Full Result 8.35 Hexham | 25 May 2010

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(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (1m7f133yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £5,854.50 2nd £1,719 3rd £859.50 4th £429.30

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Arumun (IRE) 12/1 Sam Thomas Michael Scudamore	Sam Thomas Michael Scudamore	9	111	94	104	101	–
b g Posidonas - Adwoa (IRE) (Eurobus)
Held up, headway and in touch 4 out, effort after next, led run-in, driven and just held on (trainer had no explanation for the apparent improvement in form shown)

2 nse	9. Ice Image (IRE) 9/1 Alistair Findlay ⁷ George Charlton	Alistair Findlay ⁷ George Charlton	8	103	89	99	96	–
b g Darnay - Ice Trix (IRE) (Glacial Storm)
Chased leader, led before last to run-in, rallied, just failed (tchd 10-1)

3 1¼ [1¼]	2. The Kealshore Kid (IRE) 5/2F Barry Keniry George Moore	Barry Keniry George Moore	6	119	102	110	108	–
gr g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Rongai (IRE) (Commanche Run)
Held up, steady headway and in touch 3 out, effort next, edged left and stayed on under pressure run-in (op 3-1 tchd 9-4)

4 5 [6¼]	4. Heavenly Chorus 11/2 James Reveley Keith Reveley	James Reveley Keith Reveley	8	115	98	100	99	–
b m Key Of Luck (USA) - Celestial Choir (Celestial Storm)
Held up, headway before 3 out, ridden and kept on run-in, not reach leaders (op 4-1)

5 1 [7¼]	11. More Shennanigans 40/1 Keith Mercer Jean McGregor	Keith Mercer Jean McGregor	9	100 9	79	80	79	–
ch g Rock City (IRE) - Blooming Spring (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Midfield, ridden 4 out, effort under pressure next, no impression after 2 out

6 nse [7¼]	5. Storm Prospect 7/2 Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	Peter Buchanan Lucinda Russell	7	114 b	97	98	97	–
b g Mujahid (USA) - Bajan BlueI (Lycius)
Held up, headway and in touch 3 out, ridden next, no impression before last (tchd 4-1)

7 5 [12¼]	3. Glimmer Of Light (IRE) 12/1 Denis O'Regan Dr Richard Newland	Denis O'Regan Dr Richard Newland	10	116 b	99	94	95	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Church Light (IRE) (Caerleon)
Led 1st, set decent gallop, ridden and headed before last, weakened run-in (op 10-1)

8 10 [22¼]	6. More Like It (IRE) 20/1 Brian Hughes Peter Niven	Brian Hughes Peter Niven	10	114 p	97	80	84	–
bb g Windsor Castle - Ms Brooks (IRE) (Lord Ha Ha)
Led to 1st, close up until ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 25-1)

9 1½ [23¾]	10. Sea Cove 33/1 Ryan Mania ³ Dianne Sayer	Ryan Mania ³ Dianne Sayer	10	100	82	64	68	–
b m Terimon - Regal Pursuit (IRE) (Roi Danzig)
Midfield, lost place 3rd, struggling 4 out, beaten next (op 40-1)

10 ¾ [24½]	1. Magellan Straits 10/1 Tjade Collier Sue Smith	Tjade Collier Sue Smith	6	1112	105	86	90	–
b g Nikos - Gaelic Gold (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Prominent until ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 11-1)

11 50 [74½]	8. Skiddaw Jones 40/1 Michael McAlister ³ Maurice Barnes	Michael McAlister ³ Maurice Barnes	10	107 t	89	7	29	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Woodrising (Nomination)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, hit 7th, ridden and weakened from 3 out

11 ran Off time: 8:35:00 Winning time: 4m 1.00s (slow by 8.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Mark Blandford (Arumun) 1st breeder: J W George
2nd owner: Sydney Ramsey & Partners (Ice Image)
3rd owner: J Pickavance (The Kealshore Kid)
Tote win: £17.10 PL: £4.70 £2.80 £1.50 Ex: £87.50 CSF: £104.75 Tricast: £356.39

8:35 Hexham 25 May 2010

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