Full Result 1.55 Fontwell | 7 January 2006

Mervyn Weston 60th Birthday Celebration Selling Hurdle

(Class 5) (4yo+) (2m3f33yds) 2m3f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £2,192.64 2nd £639.04 3rd £319.68

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Kings CastleI (IRE) 11/10F James White ⁷ Ron Hodges	James White ⁷ Ron Hodges	11	119	110	58	92	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Kilmana (IRE) (Castle Keep)
Held up behind, smooth headway 7th, led soon after 2 out, stayed on, ridden out (op 6-4)

2 5	7. Ocean Of Storms (IRE) 25/1 Mr M Hunter ¹⁰ N I M Rossiter	Mr M Hunter ¹⁰ N I M Rossiter	11	1010	–	43	77	–
bb g Arazi (USA) - Moon Cactus (Kris)
Mid-division, headway to track leader 6th, led approaching 2 out, ridden and headed approaching last, kept on same pace (op 20-1)

3 10 [15]	4. Lets Try Again (IRE) 12/1 Rodi Greene Rodney Farrant	Rodi Greene Rodney Farrant	9	116	–	33	67	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Intricacy I (Formidable I)
Tracked leaders, ridden and every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 10-1)

4 4 [19]	8. Peppershot 25/1 Jay Pemberton ⁷ R Gurney	Jay Pemberton ⁷ R Gurney	6	1013	89	28	63	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - No Chili (Glint Of Gold)
Held up towards rear, stayed on past beaten horses from 3 out, never troubled leaders (op 20-1 tchd 28-1)

5 1 [20]	2. Ashgan (IRE) 10/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	13	116	77	32	67	–
br g Yashgan - Nicky's Dilemma (Kambalda)
Led until 5th, outpaced 7th, not a danger after (op 11-1 tchd 9-1)

6 11 [31]	13. Mizinky 7/1 R D Gordon ¹⁰ Bill Turner	R D Gordon ¹⁰ Bill Turner	6	103	78	9	44	–
b m El Conquistador - Miss Pimpernel (Blakeney)
Chased leaders, ridden and effort after 3 out, weakened next (op 11-1)

7 3 [34]	14. Will She Spin 20/1 Wayne Kavanagh ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Wayne Kavanagh ⁷ Seamus Mullins	5	106	–	5	41	–
b m Master Willie - Spinayab (King Of Spain)
Always towards rear (op 16-1 tchd 22-1)

8 11 [45]	9. Premier Cheval (USA) 50/1 Henry Oliver Peter Hedger	Henry Oliver Peter Hedger	7	116	–	–	37	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Restikarada (FR) (Akarad)
Always behind (tchd 66-1)

9 dist [75]	12. Bekstar 4/1 Benjamin Hitchcott J C Tuck	Benjamin Hitchcott J C Tuck	11	1013	88	–	–	–
br m Nicholas Bill - Murex (Royalty)
Chased leaders, ridden after 7th, soon weakened (jockey said mare was never travelling) (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

PU	6. Native Commander (IRE) 12/1 Christopher Murray ⁵ Jim Best	Christopher Murray ⁵ Jim Best	11	111	97	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - The Better Half (IRE) (Deep Run)
Pulled hard, restrained in rear, headway to lead 5th, headed and weakened quickly approaching 2 out, pulled up before last (op 11-1)

PU	11. Tom Tobacco 40/1 Chris Honour ⁵ Sam Holdsworth	Chris Honour ⁵ Sam Holdsworth	9	111	–	–	–	–
b g Afzal (IRE) - Monsoon (Royal Palace)
Chased leaders, mistake 4th, lost touch next, pulled up before 7th (jockey said gelding swallowed its tongue) (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

11 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 5m 15.40s (slow by 41.40s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Eudyptes (transport problems), Monsal Dale (vet's certificate), Running Times (transport problems)
1st owner: R J Hodges (Kings CastleI) 1st breeder: Miss Katie Thorner And Joseph Kent
2nd owner: The Boot Inn Partnership (Ocean Of Storms)
3rd owner: Shane O'Sullivan (IPC Ltd) (Lets Try Again)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.10 £5.10 £3.70 Ex: £53.50 CSF: £40.63
The winner was bought in for 6,500gns.

1:55 Fontwell 7 Jan 2006

Mervyn Weston 60th Birthday Celebration Selling Hurdle