Full Result 1.55 Wetherby | 5 January 2006

Rocom Siemens Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 9 hurdles

1st £7,922.50 2nd £2,340 3rd £1,170 4th £585 5th £292.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Town Crier I (IRE) 11/4F Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	11	111	116	124	139	–
br g Beau Sher - Ballymacarett (Menelek)
Raced wide, tracked leaders going well, joined leader 4th, led on bit 3 out, drew clear run-in, easily (op 2-1)

2 11	6. Chef De Cour (FR) 7/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	5	115	120	114	125	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Cour De Rome (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up towards rear, smooth headway 6th, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd 2 out, kept on, no chance with winner (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

3 8 [19]	5. Woody Valentine (USA) 11/2 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	5	115	120	103	116	–
ch g Woodman (USA) - Mudslinger (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Blundered and lost place 2nd, headway 5th, stayed on from 2 out to take 3rd run-in (op 6-1 tchd 13-2)

4 2 [21]	2. Kentucky Blue (IRE) 16/1 Russ Garritty Tim Easterby	Russ Garritty Tim Easterby	6	1110 p	125	105	120	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Delta Town (USA) (Sanglamore)
Chased leaders, one pace from 2 out (op 20-1)

5 3 [24]	3. Jake Black (IRE) 10/1 Dougie Costello ⁵ John Quinn	Dougie Costello ⁵ John Quinn	6	113	123	99	115	–
b g Definite Article - Tirhala (IRE) (Chief Singer)
Took keen hold, tracked leaders, lost place 6th, kept on same pace from next (op 9-1)

6 8 [32]	11. Stormy Lord (IRE) 50/1 Brian Harding John Wade	Brian Harding John Wade	10	1010	111	77	94	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Decent Shower (Decent Fellow)
Led to 6th, lost place approaching 2 out (op 66-1)

7 2½ [34½]	1. Adopted Hero (IRE) 12/1 Brian Hughes ⁵ Howard Johnson	Brian Hughes ⁵ Howard Johnson	6	117	127	89	110	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Lady Liberty (NZ) (Noble Bijou)
Held up, headway 6th, hampered and stumbled after next, soon beaten

8 3½ [38]	12. Haditovski 12/1 Gerard Tumelty ⁷ John Mackie	Gerard Tumelty ⁷ John Mackie	10	98 v	102	59	79	–
b g Hatim (USA) - Grand Occasion (Great Nephew)
Chased leaders, led 6th to next, soon beaten (op 14-1)

9 10 [48]	7. Mister Arjay (USA) 50/1 Keith Mercer Brian Ellison	Keith Mercer Brian Ellison	6	114	119	63	86	–
b g Mister Baileys - Crystal Stepper (USA) (Fred Astaire)
In rear, driven along 4th, never a factor (op 66-1)

10 ½ [48½]	4. Albany (IRE) 33/1 Graham Lee Howard Johnson	Graham Lee Howard Johnson	6	116	121	64	88	–
ch g Alhaarth (IRE) - Tochar Ban (USA) (Assert)
Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, behind when eased between last 2 (op 25-1)

11 2 [50½]	10. Dhehdaah 11/2 Warren Marston Pam Sly	Warren Marston Pam Sly	5	1011	112	52	77	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Carina Clare (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, lost place after 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

12 8 [58½]	9. Honest Endeavour 28/1 T J Dreaper ⁵ Malcolm Jefferson	T J Dreaper ⁵ Malcolm Jefferson	7	107 p	113	42	70	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Isabeau (Law Society)
Chased leaders, lost place 5th, soon behind (op 33-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 4m 11.20s Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Town Crier I) 1st breeder: Frank Tobin
2nd owner: Ashleybank Investments Limited (Chef De Cour)
3rd owner: Favourites Racing IX (Woody Valentine)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.60 £2.20 £2.20 Ex: £23.60 CSF: £20.09 Tricast: £92.03 Trifecta: £81.60 Pool: £839.32 - 7.30 winning tickets.

1:55 Wetherby 5 Jan 2006

Rocom Siemens Handicap Hurdle