Full Result 4.25 Kempton | 20 April 2009

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(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,903 2nd £1,146 3rd £573 4th £286.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. You're The Top (FR) 8/11F Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	115	130	93	124	–
b g Poliglote - Lolly Lodge (FR) (Grand Lodge)
Held up in midfield, headway after 4th, closed on leader 3 out, led 2 out, ridden between last 2, in command flat, ridden out (op Evens)

2 2	12. The Black Baron (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	7	1012	–	84	115	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Royal Nora (IRE) (Dromod Hill)
Jumped right, held up in midfield, headway 5th, chased leaders 2 out, 3rd and jumped badly right last, chased winner flat, stayed on well but never able to challenge winner

3 ¾ [2¾]	6. Factotum 11/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	1012	–	83	114	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Gift Of The Night (USA) (Slewpy)
Held up towards rear, headway after 4th, 7th and keeping on when hit 2 out, hung right between last 2, ran on well to go 3rd flat, not reach leaders (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

4 2½ [5¼]	1. Proper (IRE) 8/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	1112 t	131	94	127	–
b g Rossini (USA) - Pardoned (IRE) (Mujadil)
Took keen hold, chased leaders, went 2nd after 5th, led before 2 out, headed 2 out, soon driven, beaten when hit last, one pace flat (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

5 1½ [6¾]	8. Pugilist 66/1 Tom Siddall Kim Bailey	Tom Siddall Kim Bailey	7	1012	105	78	111	–
b g Fraam - Travel Mystery (Godswalk)
Held up in midfield, headway before 3 out, chased leaders 2 out, ridden between last 2, kept on flat, not reach leaders (op 50-1)

6 1¾ [8½]	4. Valento 20/1 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	4	110	124	78	110	–
ch g Noverre (USA) - My Valentina (Royal Academy)
Held up towards rear, headway after 5th, chased leaders and ridden after 2 out, kept on under pressure flat, never reached leaders (op 16-1)

7 8 [16½]	14. Cossack Prince 16/1 Colin Bolger Laura Mongan	Colin Bolger Laura Mongan	4	107	–	61	98	–
b g Dubai Destination (USA) - Danemere (IRE) (Danehill)
Chased leader until led 2nd, clear next, ridden and headed before 2 out, weakened between last 2, well held when jumped slowly last (op 14-1)

8 15 [31½]	13. Uffa Fox (IRE) 20/1 Wayne Hutchinson Ben De Haan	Wayne Hutchinson Ben De Haan	6	1012	–	48	87	–
b g Bravefoot - Ocean Mist (IRE) (Crash Course)
Always midfield, ridden and no headway after 3 out, well beaten next (op 14-1)

9 ½ [32]	7. Persian Storm (GER) 33/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	1012	108	47	90	–
b g Monsun (GER) - Private Life (FR) (Bering)
Held up in rear, headway after 4th, 5th and ridden after 3 out, weakened before next, eased after last (op 25-1)

10 1¾ [33¾]	18. Miss Cruisecontrol 100/1 Dave Crosse Jim Best	Dave Crosse Jim Best	4	102 2	–	35	75	–
b f Hernando (FR) - Wenda (IRE) (Priolo)
Held up in rear, mistake 1st, modest headway before 3 out, never dangerous

11 1 [34¾]	9. Richard The Third 100/1 Liam Treadwell John Harris	Liam Treadwell John Harris	5	1012	–	44	84	–
b g King's Best (USA) - Larousse (Unfuwain)
Chased leaders, mistake and stumbled on landing 5th, soon lost place, towards rear when jumped right 3 out

12 nse [34¾]	5. Bernabeu (IRE) 100/1 Mattie Batchelor Sean Curran	Mattie Batchelor Sean Curran	7	1012	–	43	84	–
b g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Snow Ballet (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up towards rear, lost touch before 3 out

13 8 [42¾]	11. Tchang Goon (FR) 100/1 Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	Gemma Gracey-Davison ⁷ Zoe Davison	5	105	–	33	77	–
b g Marathon (USA) - Royal Hostess (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Always towards rear, ridden 4th, lost touch 3 out, tailed off

14 5 [47¾]	10. Snark (IRE) 100/1 Andrew Thornton Simon Earle	Andrew Thornton Simon Earle	6	1012	–	27	73	–
b g Cape Cross (IRE) - Agoer (Hadeer)
Held up in rear, mistake 1st, never on terms, tailed off (op 66-1)

15 3¾ [51½]	17. Muffett's Dream 100/1 Marcus Foley John Bridger	Marcus Foley John Bridger	5	105	–	15	62	–
b m Fraam - Loveless Carla (Pursuit Of Love)
Chased leaders until 5th, weakened before next, tailed off after 2 out

16 23 [74½]	2. My Moment (IRE) 6/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	6	115	126	–	56	–
ch g Presenting - Golden Moment (IRE) (Roselier)
Led until 2nd, chased leader until after 4th, weakened before 3 out, tailed off and eased after last (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown; vet said gelding returned distressed) (tchd 11-2 and 7-1)

17 8 [82½]	15. It's My Day (IRE) 100/1 Tom O'Brien Chris Gordon	Tom O'Brien Chris Gordon	4	107	–	–	36	–
ch g Soviet Star (USA) - Ezana (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Took keen hold, held up in rear, jumped left 4th, tailed off after 3 out

PU	16. Honeycombe 100/1 Claire Stretton ⁷ Mrs S P Stretton	Claire Stretton ⁷ Mrs S P Stretton	8	913 1	–	–	–	–
b m Relief Pitcher - Hanglands (Bustino)
Raced wide, took keen hold, held up towards rear, headway to chase clear leader 4th until after 5th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up 2 out

18 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 3m 52.00s (slow by 10.00s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: Michael Buckley (You're The Top) 1st breeder: Ecurie Des Monceaux
2nd owner: Mr And Mrs A E Pakenham (The Black Baron)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Factotum)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £4.80 Ex: £20.70 CSF: £14.21

4:25 Kempton 20 Apr 2009

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