Full Result 2.35 Chelmsford (AW) | 29 December 2008

Champagne Handicap

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) 6f Standard

1st £2,590.40 2nd £770.80 3rd £385.20 4th £192.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	8. Leading Edge (IRE) 12/1 Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	3	810	67	46	74	–
gr f Clodovil (IRE) - Ja Ganhou (Midyan)
Took keen hold, chased leader until 4f out, stayed handy, went 2nd again over 1f out, ridden to lead inside final furlong, driven out (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

2⁽⁷⁾ nk	1. Wotashirtfull (IRE) 12/1 Paul Mulrennan Kevin Ryan	Paul Mulrennan Kevin Ryan	3	94 p	75	53	81	–
ch g Namid - Madrina (Waajib)
Led, ridden well over 1f out, hard ridden and headed inside final furlong, unable to quicken towards finish (op 10-1)

3⁽³⁾ nk [½]	5. War And Peace (IRE) 11/2 Frankie McDonald Jane Chapple-Hyam	Frankie McDonald Jane Chapple-Hyam	4	91	72	49	77	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Pipalong (IRE) (Pips Pride)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, ridden and came wide 2f out, ran on well inside final furlong, not quite reach leading pair (op 10-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1 [1½]	4. Brandywell Boy (IRE) 10/1 Billy Cray ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	Billy Cray ⁷ Dominic Ffrench Davis	5	89	73	47	75	–
b g Danetime (IRE) - Alexander Eliott (IRE) (Night Shift)
Dwelt, soon bustled along, headway on outer over 3f out, chased leaders over 1f out, kept on same pace final furlong (op 13-2)

5⁽¹⁾ ½ [2]	2. Secret Dubai (IRE) 2/1F Andrea Atzeni ⁵ Marco Botti	Andrea Atzeni ⁵ Marco Botti	3	813 t	75	48	75	–
b c Dubai Destination (USA) - Secret Pride (Green Desert)
In touch in midfield until lost place and dropped to last trio over 4f out, ridden over 2f out, driven over 1f out, stayed on final furlong, never going pace to reach leaders (op 3-1)

6⁽²⁾ ½ [2½]	3. Geoffdaw 4/1 James Doyle David Evans	James Doyle David Evans	3	93 v	74	45	73	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - Talighta (USA) (Barathea)
Slowly into stride, ridden 3f out, driven and edged out right over 1f out, kept on, never reached leaders (jockey said gelding missed the break) (tchd 9-2)

7⁽⁵⁾ nk [3]	9. Maybe I Wont 20/1 Neil Chalmers Lucinda Featherstone	Neil Chalmers Lucinda Featherstone	3	86	63	33	61	–
b g Kyllachy - Surprise Surprise (Robellino)
Chased leaders on inner, ridden and effort well over 1f out, no impression final furlong (tchd 18-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ nse [3]	6. Don Pele (IRE) 4/1 Kevin Ghunowa ³ Ronald Harris	Kevin Ghunowa ³ Ronald Harris	6	811 b	71	41	69	–
b g Monashee Mountain (USA) - Big Fandango (Bigstone)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, ridden 2f out, hard driven and not quicken entering final furlong, weakened inside final furlong (jockey said gelding ran too free) (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 1¾ [4¾]	7. Jane's Payoff (IRE) 25/1 Richard Thomas Linda Jewell	Richard Thomas Linda Jewell	3	810	67	31	59	–
b f Danetime (IRE) - Alimony (IRE) (Groom Dancer)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd 4f out until over 1f out, weakened quickly entering final furlong (jockey said filly ran too free)

9 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 1m 14.18s (slow by 4.18s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: M Channon (Leading Edge) 1st breeder: Rathasker Stud
2nd owner: Sporting Gunners Syndicate Two (Wotashirtfull)
3rd owner: Jane Chapple-Hyam & Hon Andrew Peacock (War And Peace)
Tote win: £11.20 PL: £3.10 £2.70 £1.60 Ex: £45.80 CSF: £152.44 Tricast: £899.78 Trifecta: £164.50 Pool of £435.76 - 1.96 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 57 (56%) M [4-6] 0 (24%) H [7-9] 93 (20%)

2:35 Chelmsford (AW) 29 Dec 2008

Champagne Handicap