Full Result 2.30 Folkestone | 18 January 2005

Eastwell Manor Novices' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £4,095 2nd £1,260 3rd £630 4th £315

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Rakassa 20/1 Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ H J Manners	Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ H J Manners	7	115	102	60	106	–
ch m Ballet Royal (USA) - Shafayif (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Held up in last trio, progress but outpaced from 3 out, chased clear leader 2 out, closed and led after last, held on (trainer's representative said, regarding the improved form shown, mare was better suited by today's good to soft (soft in places) ground, unlike the good to soft ground at Towcester, which was tacky and holding) (op 16-1)

2 ¾	3. Haafel I (USA) 11/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	8	117 b	97	54	101	–
ch g Diesis - Dish Dash (Bustino)
With leader, led 4th, drew 8 lengths clear before 2 out, ridden and mistake last, soon headed, kept on but not recover (op 9-2)

3 5 [5¾]	6. Sweet Minuet 16/1 Jamie Goldstein Michael Madgwick	Jamie Goldstein Michael Madgwick	8	1012	88	39	85	–
b m Minshaanshu Amad (USA) - Sweet N' Twenty (High Top)
Prominent, mistake 8th, ridden and outpaced from 3 out, kept on again from next (op 12-1)

4 1¼ [7]	7. Captain Hardy (IRE) 22/1 Mattie Batchelor Gary Brown	Mattie Batchelor Gary Brown	5	1011	95	36	84	–
b g Victory Note (USA) - Airey Fairy (IRE) (Alzao)
Mistakes, held up in last pair, blundered 9th and soon well outpaced, shuffled along and stayed on steadily before 2 out, never nearer (op 16-1)

5 16 [23]	4. Golden Crusader 6/1 Richard Young ³ Seamus Mullins	Richard Young ³ Seamus Mullins	8	110	93	21	77	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Pusey Street I (Native Bazaar)
Heavily restrained start, pulled hard and prominent from 4th, tracked leader 3 out, weakened rapidly next (tchd 11-2)

PU	2. Domenico (IRE) 10/1 Leighton Aspell J R Jenkins	Leighton Aspell J R Jenkins	7	119 v	99	–	–	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Russian Ballet (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in last trio, ridden when mistake 9th, weakened rapidly, poor last when pulled up before 2 out (op 8-1)

PU	9. Just Jimbo 11/1 James Davies ³ Ron Hodges	James Davies ³ Ron Hodges	9	911 4	76	–	–	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Ruby Green VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Led to 4th, mistake 7th, weakened next, poor 7th when pulled up before 2 out (op 12-1)

PU	5. Amadeus I (AUS) 11/10F Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	7	112	92	–	–	–
ch g Brief Truce (USA) - Amazaan (NZ) (Zamazaan)
Close up, jumped left 6th, tracked leader 8th, not fluent next, lost 2nd place 3 out and weakened, poor 6th when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the right handed track) (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in places)

PU	8. Hodgson's Choice (IRE) 33/1 Sean Curran M J Ryan	Sean Curran M J Ryan	6	100	76	–	–	–
b m Fourstars Allstar (USA) - Waterland Lady (IRE) (Strong Gale)
In touch when pulled up after 5th, dead

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 4m 17.60s (slow by 26.60s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Exors Of The Late H J Manners (Rakassa) 1st breeder: H J Manners
2nd owner: D R Hunnisett (Haafel I)
3rd owner: W E Baird (Sweet Minuet)
Tote win: £19.70 PL: £4.60 £1.30 £2.60 Ex: £103.30 CSF: £121.49 Tricast: £1,810.63

2:30 Folkestone 18 Jan 2005

Eastwell Manor Novices' Handicap Chase Class E