Full Result 1.30 Leicester | 28 December 2006

ladbrokes.com Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (1m7f201yds) 2m Good 11 fences 1 omitted

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

ladbrokes.com Novices' Handicap Chase, 2m - Good, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Copper BayI (IRE) 13/8F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	112	108	87	115	–
b g Revoque (IRE) - Bahia Laura (FR) (Bellypha)
Always prominent, reminder 5th, led 2 out, soon clear (tchd 15-8)

2 9	6. Desert Secrets (IRE) 8/1 Wayne Hutchinson Jonathan Portman	Wayne Hutchinson Jonathan Portman	4	111	107	75	103	–
b f Almutawakel I - Shaping Up (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up in touch, lost place 5th, stayed on flat (tchd 7-1)

3 nk [9¼]	2. Eleazar (GER) 5/1 Jimmy McCarthy Lucy Wadham	Jimmy McCarthy Lucy Wadham	5	1112	108	85	115	–
bb g Alkalde (GER) - Eicidora (GER) (Surumu)
Held up, mistake 1st, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on same pace from next (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 and 9-2)

4 2½ [11¾]	3. Albarino (IRE) 12/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	7	119 t	105	79	108	–
ch g Royal Abjar (USA) - Miss Lee Ann (Tumble Wind I)
Held up, pulled hard, headway to lead 5th, hit 4 out, headed 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 11-1)

5 1¼ [13]	8. Bally Rainey (IRE) 16/1 Sam Jones ⁵ Linda Jewell	Sam Jones ⁵ Linda Jewell	7	99 7 p	82	54	85	–
bb g Carroll House (IRE) - Foxborough Lady (Crash Course)
Led 2nd, soon headed, led 4th to next, hit 6th, every chance 3 out, soon weakened (op 14-1)

6 24 [37]	5. Honey's Gift 33/1 Jamie Moore George Margarson	Jamie Moore George Margarson	7	112	98	39	76	–
b m Terimon - Honeycroft (Crofter)
Led after 2nd, headed 4th, weakened after 7th (op 25-1)

PU	1. Salhood 7/2 Dominic Elsworth Steve Gollings	Dominic Elsworth Steve Gollings	7	1112 t	108	–	–	–
b g Capote (USA) - Princess Haifa (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Led to 2nd, hit 4th, lost place next, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (vet said gelding finished distressed) (op 4-1)

PU	7. Charmahal (IRE) 9/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	5	1013	95	–	–	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Final Contract (IRE) (Shaadi)
Held up, mistake 4th, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 12-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:33:00 Winning time: 4m 6.50s (slow by 15.50s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: The Copper Bay Partnership (Copper BayI) 1st breeder: Isca Bloodstock
2nd owner: M J Vandenberghe (Desert Secrets)
3rd owner: Robinson, Redman, Philipps and Eddis (Eleazar)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £2.30 £2.60 Ex: £10.40 CSF: £15.40 Tricast: £54

Third fence in back straight omitted.

left 1:30 right Leicester 28 Dec 2006

ladbrokes.com Novices' Handicap Chase

1:30 Leicester 28 Dec 2006