Full Result 1.10 Leicester | 13 November 2006

Castle Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good To Firm 18 fences

1st £4,554.20 2nd £1,337 3rd £668.50 4th £333.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mr Splodge 7/1 Mr J E Tudor ⁷ Lawney Hill	Mr J E Tudor ⁷ Lawney Hill	12	115	105	86	120	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Ethels Course (Crash Course)
Held up in touch, chased leader 6th, led 8th, soon headed, led next, hit 3 out, clear next, comfortably (op 8-1)

2 7	9. Blue Sovereign 7/2F James Diment ⁵ John Spearing	James Diment ⁵ John Spearing	6	102 v¹	86	61	92	–
gr h Sovereign Water (FR) - Slack AliceI (Derring Rose)
Soon driven along and prominent, jumped slowly 2nd, hit 13th, ridden when hit 3 out, weakening when left 2nd next (tchd 10-3)

3 17 [24]	4. Peddars Way 10/1 David Dennis Reg Hollinshead	David Dennis Reg Hollinshead	7	115	98	58	84	–
b g Nomadic Way (USA) - Deep Selection (IRE) (Deep Run)
Chased leaders until weakened 4 out, left remote 3rd 2 out, hampered by loose horse last (op 8-1)

4 14 [38]	7. Hehasalife (IRE) 10/1 Tommy Phelan ³ Heather Dalton	Tommy Phelan ³ Heather Dalton	9	109 b	91	39	63	–
b g Safety Catch (USA) - America River (IRE) (Lord Americo)
Held up, headway 7th, weakened 10th (op 11-1)

5 1 [39]	5. Ad Murum (IRE) 11/1 Barry Keniry George Moore	Barry Keniry George Moore	7	111	94	41	65	–
ch g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Cailin Cainnteach (Le Bavard)
Held up, blundered 8th, soon behind (op 14-1)

6 48 [87]	8. Temper Lad (USA) 20/1 S P Walsh ⁵ Jimmy Frost	S P Walsh ⁵ Jimmy Frost	11	106	90	–	13	–
b g Riverman (USA) - Dokki (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Always behind (op 16-1)

F	2. Optimistic Alfie 13/2 Sam Jones ⁷ Brendan Powell	Sam Jones ⁷ Brendan Powell	6	110	100	–	–	–
b g Afzal (IRE) - Threads (Bedford)
Fell 2nd (op 15-2 tchd 11-2)

PU	6. Renvyle (IRE) 6/1 Warren Marston Richard Guest	Warren Marston Richard Guest	8	111 7 p	94	–	–	–
bb g Satco (FR) - Kara's Dream (IRE) (Bulldozer)
Behind when blundered 3rd, soon ridden and no response, tailed off when pulled up before 9th (op 11-2)

PU	10. Jacarado (IRE) 15/2 Henry Oliver Robin Dickin	Henry Oliver Robin Dickin	8	100 6 v	79	–	–	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Lady Mearba (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Chased leader to 6th, led after 8th, headed next, with winner when blundered 11th, soon pulled up (op 10-1)

UR	3. Blazing Hills 17/2 Tom Doyle Paul Dalton	Tom Doyle Paul Dalton	10	116 p	99	–	100	–
ch g Shaab - Cottage Blaze (Sunyboy)
Led to 8th, left 2nd 11th, ridden and weakening when jumped slowly and unseated rider 2 out (op 15-2 tchd 9-1)

10 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 5m 51.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Alan Hill (Mr Splodge) 1st breeder: Mrs P J Fairbarns
2nd owner: T N Siviter (Blue Sovereign)
3rd owner: John Marriott (Peddars Way)
Tote win: £11.50 PL: £2.40 £1.60 £2.10 Ex: £39.30 CSF: £32.60 Tricast: £247.24

1:10 Leicester 13 Nov 2006

Castle Handicap Chase