Full Result 3.40 Chepstow | 7 November 2007

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(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good 12 fences

1st £3,903.60 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Captain Marlon (IRE) 15/2 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	6	114	107	109	118	–
b g Supreme Leader - Marlonette (IRE) (Jareer)
Held up in touch, hit 5 out, led 3 out, hit last, pushed out (op 13-2 tchd 6-1 and 8-1)

2 2½	10. Pop Ahead (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	1011	100	99	105	–
b g Flemensfirth (USA) - Cottstown Pride (IRE) (Electric I)
Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, led and mistake 4 out, headed 3 out, jumped right 2 out and last, one pace, finished lame (jockey said gelding pulled up lame behind) (tchd 11-1)

3 12 [14½]	9. Polished 20/1 James White ³ Victor Dartnall	James White ³ Victor Dartnall	8	1011 b	103	87	96	–
ch g Danzig Connection (USA) - Glitter (FR) (Reliance II)
Took keen hold in touch, ridden when not fluent 5th, soon struggling, stayed on to take moderate 3rd last (op 12-1)

4 7 [21½]	3. Arumun (IRE) 10/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	6	118	111	87	97	–
b g Posidonas - Adwoa (IRE) (Eurobus)
Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 12-1)

5 37 [58½]	6. Gentle John (FR) 11/10F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	115	108	36	57	–
b g Le Balafre (FR) - Perky I (FR) (Kendor)
Chased leader, led 3rd to 6th, weakened approaching 5 out, no chance when blundered last (jockey said gelding stopped very quickly) (op 6-4)

PU	8. Ballynattin Buck (IRE) 50/1 Wayne Kavanagh ⁵ Matt Sheppard	Wayne Kavanagh ⁵ Matt Sheppard	11	1010 t	104	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Dikler Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (op 33-1)

PU	5. Dyneburg (POL) 50/1 Dominic Elsworth Tom George	Dominic Elsworth Tom George	7	117	110	–	–	–
ch h Alywar (USA) - Dora Baltea (POL) (Beauvallon)
Held up in mid-division, ridden approaching 7th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (op 40-1)

PU	1. Ormello (FR) 5/1 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	5	1112	115	–	–	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Galante V (FR) (Vorias)
Always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (op 11-2)

UR	2. Waterspray (AUS) 8/1 Henry Oliver John Spearing	Henry Oliver John Spearing	9	119	112	–	–	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Forain (NZ) (Nassipour)
Led to 3rd, led 6th, ridden and headed when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 7-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 10.40s (slow by 20.40s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Something Wells (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Grass Roots Racing (Captain Marlon) 1st breeder: Anne Marie O'Brien
2nd owner: John P McManus (Pop Ahead)
3rd owner: Cape Codders (Polished)
Tote win: £9.60 PL: £2.20 £2.80 £3.90 Ex: £90.30 CSF: £73.17 Tricast: £1,421.53

3:40 Chepstow 7 Nov 2007

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