Full Result 4.00 Hexham | 23 April 2007

Thornton Firkin Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m48yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £3,083.40 2nd £898.65 3rd £449.55

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Westgrove Berry (IRE) 3/1F Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	7	1112	105	53	116	–
br m Presenting - Mulberry (IRE) (Denel)
Held up, headway to lead before 2 out, drew clear between last 2 (op 4-1)

2 10	5. Florazine (IRE) 14/1 Mr Tom Greenway ³ F J Bowles	Mr Tom Greenway ³ F J Bowles	6	105	87	22	86	–
gr m Alflora (IRE) - Dorazine (Kalaglow)
Close up, led 3rd to before 2 out, kept on, not pace of winner (op 22-1)

3 nk [10¼]	4. Verstone (IRE) 14/1 Richie McGrath Roger Fisher	Richie McGrath Roger Fisher	5	108	87	22	86	–
b m Brave Act - Golden Charm (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Behind until stayed on from 2 out, nearest finish (op 12-1)

4 1¾ [12]	9. Another Jameson (IRE) 4/1 Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	Fergus King Malcolm Jefferson	7	107	86	19	83	–
b m Good Thyne (USA) - Another Grouse (Pragmatic)
Led to 3rd, close up, ridden and no extra before 2 out (op 6-1)

5 hd [12¼]	7. Touch Of Ivory (IRE) 11/1 David Da Silva ⁷ P Monteith	David Da Silva ⁷ P Monteith	4	100	91	19	83	–
b f Rossini (USA) - Windomen (IRE) (Forest Wind)
Held up, pushed along 4th, some late headway, never dangerous (tchd 12-1)

6 2 [14¼]	6. Simply St Lucia 33/1 Dougie Costello ³ John Weymes	Dougie Costello ³ John Weymes	5	105	87	17	82	–
b m Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Mubadara (IRE) (Lahib)
Prominent, effort before 2 out, not quicken (op 28-1)

7 4 [18¼]	2. Pearly Bay 18/1 P J Benson ⁷ Donald McCain	P J Benson ⁷ Donald McCain	9	107 p	93	18	84	–
b m Karinga Bay - Marina Bird (Julio Mariner)
Prominent, effort before 2 out, not quicken (op 25-1)

8 8 [26¼]	13. Armentieres 25/1 Peter Buchanan James Moffatt	Peter Buchanan James Moffatt	6	101 b	80	–	63	–
b m Robellino (USA) - Perfect Poppy (Shareef Dancer)
Prominent, lost place before 4 out, no danger after

9 3½ [29¾]	14. Kissinthepeach (IRE) 40/1 P J McDonald ⁵ Kate Walton	P J McDonald ⁵ Kate Walton	6	99 1	79	–	58	–
b m Witness Box (USA) - Balinloop (IRE) (Balinger)
Held up, ridden before 3 out, never on terms (op 33-1)

10 1 [30¾]	12. Watch The Wind 28/1 Phil Kinsella ³ James Walton	Phil Kinsella ³ James Walton	6	100	82	–	60	–
ch m High Kicker (USA) - Marejo (Creetown)
Always behind (op 40-1)

11 4 [34¾]	3. Sehoya (IRE) 13/2 Timmy Murphy Richard Guest	Timmy Murphy Richard Guest	5	109	88	–	62	–
bb m Second Empire (IRE) - Blue Jazz (IRE) (Bluebird)
Held up, ridden before 3 out, soon beaten (jockey said mare tired very quickly approaching last) (op 4-1 tchd 10-3)

12 10 [44¾]	11. Tipp Mid West (IRE) 50/1 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	5	106 p	85	–	49	–
b m Close Conflict (USA) - Delightful Choice (IRE) (Amoristic)
Took keen hold, in touch to halfway, soon lost place (tchd 66-1)

13 18 [62¾]	8. Feanor 14/1 Keith Mercer Sharon Watt	Keith Mercer Sharon Watt	9	107 t	86	–	32	–
b m Presidium - Nouvelle Cuisine (Yawa)
Behind, no chance from 4 out (op 9-1)

PU	10. Quarry Island (IRE) 13/2 Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	6	106	85	–	–	–
b m Turtle Island (IRE) - Last Quarry (Handsome Sailor)
In touch, hung right and weakened after 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

14 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 4m 16.90s (slow by 24.90s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: West Coast Fiddlers (Westgrove Berry) 1st breeder: Miss E Hamilton
2nd owner: Reginald Stephen Blandford (Florazine)
3rd owner: Carr Family Racing (Verstone)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.80 £5.50 £4.70 Ex: £54.30 CSF: £42.33 Tricast: £523.09

4:00 Hexham 23 Apr 2007

Thornton Firkin Mares' Only Handicap Hurdle