold of the horse's head, adding that gelding has had leg problems and finds nothing off the bridle) (op 28-1)

3 2 [5½]	8. La Marette 10/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ John Allen	Mark Nicolls ⁵ John Allen	7	105	90	47	88	–
ch m Karinga Bay - Persistent Gunner (Gunner B)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 8th, one pace from 2 out (op 8-1)

4 9 [14½]	7. The Hairy Lemon 7/1 Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	Ollie McPhail Milton Harris	5	110	94	43	85	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Angie's Darling (Milford)
Held up, headway approaching 7th, ridden and went 2nd briefly 3 out, weakened flat (op 4-1)

5 8 [22½]	3. Scratch The Dove 16/1 Jason Maguire Andrew Price	Jason Maguire Andrew Price	8	118	102	43	83	–
b m Henbit (USA) - Coney Dove (Celtic Cone)
Prominent, ridden approaching 7th, soon weakened (op 12-1)

6 1¾ [24¼]	6. Guard DutyI 25/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ D M Lloyd	Tommy Phelan ⁵ D M Lloyd	8	1010	95	34	74	–
b g Deploy - Hymne D'Amour (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Prominent until weakened 6th (op 20-1)

7 shd [24¼]	5. Penneeck 12/1 Andrew Thornton Shaun Keightley	Andrew Thornton Shaun Keightley	5	112	96	35	75	–
ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Orange Hill (High Top)
Led to 2nd, prominent until weakened 3 out (op 10-1)

8 23 [47¼]	2. Hopbine 7/2 William Kennedy ⁷ John Spearing	William Kennedy ⁷ John Spearing	9	113 p	104	20	78	–
ch m Gildoran (IRE) - Haraka Sasa (Town And Country)
Prominent, led 6th until approaching 8th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

PU	4. Lonesome Man (IRE) 20/1 Warren Marston Richard Phillips	Warren Marston Richard Phillips	9	116	100	–	–	–
ch g Broken Hearted - Carn-Na-Ros (Royal Trip)
With leader, led 2nd to 5th, ridden after 7th, weakened approaching 8th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 14-1)

PU	9. Onassis 15/2 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Richard Price	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Richard Price	8	104 b	89	–	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Jack's The Girl (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
With leader, led 5th to 6th, led briefly approaching 8th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before 2 out (jockey said saddle slipped) (op 10-1 tchd 7-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 5m 25.40s (slow by 41.40s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Robert Waley-Cohen (Mel In Blue) 1st breeder: Murielle Legriffon
2nd owner: C T Pogson (Gamma-Delta)
3rd owner: Gray, Jameson and Trio Partnership (La Marette)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.40 £15 £2.70 Ex: £188.70 CSF: £70.87 Tricast: £526.65 Trifecta: £1,609.90 Pool £2,947.80 - 1.30 winning units.

4:00 Warwick 13 Mar 2005

No Smoking Day Handicap Hurdle Class E