Full Result 2.05 Wincanton | 26 December 2006

Bathwick Tyres Taunton Mid Season Chase (Handicap)

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (1m7f149yds) 1m7½f Good 13 fences

1st £13,012 2nd £3,820 3rd £1,910 4th £954

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Pearl King (IRE) 3/1F Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	Tom O'Brien Philip Hobbs	4	108	122	111	120	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Regal Opinion (USA) (Gone West)
Held up, headway after 9th, ridden to chase leader approaching 3 out, pecked 2 out, 1 1/4 length 2nd when pecked last, battled gamely, led on line (tchd 10-3)

2 shd	1. Palua 12/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	9	1112	130	129	137	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Reticent Bride (IRE) (Shy Groom)
Led, ridden and went left 3 out, not fluent last, no extra when headed on line (op 10-1)

3 11 [11]	3. Lorient Express (FR) 4/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	7	114	122	108	119	–
b g Sleeping Car (FR) - Envie De Chalamont (FR) (Pamponi)
Pulled hard, held up, smooth headway to track leader after 9th, close 2nd when blundered 4 out, soon ridden, kept on same pace from next (op 7-2)

4 3½ [14½]	9. Smoke Trail (IRE) 25/1 Daryl Jacob ³ Bob Buckler	Daryl Jacob ³ Bob Buckler	7	911 2 t	104	85	95	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Ardee Princess (Monksfield)
Held up, brief effort approaching 4 out, kept on same pace from 3 out (op 33-1)

5 3½ [18]	2. Marked Man I (IRE) 12/1 Tom Doyle Richard Lee	Tom Doyle Richard Lee	10	1110	128	105	115	–
b g Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Teazle (Quayside I)
Held up, short lived effort approaching 4 out, kept on same pace from 3 out (op 11-1)

6 2 [20]	7. Carthys Cross (IRE) 9/2 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	7	1013 p	117	92	103	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Sweet Tarquin (Lucifer)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4 out, soon one pace (op 5-1)

7 ½ [20½]	10. Jupon Vert (FR) 16/1 Paddy Merrigan ³ Ron Hodges	Paddy Merrigan ³ Ron Hodges	9	100 3 7	107	81	92	–
b g Lights Out (FR) - Danse Verte (FR) (Brezzo)
Always towards rear (op 25-1)

8 7 [27½]	6. Roofing Spirit (IRE) 7/1 Neil Mulholland D P Keane	Neil Mulholland D P Keane	8	1013 b	117	82	97	–
b g Beneficial - Vulcash (IRE) (Callernish)
Held up, brief effort 4 out, gradually weakened (op 9-1)

9 19 [46½]	5. Handy Money 9/2 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	9	113	121	62	80	–
b g Imperial Frontier (USA) - Cryptic Gold (Glint Of Gold)
Tracked leader until 4 out, soon weakened, broke blood vessel (trainer said gelding bled from the nose)

9 ran Off time: 2:06:00 Winning time: 3m 57.10s (slow by 12.10s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: East Tycoon (no suitable jockey)
1st owner: John P McManus (Pearl King) 1st breeder: Sean Twomey
2nd owner: R J Lavelle (Palua)
3rd owner: Let's Live Racing (Lorient Express)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.80 £4.40 £1.40 Ex: £38.60 CSF: £38.62 Tricast: £148.86

2:05 Wincanton 26 Dec 2006

Bathwick Tyres Taunton Mid Season Chase (Handicap)