Full Result 1.00 Fakenham | 18 November 2008

Wensum Valley Selling Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good 11 hurdles

1st £2,740.40 2nd £798.80 3rd £399.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Little Shilling (IRE) 11/8F Lee Stephens ³ Tim Vaughan	Lee Stephens ³ Tim Vaughan	6	108	77	36	102	–
ch g Bob's Return (IRE) - Minouette (IRE) (Beau Sher)
Held up, headway 5th, led after 7th, came clear after 3 out, easily (op 6-4)

2 14	1. Blueberry Ice (IRE) 22/1 Charlie Studd ⁵ Jim Best	Charlie Studd ⁵ Jim Best	10	117	92	36	103	–
b m Glacial Storm (USA) - Call Me Honey (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway 6th, chased winner after next, outpaced from 3 out (op 20-1 tchd 16-1 and 25-1)

3 12 [26]	6. Tarkesar (IRE) 18/1 Warren Marston Carole Ikin	Warren Marston Carole Ikin	6	112 p	82	13	88	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Tarwila (IRE) (In The Wings)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 16-1)

4 16 [42]	3. College City (IRE) 25/1 Ryan Mania ⁷ David Thompson	Ryan Mania ⁷ David Thompson	9	110 p	87	–	75	–
b g College Chapel - Polish Crack (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 3 out (op 20-1)

5 8 [50]	9. Rojabaa 18/1 Bernie Wharfe ⁵ Bill Turner	Bernie Wharfe ⁵ Bill Turner	9	105	76	–	58	–
b g Anabaa (USA) - Slava I (USA) (Diesis)
Prominent, chased leader 3rd until ridden after 7th, weakened next (op 20-1 tchd 22-1)

6 16 [66]	11. Great Compton 7/2 Rhys Flint ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	Rhys Flint ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	8	910	69	–	38	–
b g Compton Place - Thundercloud I (Electric I)
Mid-division, pushed along 7th, soon lost touch (op 11-2)

7 21 [87]	7. Slo Mo Shun 25/1 Gerard Tumelty ³ Chris Gordon	Gerard Tumelty ³ Chris Gordon	4	1010 v	79	–	31	–
b f Polish Precedent (USA) - Malvadilla (IRE) (Doyoun)
Led after 1st, headed after 7th, weakened next (op 28-1 tchd 33-1 and 22-1)

8 3½ [90½]	10. Only Hope 16/1 Rodi Greene Phil McEntee	Rodi Greene Phil McEntee	4	104	70	–	19	–
b f Marju (IRE) - Sellette (IRE) (Selkirk)
Held up, in rear and pushed along 4th, behind from 6th (trainer's rep said filly was unsuited by the good to soft ground) (op 20-1)

9 10 [100½]	5. Catiline (IRE) 33/1 M P Butler ⁷ Eoin Doyle	M P Butler ⁷ Eoin Doyle	7	1012 p	85	–	26	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - Mild Intrigue (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Led until after 1st, dropped to rear 5th, weakened 7th (op 22-1)

10 14 [114½]	2. Alpha Juliet (IRE) 9/1 Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ M J Gingell	Darren O'Dwyer ⁵ M J Gingell	7	116	91	–	21	–
b m Victory Note (USA) - Zara's Birthday (IRE) (Waajib)
Held up, headway after 6th, weakened before 8th (op 8-1 tchd 15-2 and 11-1)

PU	12. Purr 40/1 Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	Mr S Rees ⁷ Michael Wigham	7	99 p	68	–	–	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Catawba (Mill Reef)
Soon well behind, tailed off from 4th, pulled up after 7th (jockey said gelding never travelled.) (op 33-1)

PU	4. Storm Haven 17/2 Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	5	115	85	–	–	–
ch m Most Welcome - BlizzardI (Petong)
Mid-division, dropped to rear 4th, behind from 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:00:00 Winning time: 5m 26.80s (slow by 39.80s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: R Batty (Little Shilling) 1st breeder: Roger Symes
2nd owner: Mrs B M Studd (Blueberry Ice)
3rd owner: Mrs P J Ikin (Tarkesar)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.40 £4 £7.10 Ex: £32.70 CSF: £39.33 Tricast: £407
There was no bid for the winner.

1:00 Fakenham 18 Nov 2008

Wensum Valley Selling Handicap Hurdle