Full Result 2.40 Chepstow | 9 May 2006

Bristol Army Benevolent Fund Claiming Stakes

(Class 6) (4yo+) (1m2f36yds) 1m2f OMS Soft

1st £2,266.95 2nd £674.45 3rd £337.05 4th £168.35

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁾	1. Ionian Spring (IRE) 8/15F Adam Kirby ³ Clive Cox	Adam Kirby ³ Clive Cox	11	97	80	26	85	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Well Head (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Mid-division, headway 5f out, tracked leader inside final 3f, shaken up to challenge 1f out, edged left and soon led, pushed out, readily (op 4-7)

2⁽⁶⁾ 2½	3. Nuit Sombre (IRE) 12/1 Darryll Holland John O'Shea	Darryll Holland John O'Shea	6	910	77	21	81	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Belair Princess (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led, 5 lengths clear 4f out, driven over 1f out, headed and no extra inside final furlong but kept on for clear 2nd (op 11-1)

3⁽³⁾ 11 [13½]	8. Weet A Head (IRE) 16/1 Fergus Sweeney Reg Hollinshead	Fergus Sweeney Reg Hollinshead	5	810	58	–	48	–
b g Foxhound (USA) - Morale (Bluebird)
Behind, headway and ridden 3f out, stayed on to take 3rd approaching final furlong but never near leaders (op 12-1)

4⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [15¼]	7. Arabian Moon (IRE) 40/1 Dane O'Neill Roy Brotherton	Dane O'Neill Roy Brotherton	10	810	48	–	45	–
ch g Barathea (IRE) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Behind, pushed along 3f out, stayed on from over 1f out but never a danger (op 33-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ 1½ [16¾]	5. Financial Future 20/1 Kevin Ghunowa ⁷ C Roberts	Kevin Ghunowa ⁷ C Roberts	6	811	57	–	51	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - In Perpetuity (Great Nephew)
In touch, ridden from 4f out, no impression on leaders, weakened from 2f out (op 33-1)

6⁽²⁾ 2½ [19¼]	2. Lights Out (DEN) 20/1 Eddie Ahern C A Horgan	Eddie Ahern C A Horgan	6	910 t	90	–	53	–
ch g Kateb (IRE) - Skee The Feen (Viking I)
Went 2nd 6f out, ridden and dropped to 3rd inside final 3f, weakened from 2f out (op 16-1)

7⁽¹¹⁾ 7 [26¼]	11. Zinging 150/1 Marc Halford ⁵ John Bridger	Marc Halford ⁵ John Bridger	7	713	40	–	21	–
b g Fraam - Hi Hoh (IRE) (Fayruz)
Prominent early, soon behind and never dangerous (trainer said gelding was unsuited by the track) (op 100-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ 2 [28¼]	10. Uncle Max (IRE) 40/1 Hayley Turner Nigel Twiston-Davies	Hayley Turner Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	86	57	–	19	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Sunset Park (IRE) (Red Sunset)
In touch, ridden from 7f out, weakened over 3f out (op 28-1)

9⁽⁹⁾ 4 [32¼]	9. Cool Bathwick (IRE) 200/1 Chris Catlin George Yardley	Chris Catlin George Yardley	7	86 b	40	–	12	–
b g Entrepreneur - Tarafa (Akarad)
Behind from halfway (op 100-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ 12 [44¼]	6. Sovereign Dreamer (USA) 5/1 Ryan Moore Paul Cole	Ryan Moore Paul Cole	6	90	58	–	–	–
b g Kingmambo (USA) - Spend A Dream (USA) (Spend A Buck)
Chased leader 4f, weakened 5f out (tchd 9-2)

10 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 2m 19.12s (slow by 13.12s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: Factual Lad (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Elite Racing Club (Ionian Spring) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Pete Smith Car Sales (Nuit Sombre)
3rd owner: Ed Weetman (Weet A Head)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £2.10 £3.20 Ex: £7.70 CSF: £6.50
The winner was claimed by Declan Carroll for £15,000.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 82 (68%) M [4-7] 38 (27%) H [8-11] 30 (5%)

2:40 Chepstow 9 May 2006

Bristol Army Benevolent Fund Claiming Stakes