Full Result 3.00 Ludlow | 22 February 2006

J D & Sue Anniversary "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £4,228.90 2nd £1,241.50 3rd £620.75 4th £310.05

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Fier Normand (FR) 8/11F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	119	115	92	120	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Moomaw (Akarad)
Held up in touch, went 2nd 6th, led approaching 3 out, easily (op 5-6)

2 3	3. Four For A Laugh (IRE) 25/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	112	–	82	104	–
b g Fourstars Allstar (USA) - She's No Laugh Ben (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, headway 4th, mistake 3 out, went 2nd last, no chance with winner (op 16-1)

3 2½ [5½]	2. Paro (FR) 9/4 Andrew Glassonbury ⁷ M C Pipe	Andrew Glassonbury ⁷ M C Pipe	5	112	114	86	108	–
b g Panoramic I - Rozinsara (IRE) (Mouktar)
Led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, 3rd and beaten when not fluent last (op 5-2 tchd 2-1)

4 21 [26½]	4. Houlihans Free (IRE) 20/1 Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	Christian Williams Paul Nicholls	7	112 t	–	53	81	–
b g Gothland (FR) - Yawa Prince (IRE) (Yawa)
Held up, headway 4th, weakening when mistake 2 out (op 16-1)

5 ½ [27]	6. LucentI (IRE) 33/1 Paul Moloney Henrietta C Knight	Paul Moloney Henrietta C Knight	5	112	–	53	78	–
b g Luso - Allenswood Girl (IRE) (Bulldozer)
Held up and behind, headway after 6th, weakening when jumped left 3 out

6 3½ [30½]	7. Native Forest (IRE) 40/1 Mattie Batchelor Henrietta C Knight	Mattie Batchelor Henrietta C Knight	5	112	–	48	75	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Oak Lodge (IRE) (Roselier)
Always behind (op 33-1)

7 ¾ [31¼]	10. Aber Gale 66/1 Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	7	109	–	40	67	–
gr m Thethingaboutitis (USA) - Twablade (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Took keen hold early, always behind (jockey said, regarding running and riding, his orders were to finish as close as possible bearing in mind mare is inclined to run freely and had fallen on two previous hurdle runs; he added that the race was run at a fast pace which made the mare keen early on, and though she settled down the back straight she only latterly ran on past beaten horses and made no headway on leaders) (op 50-1)

8 11 [42¼]	11. Tour Card (IRE) 33/1 Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	Noel Fehily Jonjo O'Neill	4	107	–	25	54	–
br g Presenting - Mrs Byrne (IRE) (Mandalus)
Jumped slowly 4th, always behind

PU	9. Slick (FR) 10/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	5	112	–	–	–	–
br g Highest Honor (FR) - Seven Secrets (Ajdal)
Chased clear leader to 6th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 8-1)

PU	8. Percy Jay (NZ) 66/1 Mark Bradburne W Jenks	Mark Bradburne W Jenks	6	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Rainbow Myth (NZ) - Zillah Grace (NZ) (Otehi Bay)
Always behind, not fluent 2nd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	5. Itsdowntoben 33/1 Jason Maguire D McCain	Jason Maguire D McCain	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Karinga Bay - Martins Lottee (Martinmas)
Held up in touch, weakening when jumped slowly 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (trainer said gelding bled from the nose) (op 25-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 3m 50.30s (slow by 17.30s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: John P McManus (Fier Normand) 1st breeder: Thierry Picard
2nd owner: J Wright,P Wilson,M Hillman & D Foulk (Four For A Laugh)
3rd owner: Ms Y Spencer-Thompson (Paro)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £4.40 £1.10 Ex: £19.40 CSF: £27.06

3:00 Ludlow 22 Feb 2006

J D & Sue Anniversary "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle