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left 3:15 right Hexham 8 May 2010

Gordon Hopper Handicap Chase

(Class 5) (0-95, 5yo+) (3m41yds) 3m Good 19 fences
1st £3,425.50 2nd £998.50 3rd £499.50
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Gordon Hopper Handicap Chase, 3m - Good, Class 5 5yo+
Gordon Hopper Handicap Chase, 3m - Good, Class 5 5yo+
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
8 114 t 86 79 106 right
b g Presenting right - More Dash (IRE) right (Strong Gale) right
Chased leaders, driven and every chance when blundered 3 out, led after next, driven out from last (trainer had no explanation regarding the apparent improvement in form) (tchd 14-1)
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2  6
10 100 Out-of-Handicaps 3 65 53 79 right
ch m Minster Son (IRE) right - Shultan (IRE) right (Rymer) right
Held up, headway and in touch halfway, effort before 3 out, chased winner between last 2, no impression run-in (op 6-1 tchd 11-2)
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3  10 [16]
12 115 91 70 95 right
b g Perpendicular right - Hasland right (Aragon) right
Ran in snatches, prominent, effort before 3 out, plugged on after next, no impression (op 16-1)
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4  8 [24]
7 103 68 41 64 right
b m Taipan (IRE) right - Ben Roseler (IRE) right (Beneficial) right
Held up, effort and ridden after 4 out, no impression from next (op 14-1)
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5  nk [24¼]
6 101 73 45 71 right
b g Key Of Luck (USA) right - Madame Nureyev (USA) right (Nureyev) right
Held up, headway and prominent 6th, led 12th, just in front when blundered badly 2 out, soon headed, weakened before last (tchd 7-1)
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6  [26½]
9 911 69 40 63 right
ch g Then Again right - Dercanny right (Derek H) right
Chased leaders until ridden and outpaced after 4 out, no danger after (tchd 20-1)
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7  2 [28½]
6 1011 p 79 48 71 right
br g Erhaab (USA) right - Stormy Gal (IRE) right (Strong Gale) right
Started very slowly, held up, joined pack 4th, effort after 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)
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8  47 [75½]
9 111 b 80 8 30 right
b g Fort Morgan (USA) right - Moon Rose (IRE) right (Imperial Frontier) right
Not fluent on occasions, held up, outpaced 14th, soon struggling (op 9-1 tchd 11-1)
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PU   
11 911 Out-of-Handicaps 5 65 right
b g Glacial Storm (USA) right - Rambling Ivy right (Mandalus) right
Chased leaders until blundered and lost place 13th, tailed off when pulled up before next (tchd 28-1)
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PU   
10 104 76 right
bb g Mister Lord (USA) right - Dark Native (IRE) right (Be My Native) right
Blundered and dropped in rear 3rd, never on terms after, tailed off when pulled up before 15th (op 9-1)
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PU   
10 118 p 90 right
bb g Beneficial right - An Charraig Mhor (IRE) right (Tremblant I) right
Led to 12th, weakened and pulled up 4 out (jockey said gelding never travelled) (tchd 7-1)
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7 1010 p 82
ch m Publisher I (USA) right - Rosalisa (IRE) right (Hildenley I) right
Took keen hold, close up to 4 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next (jockey said mare hung left throughout) (op 15-2)
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