Full Result 3.50 Hereford | 21 February 2011

Lindleys First For Conference Banqueting Handicap Hurdle

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m5f163yds) 2m5½f Heavy 9 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £1,723.82 2nd £506.14 3rd £253.08 4th £126.41

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Border Lad 11/1 Oliver Dayman ⁷ Alison Thorpe	Oliver Dayman ⁷ Alison Thorpe	7	99 2 5	71	22	83	–
ch g Double Trigger (IRE) - Rosevear (IRE) (Contract Law I)
Tracked leaders, led 6th, 8 lengths clear and looking in full command 3 out, hit 2 out, ridden before last, kept on steadily (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, that the gelding was ridden in a handier position and was suited by the heavy ground.) (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

2 3	9. Septos 40/1 Peter Toole ³ Richard Price	Peter Toole ³ Richard Price	7	912	70	18	75	–
b g Nikos - Tres ChicI (IRE) (Bob Back)
Close up until ridden and lost place before 6th, left 4th 3 out, ridden and rallied to go 2nd next, tried hard to get on terms before last where 4 lengths down and driven, no impression after

3 52 [55]	2. Superior Knight 33/1 Mark Quinlan ⁷ James Evans	Mark Quinlan ⁷ James Evans	7	113	93	–	46	–
b g Superior Premium - American Pie (Lighter)
Chased leaders, disputed 2nd before 3 out, faded badly soon after, hit 2 out, tailed off

4 28 [83]	1. Himayna 12/1 Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	Richard Johnson Tim Vaughan	7	1112	95	–	20	–
b m Generous (IRE) - Himaya (IRE) (Mouktar)
Led at slow pace, headed 6th, faded quickly 3 out, plugged on into remote 4th after last (op 10-1)

5 2 [85]	8. Queenstown Lad 11/2 James Davies Gary Brown	James Davies Gary Brown	6	107	76	–	–	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Four-Legged Friend (Aragon)
Reminder 3rd, midfield, wavered before 4th, struggling 6th, soon hopelessly tailed off, left 5th close home (op 6-1 tchd 9-2)

6 2¾ [87¾]	3. French Ties (IRE) 5/2 Sam Thomas Jennie Candlish	Sam Thomas Jennie Candlish	9	117 p	90	–	10	–
ch g John French - No Ties (IRE) (General View)
Held up in rear, effort travelling well before 6th, disputed 2nd 3 out, downed tools after next, hung left before last, virtually pulled himself up flat and lost two places (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem was exhausted and pulled itself up) (op 10-3)

7 10 [97¾]	6. Matrow's Lady (IRE) 16/1 Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	Tom Scudamore Neil Mulholland	4	111	95	–	–	–
b f Cloudings (IRE) - I'm Maggy (NZ) (Danseur Etoile)
Raced wide, lost touch after 5th, hopelessly tailed off 3 out (op 14-1)

F	4. Royal Chatelier (FR) 2/1F Richard Killoran ³ Michael Blake	Richard Killoran ³ Michael Blake	6	112	88	–	–	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Attualita (FR) (Master Thatch)
Chased leader until ridden before 6th, 4th and plugging on when fell 3 out (tchd 9-4)

PU	11. Suprendre Espere 100/1 Rodi Greene Christopher Kellett	Rodi Greene Christopher Kellett	11	100 5 b	69	–	–	–
b g Espere D'Or - Celtic Dream (Celtic Cone)
Soon hard driven and reluctant in last, tailed off when mistake 3rd, pulled up after next

PU	5. Jenny Soba 66/1 Matt Crawley ⁷ Lucinda Featherstone	Matt Crawley ⁷ Lucinda Featherstone	8	1010	86	–	–	–
b m Observatory (USA) - Majalis (Mujadil)
Immediately driven furiously in rear and never fluent, lost touch after 5th, tailed off when blundered 7th, pulled up 2 out

PU	7. Royaume Bleu (FR) 15/2 William Kennedy Alex Hales	William Kennedy Alex Hales	6	110	83	–	–	–
ch g Kapgarde (FR) - Dear Blue (FR) (Cyborg)
Close up, pushed along after 4th, weakened after next, badly tailed off when pulled up 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 7-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 5m 59.90s (slow by 52.90s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Almost Hopeful Partnership (Border Lad) 1st breeder: Whitegate Stud
2nd owner: Peter Jefferies (Septos)
3rd owner: Iwantaracehorse.com (Davis) (Superior Knight)
Tote win: £16.20 PL: £5.40 £10.10 £5.30 Ex: £279.50 CSF: £340.44 Tricast: £13,165.95

2nd flight of hurdles after winning post omitted on both circuits.

3:50 Hereford 21 Feb 2011

Lindleys First For Conference Banqueting Handicap Hurdle