Full Result 12.50 Exeter | 17 December 2009

Happy Christmas Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m5f135yds) 2m5½f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £2,810.70 2nd £871.65 3rd £435.60 4th £217.80

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Captain Smoothy 16/1 Miss L C Griffiths ⁷ Sean Curran	Miss L C Griffiths ⁷ Sean Curran	9	103	84	42	93	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - The Lady Captain (Neltino)
Travelled well towards rear, good headway on outer on long run after 4th to join leader, led and still going well approaching 3 out, pushed out run-in (op 12-1)

2 4	10. Ramvaswani (IRE) 11/1 Mark Marris ⁷ Neil King	Mark Marris ⁷ Neil King	6	109 p	90	44	94	–
b g Spectrum (IRE) - Caesarea (GER) (Generous)
Soon led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, stayed on but always being held by winner (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

3 8 [12]	8. Posh Emily 16/1 Matt Griffiths ⁵ Ron Hodges	Matt Griffiths ⁵ Ron Hodges	6	112	95	41	91	–
b m Rakaposhi King - Persistent Gunner (Gunner B)
Mid-division, struggling 5th, headway after 8th, stayed on same pace from next, went 3rd before last (op 20-1)

4 2 [14]	2. Paddy's Tern 14/1 Jack Sherwood ⁷ Kim Bailey	Jack Sherwood ⁷ Kim Bailey	7	115	100	44	93	–
b g Fraam - Great Tern (Simply Great)
In touch, effort after 8th, stayed on same pace from 3 out (tchd 12-1)

5 nk [14¼]	15. Delcombe 10/1 Sam Twiston-Davies ³ Richard Mitchell	Sam Twiston-Davies ³ Richard Mitchell	8	106	83	27	77	–
b g Deltic (USA) - Nellie's Joy VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Tracked leaders, effort in 3rd after 8th, one pace when hit 2 out (tchd 11-1)

6 1½ [15¾]	9. Alldunnandusted (IRE) 8/1 Kevin Jones ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Kevin Jones ⁷ Seamus Mullins	5	1013	94	36	86	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Megans Dreamer (IRE) (Elbio)
Held up towards rear, headway under pressure 8th, one pace from next (op 7-1)

7 9 [24¾]	17. Tanktastic 17/2 Mr Tom David ⁵ Ray Fielder	Mr Tom David ⁵ Ray Fielder	7	99 1	74	7	58	–
b g Chaddleworth (IRE) - Honeybed Wood (Town And Country)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 8th, weakened 2 out (op 14-1 tchd 8-1)

8 1¾ [26½]	12. Saint Par (FR) 28/1 Miss C L Brown ⁷ Steven Dixon	Miss C L Brown ⁷ Steven Dixon	11	107	88	19	68	–
gr g Saint Preuil (FR) - Paris Or (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Tracked leaders until 4th, soon in rear, some moderate late headway (tchd 33-1)

9 2½ [29]	3. Sparkling Montjeu (IRE) 16/1 Mr J Goss ⁷ George Baker	Mr J Goss ⁷ George Baker	4	114	99	27	77	–
b f Montjeu (IRE) - Dart Board (IRE) (Darshaan)
Never better than mid-division (op 14-1)

10 hd [29¼]	16. Lupita (IRE) 16/1 Lucy K Barry ⁷ Derrick Scott	Lucy K Barry ⁷ Derrick Scott	5	97 t	74	2	52	–
ch m Intikhab (USA) - Sarah (IRE) (Hernando)
Towards rear, some moderate last headway, never a factor

11 2 [31¼]	18. Heezagrey (IRE) 4/1F Daniel Hiskett ⁷ Martin Keighley	Daniel Hiskett ⁷ Martin Keighley	6	97 2 p	74	–	50	–
gr g Naheez (USA) - Silver Belle (IRE) (Roselier)
Never better than mid-division (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

12 hd [31½]	1. Finmere (IRE) 28/1 Mr Joshua Guerriero ³ Jonathan Portman	Mr Joshua Guerriero ³ Jonathan Portman	6	119 p	100	26	76	–
br g Glacial Storm (USA) - Water Stratford (IRE) (Jurado)
Mid-division until weakened after 8th (op 40-1)

13 2 [33½]	7. Whatcanisay 50/1 Mr Ben Robarts ⁷ Jimmy Frost	Mr Ben Robarts ⁷ Jimmy Frost	10	110 t	95	19	69	–
b g Morpeth - Supreme Daughter (Supreme Leader)
Always behind (op 40-1)

14 17 [50½]	11. Bubbs 8/1 Mr P J Tolman ⁷ Nick Ayliffe	Mr P J Tolman ⁷ Nick Ayliffe	7	109	90	–	47	–
b m Robellino (USA) - Llancillo Lady (IRE) (Be My Native)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 5th, gradually faded, tailed off (jockey said mare hung right-handed) (tchd 17-2)

15 13 [63½]	13. Carrigeen Lunaria (IRE) 66/1 Mr B Bentley ⁷ Henrietta C Knight	Mr B Bentley ⁷ Henrietta C Knight	6	105 b¹	86	–	30	–
b m Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Carrigeen Lily (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Mid-division until weakened approaching 8th, tailed off (op 50-1)

F	4. Sir Harry Cool 16/1 Mr R Bandey ⁷ John Panvert	Mr R Bandey ⁷ John Panvert	6	113	98	–	–	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Cool Merenda (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Held up behind, fell 7th (op 14-1)

PU	5. Nearly A Breeze 12/1 Mr R Hawkins ⁷ Chris Down	Mr R Hawkins ⁷ Chris Down	9	110 p	95	–	–	–
b m Thowra (FR) - Nearly At Sea (Nearly A Hand)
Mid-division, reminders 3rd, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	6. Call Me Sir (IRE) 28/1 Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	Lucy Gardner ³ Sue Gardner	7	114	95	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Crash Call (Crash Course)
Took keen hold, held up behind, some progress 7th, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 25-1 tchd 33-1)

18 ran Off time: 12:51:00 Winning time: 5m 57.30s (slow by 55.30s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: A White (Captain Smoothy) 1st breeder: Patrick And Mrs Cranney
2nd owner: N J Catterwell, M Marris, N B King (Ramvaswani)
3rd owner: Racing Demons Partnership (Posh Emily)
Tote win: £18 PL: £5.10 £3.10 £3.90 Ex: £369.30 CSF: £181.16 Tricast: £2,894.34

12:50 Exeter 17 Dec 2009

Happy Christmas Amateur Riders' Handicap Hurdle