Full Result 5.05 Wincanton | 11 October 2007

Higos Insurance Services Somerton Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-100, 3yo+) (1m7f65yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,927.70 2nd £859.50 3rd £429.75 4th £214.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Backlash 11/2 Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	Wayne Hutchinson Tony Carroll	6	114	87	97	95	–
b m Fraam - Mezza Luna (Distant Relative)
Chased leaders, led approaching 2 out, ran on well, readily (op 5-1 tchd 9-2 and 6-1)

2 5	4. Dancewiththedevil (IRE) 9/2F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	119	92	96	93	–
bb g Dr Massini (IRE) - Hibba (IRE) (Doubletour)
Chasd leaders, ridden to chase winner approaching 2 out, kept on but always held, just held on for 2nd (op 6-1)

3 hd [5¼]	10. Oncle Bul (FR) 15/2 Robert Walford R H Alner	Robert Walford R H Alner	5	112	85	89	86	–
ch g Bulington (FR) - Galaxie (FR) (Useful)
Mid-division, smooth headway approaching 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on run-in, just failed to snatch 2nd (op 7-1)

4 hd [5½]	7. Mika's Fable (FR) 8/1 Richard Johnson Michael Cunningham	Richard Johnson Michael Cunningham	4	115	88	92	89	–
ch f Muhtathir - Baie Des Anges (Pas De Seul)
Held up towards rear, steady progress after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from last (op 10-1)

5 1 [6½]	6. Sturbury 5/1 Richard Young Seamus Mullins	Richard Young Seamus Mullins	5	116	89	92	89	–
b m Topanoora (IRE) - Carry Me (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Held up towards rear, slightly hampered 3rd, headway after 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on from next, never troubled leaders (op 7-2)

6 5 [11½]	9. Oakley Absolute 50/1 Dave Crosse Jimmy Fox	Dave Crosse Jimmy Fox	5	113	86	83	81	–
ch g Bluegrass Prince (IRE) - Susie Oakley VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Mid-division, ridden after 5th, effort after 3 out, one pace from next (op 40-1)

7 1 [12½]	11. Just Beware 18/1 Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	5	107 p	83	79	77	–
b m Makbul - Bewails (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up towards rear, some late progress, never dangerous (op 20-1)

8 9 [21½]	5. Master Bell 33/1 Andrew Tinkler Ron Hodges	Andrew Tinkler Ron Hodges	5	116	89	75	74	–
b g Bandmaster (USA) - Parklands Belle (Stanford)
Mid-division, ridden after 5th, weakened after 3 out (op 25-1)

9 5 [26½]	1. Grey Paint (USA) 10/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	4	1112 tv	95	75	75	–
rg g El Prado (IRE) - Devil's Art (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, weakened quickly (op 12-1)

10 6 [32½]	12. Young Guns (IRE) 66/1 P C O'Neill John O'Shea	P C O'Neill John O'Shea	6	1013	82	55	56	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - Glorious Bid (IRE) (Horage)
Led at good pace, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, weakened quickly (op 50-1)

11 6 [38½]	13. Listen Son (IRE) 28/1 Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	5	107	76	43	44	–
b g Desert Sun - Hear Me (Simply Great)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, gradually faded (jockey said gelding bled from the nose) (op 22-1 tchd 33-1)

F	3. Entailment 11/2 Sean Quinlan ⁷ Miss M Bragg	Sean Quinlan ⁷ Miss M Bragg	5	112 v¹	92	–	–	–
b g Kris - Entail (USA) (Riverman)
Mid-division when fell 3rd (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

F	2. Barodine 12/1 James White ⁵ Ron Hodges	James White ⁵ Ron Hodges	4	115	93	–	–	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Granted (FR) (Cadeaux Genereux)
Held up towards rear, fell 3rd (op 14-1)

13 ran Off time: 5:08:00 Winning time: 3m 33.20s (slow by 9.20s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: A C Pickford (Backlash) 1st breeder: J T Powell-Tuck
2nd owner: The Four Exiles (Dancewiththedevil)
3rd owner: Paul Murphy & Frank Watson (Oncle Bul)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £2.20 £2.20 £3.20 Ex: £27.90 CSF: £30.55 Tricast: £191
Placepot: £3.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £51,432.30. 9,641.55 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £3.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,669.20. 568.10 winning tickets.

5:05 Wincanton 11 Oct 2007

Higos Insurance Services Somerton Novices' Handicap Hurdle