Full Result 3.40 Hereford | 12 February 2006

"Romance At The Races" Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m8yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £3,757.80 2nd £1,110 3rd £555 4th £277.80 5th £138.60 6th £69.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Before The Mast (IRE) 9/1 Charlie Poste ⁷ Milton Harris	Charlie Poste ⁷ Milton Harris	9	107	82	92	97	–
br g Broken Hearted - Kings Reserve (King's Ride)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, led last, ran on

2 2½	4. Very Special One (IRE) 3/1F John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	6	118	90	97	103	–
b m Supreme Leader - Bright News (Buckskin)
Held up, headway 4th, led 3 out, ridden and headed last, not quicken (op 10-3)

3 14 [16½]	1. Jupon Vert (FR) 7/2 Jim Crowley Ron Hodges	Jim Crowley Ron Hodges	9	1112	94	83	92	–
b g Lights Out (FR) - Danse Verte (FR) (Brezzo)
Always prominent, led 7th to 3 out, soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

4 2½ [19]	2. Corroboree (IRE) 8/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1110	92	77	87	–
b g Corrouge (USA) - Laura's Toi (Quayside I)
Held up in touch, hampered and lost place 6th, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous (op 10-1)

5 ¾ [19¾]	3. Wild Power (GER) 12/1 Owyn Nelmes ³ Helen Nelmes	Owyn Nelmes ³ Helen Nelmes	8	115 tp	90	74	84	–
b g Turtle Island (IRE) - White On Red (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 11-1)

6 6 [25¾]	6. Prairie Minstrel (USA) 12/1 Henry Oliver Robin Dickin	Henry Oliver Robin Dickin	12	112 p	84	61	72	–
b g Regal Intention (CAN) - Prairie Sky (CAN) (Gone West)
Led, jumped left 1st, headed 2nd, weakened 6th (op 10-1)

7 nk [26]	5. John Foley (IRE) 14/1 Daryl Jacob ⁵ D P Keane	Daryl Jacob ⁵ D P Keane	8	1012 tp	85	61	73	–
b g Petardia - Fast Bay (Bay Express)
Led 2nd to 7th, weakened approaching 3 out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem)

8 ½ [26½]	11. AuditorI 25/1 Mark Grant Simon Lewis	Mark Grant Simon Lewis	7	102 b	70	45	57	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Annaba (IRE) (In The Wings)
Held up and behind, headway 7th, weakened after 4 out

9 ¾ [27¼]	10. Blazing Batman 22/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	13	102	75	50	62	–
ch g Shaab - Cottage Blaze (Sunyboy)
Always behind

10 10 [37¼]	8. Young Tot (IRE) 14/1 Paddy Brennan Matt Sheppard	Paddy Brennan Matt Sheppard	8	1012	80	41	57	–
b g Torus - Lady-K (IRE) (Rock Chanteur)
Prominent when not much room and lost place 3rd, blundered 3rd, soon behind, short-lived effort 7th (op 16-1)

F	9. Call Me Jack (IRE) 10/1 Lee Stephens ⁵ M J M Evans	Lee Stephens ⁵ M J M Evans	10	104 t	77	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Tawney Rose (Tarqogan)
Prominent, close 3rd when fell 6th (water)

PU	12. Goldseam (GER) 66/1 Tom Malone ³ Simon Burrough	Tom Malone ³ Simon Burrough	7	911 6 b¹	68	–	–	–
gr g Neshad (USA) - Goldkatze (GER) (Czaravich)
Always behind, mistake 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 3:43:00 Winning time: 4m 7.60s (slow by 19.60s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Walk The Plank Partnership (Before The Mast) 1st breeder: John McGuinness
2nd owner: D Allen (Very Special One)
3rd owner: Exors of the Late Mrs J B Jenkins (Jupon Vert)
Tote win: £12.90 PL: £3.10 £2.60 £2.10 Ex: £53.90 CSF: £35.94 Tricast: £114.73

3:40 Hereford 12 Feb 2006

"Romance At The Races" Handicap Chase