Full Result 1.00 Ascot | 19 December 2003

Mitie Group "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good 11 hurdles

1st £7,475 2nd £2,300 3rd £1,150 4th £575

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Trabolgan (IRE) 1/2F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	82	132	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Derrella (Derrylin)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders 5th, not fluent 4 out, led well before 2 out, kept on well, comfortably (op 4-7 tchd 8-13 in places)

2 7	15. Yardbird (IRE) 10/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	4	110	–	75	118	–
b g Moonax (IRE) - Princess Lizzie (IRE) (Homo Sapien)
In touch, tracked leaders from 5th, slight lead after 3 out, headed well before next, one pace approaching last (op 9-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

3 12 [19]	3. Bison King (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy Charles Egerton	A P McCoy Charles Egerton	6	110	–	63	105	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Valantonia (IRE) (Over The River)
In touch, tracked leaders from 5th, every chance from 3 out, ridden and one pace before next (tchd 12-1, 14-1 in places)

4 ¾ [19¾]	1. Bay Kenny 33/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	5	109	–	62	105	–
b g Karinga Bay - Erica Superba (Langton Heath)
Behind, headway 6th, not fluent 4 out, kept on from next, disputed 3rd but no chance with leaders approaching 2 out and soon one pace (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

5 16 [35¾]	10. Tanners Court 66/1 Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	6	107	–	46	88	–
b g Framlington Court - True Nell (Neltino)
Led until headed after 3 out, soon weakened (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

6 3½ [39¼]	8. Rowley Hill 20/1 Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	Jimmy McCarthy Alan King	5	110	–	42	85	–
b g Karinga Bay - Scarlet Dymond (Rymer)
Behind, headway 5th, ridden after 7th and never dangerous after (tchd 25-1 in places)

7 11 [50¼]	4. Castlemore (IRE) 8/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	31	78	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Parsonetta (The Parson)
Held up in rear, headway 4th, chased leaders 7th, ridden 4 out, weakened next (trainer said gelding lost a shoe) (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

8 15 [65¼]	7. Major Euro (IRE) 40/1 Jamie Moore ³ S J Gilmore	Jamie Moore ³ S J Gilmore	6	1011	–	16	59	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Gold Bank (Over The River)
Chased leaders, every chance from 4 out until not fluent 3 out and soon weakened (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

9 18 [83¼]	6. Luxembourg 100/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	–	41	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Princess Borghese (USA) (Nijinsky)
Jumped slowly 3rd, always behind

10 1 [84¼]	14. Wakeup Smiling (IRE) 33/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	5	110	–	–	40	–
b g Norwich - Blackmiller Lady (Bonne Noel)
Chased leaders 4th, hit 7th and soon weakened (tchd 40-1 in places)

11 nk [84½]	5. Frozen Assets (IRE) 66/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	6	110	–	–	39	–
br g Shardari - Frost Bound (Hawaiian Return)
Chased leaders to 4th, weakened next and jumped poorly after (tchd 100-1 in places)

12 20 [104½]	9. Saucynorwich (IRE) 100/1 Joe Tizzard Jonathan Portman	Joe Tizzard Jonathan Portman	5	110	–	–	19	–
b g Norwich - Kelly Gales (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always behind (op 66-1)

13 2½ [107]	11. Terrible Tenant 66/1 Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	Andrew Thornton Seamus Mullins	4	110	–	–	17	–
gr g Terimon - Rent Day (Town And Country)
Always behind (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	13. Tweli 50/1 Dave Crosse ³ Ian Wood	Dave Crosse ³ Ian Wood	6	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Deploy - Flying Fantasy (IRE) (Habitat)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 66-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 1:00:00 Winning time: 5m 1.40s Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Beau Coup (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Trabolgan) 1st breeder: Michael Lysaght
2nd owner: Gilco (Yardbird)
3rd owner: Mrs Evelyn Hankinson (Bison King)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.20 £1.90 £2 Ex: £5.30 CSF: £5.36

1:00 Ascot 19 Dec 2003

Mitie Group "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle Class D