Full Result 1.50 Ascot | 16 February 2008

Betfair Million - Will It Be Won? Handicap Hurdle

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m3f58yds) 2m3½f Good 10 hurdles

1st £49,576 2nd £14,720 3rd £7,360 4th £3,672 5th £1,840 6th £928 7th £464 8th £224

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Backbord (GER) 11/2J Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	Dominic Elsworth Lucy Wadham	6	1012 t	126	80	137	–
b g Platini (GER) - Bukowina (GER) (Windwurf)
Chased leaders, ridden 8th, headway after 3 out, every chance 2 out, switched right last, stayed on well to lead last 50yds (tchd 13-2 in a place)

2 nk	15. Peacock (FR) 9/1 Jason Maguire Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jason Maguire Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1010	124	78	135	–
ch g Bulington (FR) - Algue Rouge (FR) (Perouges)
Held up in rear, headway before 8th, led just before 2 out, edged left between last 2, not fluent last, headed and no extra last 50yds (op 8-1)

3 14 [14¼]	16. Pace Shot (IRE) 11/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	6	108	122	62	120	–
b g Montjeu (IRE) - Pacific Grove (Persian Bold)
In touch in midfield, mistake 6th, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced by leaders but kept on to go modest 3rd after last

4 2 [16¼]	9. King's Revenge 9/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	5	113	131	69	126	–
br g Wizard King - Retaliator (Rudimentary)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 3 out, soon every chance and ridden, well outpaced by leading pair 2 out, lost 3rd after last (op 11-1)

5 3 [19¼]	6. Shatabdi (IRE) 12/1 Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Mr Sam Waley-Cohen ⁷ Nicky Henderson	6	110	135	70	127	–
bb m Mtoto - Violet Express (FR) (Cadoudal)
Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, ridden to chase leaders before 2 out, weakened 2 out

6 5 [24¼]	13. Poker De Sivola (FR) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Ferdy Murphy	Timmy Murphy Ferdy Murphy	5	1011 b¹	125	55	112	–
b g Discover D'Auteuil (FR) - Legal Union (Law Society)
In touch until dropped to rear and driven 6th, last and well behind 3 out, stayed on under pressure past beaten horses before 2 out, never near leaders

7 nk [24½]	7. Mount Oscar I (IRE) 33/1 Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	9	116	134	64	121	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Sweet Mount (IRE) (Mandalus)
In touch, ridden after 3 out, soon outpaced and kept on same pace (op 40-1)

8 2 [26½]	14. Mister Benedictine 50/1 Jack Doyle ⁵ Brendan W Duke	Jack Doyle ⁵ Brendan W Duke	5	105 t	124	52	109	–
b g Mister Baileys - Cultural Role (Night Shift)
Held up well in touch, chased leader 8th, led going well 3 out, ridden and headed just before 2 out, weakened quickly

9 ¾ [27¼]	8. Hill Forts Timmy 40/1 Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ³ Seamus Mullins	8	112	133	60	117	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Queen Of The Suir (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Held up in rear, headway 3 out, driven before next, plugged on but never a threat

10 1¼ [28½]	5. Nakai (FR) 11/2J R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	118	136	62	120	–
b g Esprit Du Nord (USA) - Hermes De Beaulieu (FR) (Panoramic I)
Took keen hold, held up in touch in rear, headway 3 out, ridden and no headway before next (op 5-1)

11 ½ [29]	1. Gauvain (GER) 16/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	6	1112 b	140	65	122	–
b g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER) (Dominion)
Chased leader until led 8th, headed next, ridden and weakened before 2 out

12 ¾ [29¾]	2. Overstrand (IRE) 40/1 Tom Molloy ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	Tom Molloy ⁵ Dr Richard Newland	9	117	140	65	121	–
b g In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine (Arctic Tern)
In touch until ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 50-1)

13 2 [31¾]	3. Bedlam Boy (IRE) 20/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	7	1111	139	62	118	–
br g Broken Hearted - Evening Fashion (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up towards rear, ridden and effort 3 out, soon no impression and beaten (op 25-1)

14 3 [34¾]	18. Pocket Aces (IRE) 10/1 Gerard Tumelty ³ Richard Rowe	Gerard Tumelty ³ Richard Rowe	6	103	120	39	96	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Mrs Mustard (IRE) (Le Johnstan)
Held up in touch in rear, headway 8th, ridden and weakened well before 2 out

15 8 [42¾]	4. Self Defense 50/1 Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	Paul Moloney Carl Llewellyn	11	1111	139	50	107	–
b g Warning - Dansara (Dancing Brave)
Chased leaders until dropped to rear and ridden 7th, no chance after, well behind from 3 out

16 4 [46¾]	17. Supsonic 100/1 David Dennis Richard Price	David Dennis Richard Price	5	107	121	28	85	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Nicely (IRE) (Bustino)
Led until 8th, weakened quickly after 3 out

17 17 [63¾]	10. Princelet (IRE) 9/1 Felix De Giles ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Felix De Giles ⁷ Nicky Henderson	6	108	129	18	76	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Soeur Ti (FR) (Kaldoun)
Held up towards rear, weakened quickly before 3 out, soon well behind

PU	12. Khasab (IRE) 8/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	1012	126	–	–	–
br g Supreme Leader - Tower Princess I (IRE) (King's Ride)
In touch until dropped out quickly after 8th, soon eased, tailed off and pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding suffered an overreach)

18 ran Off time: 1:51:00 Winning time: 4m 44.70s (slow by 10.70s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs J Timmons (Backbord) 1st breeder: H Bollow
2nd owner: H R Mould (Peacock)
3rd owner: R A Green (Pace Shot)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £2.20 £2.70 £3.90 Ex: £59.90 CSF: £50.58 Tricast: £540.84 Trifecta: £1,416.70 Pool: £30,929.03 - 15.50 winning tickets.

1:50 Ascot 16 Feb 2008

Betfair Million - Will It Be Won? Handicap Hurdle