Full Result 1.45 Wetherby | 4 December 2004

"Come Racing At Christmas" Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £6,955 2nd £2,140 3rd £1,070 4th £535

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Middlethorpe 9/2 Mr T Greenall ⁵ Michael Easterby	Mr T Greenall ⁵ Michael Easterby	7	114 b	127	114	130	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Prime Property (IRE) (Tirol)
Held up in touch, headway 4 out, pushed along next, ridden to challenge last and soon led, driven flat and held on well towards finish (tchd 5-1 in a place)

2 hd	2. Castleshane (IRE) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Steve Gollings	Mick Fitzgerald Steve Gollings	7	1112	130	116	133	–
b g Kris - Ahbab (IRE) (Ajdal)
Made most, ridden along 3 out, driven last, soon headed, rallied under pressure flat, just held (op 9-2 tchd 4-1 and 11-2 in a place)

3 3 [3¼]	8. Bolshoi Ballet 5/1 Fergus King ³ John Mackie	Fergus King ³ John Mackie	6	102 b	109	91	110	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Broom Isle (Damister)
Tracked leading pair, headway 4 out, challenged next, soon ridden and every chance until driven and hit last, weakened flat

4 13 [16¼]	1. Crazy Horse (IRE) 7/2F Bruce Gibson L Lungo	Bruce Gibson L Lungo	11	1112	130	96	123	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Our Dorcet (Condorcet)
Tracked leaders, headway approaching 3 out, every chance next until ridden approaching last and weakened flat (op 4-1)

5 11 [27¼]	9. Maceo (GER) 7/1 Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	Richie McGrath Keith Reveley	10	105 b	109	61	85	–
ch g Acatenango (GER) - Metropolitan Star (USA) (Lyphard)
In rear, behind and ridden along halfway, stayed on from 3 out, never a factor (op 13-2)

6 13 [40¼]	4. Eastern Tribute (USA) 8/1 Ewan Whillans ⁷ Alistair Whillans	Ewan Whillans ⁷ Alistair Whillans	8	108	119	54	82	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Mia Duchessa (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 4 out, ridden along before next and soon beaten (tchd 9-1)

7 9 [49¼]	5. Presumptuous II 28/1 Anthony Ross George Moore	Anthony Ross George Moore	4	1012	116	39	70	–
ch g Double Trigger (IRE) - T O O Mamma'S (IRE) (Classic Secret I)
Midfield, pushed along 5th, soon outpaced and behind from next

8 dist [79¼]	7. Merryvale Man 10/1 Declan McGann ⁷ Miss Kariana Key	Declan McGann ⁷ Miss Kariana Key	7	104	115	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Salu (Ardross)
Close up, ridden along and weakened before 4 out, well behind from next (tchd 11-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 4m 1.30s Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Beseiged (2nd preference)
1st owner: J H Quickfall & A G Black (Middlethorpe) 1st breeder: Alan Black And Co And M W Easterby
2nd owner: W Hobson,J King,G King,P Winfrow (Castleshane)
3rd owner: The M A S Partnership (Bolshoi Ballet)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £2 £2.20 £1.90 Ex: £20.90 CSF: £25.25 Tricast: £106.54

1:45 Wetherby 4 Dec 2004

"Come Racing At Christmas" Handicap Hurdle Class C