Full Result 2.00 Ascot | 15 December 2006

Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m7f152yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £19,957 2nd £7,486.50 3rd £3,748.50 4th £1,869 5th £938 6th £469

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Tagula Blue (IRE) 8/1 Wayne Hutchinson Ian Williams	Wayne Hutchinson Ian Williams	6	114	125	134	132	–
b g Tagula (IRE) - Palace Blue (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Took keen hold, held up in midfield, headway 3 out, ridden to challenge next, led before last, stayed on well

2 ½	2. Moon Over Miami (GER) 11/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	117	132	136	133	–
b g Dashing Blade - Miss Esther (GER) (Alkalde)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 3 out, ridden between last 2, kept on under pressure flat, held near finish (op 7-1 tchd 15-2)

3 2½ [3]	7. Carlitos 9/2 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	126	124	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Queen Of Spades (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 4th, closed 6th, led next, ridden before 2 out, headed before last, kept on same pace flat (op 4-1 tchd 7-2)

4 8 [11]	6. Albinus 8/1 Mark Bradburne Andrew Balding	Mark Bradburne Andrew Balding	5	110	–	117	118	–
gr g Selkirk (USA) - Alouette (Darshaan)
Held up in midfield, mistake 4th and 5th, headway 3 out, close 4th and ridden next, weakened before last (op 14-1)

5 ¾ [11¾]	4. Pepporoni Pete (IRE) 10/11F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	114	–	120	120	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Sister Shot (Celtic Cone)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, headway before 3 out, close 3rd and going well 2 out, soon ridden, found little and soon beaten (tchd 11-10 and 6-5 in places)

6 4 [15¾]	9. Nicki Boy (GER) 100/1 Dave Crosse Charlie Mann	Dave Crosse Charlie Mann	4	110	–	111	111	–
b g Dashing Blade - Nicely (GER) (Esclavo)
Chased leader until 4th, went 2nd again soon after 3 out, ridden before next, weakened 2 out

7 11 [26¾]	3. Orpen Wide (IRE) 20/1 David Cullinane Michael Chapman	David Cullinane Michael Chapman	4	117	129	105	108	–
b g Orpen (USA) - Melba (IRE) (Namaqualand)
Held up in rear, mistake 3 out, soon ridden, no progress (op 14-1)

8 8 [34¾]	1. Court Ruler 28/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	4	117	–	95	99	–
b g Kayf Tara - Fairfields Cone (Celtic Cone)
Held up in last trio, blundered badly and dropped to last 3rd, ridden and hit 3 out, no progress (op 25-1)

9 13 [47¾]	10. Shambar (IRE) 100/1 Wayne Kavanagh Emma Lavelle	Wayne Kavanagh Emma Lavelle	7	110	–	71	79	–
gr g Linamix (FR) - Shamawna (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, headway after 5th, chased leaders 3 out, ridden and weakened quickly before next, tailed off (vet said gelding had been struck into)

10 14 [61¾]	8. Must Be Keen 150/1 Colin Bolger Ernst Oertel	Colin Bolger Ernst Oertel	7	110	–	53	65	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - As Mustard (Keen)
Led and soon clear, pegged back from 6th, headed next, soon weakened, tailed off (op 100-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 3m 50.00s (slow by 12.00s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Boston R S Ian Bennett (Tagula Blue) 1st breeder: Michael Conlon
2nd owner: Mrs A E Fulton & M T Lynch (Moon Over Miami)
3rd owner: Mrs R Vaughan (Carlitos)
Tote win: £10.30 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £1.60 Ex: £35.30 CSF: £50.52 Trifecta: £109.10 Pool £1,216.40 - 7.91 winning units.

2:00 Ascot 15 Dec 2006

Mitie Kennel Gate Novices' Hurdle Grade 2