Full Result 3.40 Ludlow | 1 March 2007

Forbra Gold Challenge Cup (Handicap Chase)

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Soft 19 fences

1st £9,394.50 2nd £2,775 3rd £1,387.50 4th £694.50 5th £346.50 6th £174

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Parkinson (IRE) 2/1F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	6	1013 p	110	108	127	–
br g Presenting - Be My Citizen (IRE) (Be My Native)
Held up, headway 8th, led 4 out, jumped left 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on well (op 7-4 tchd 9-4)

2 5	8. Fill The Bunker (IRE) 3/1 Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	107	104	97	114	–
bl g Detroit Sam (FR) - Midland Queen (Midland Gayle)
With leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed 4 out, one pace from 2 out (op 4-1)

3 19 [24]	3. Spring Lover (FR) 8/1 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	8	114	115	92	114	–
b g Fijar Tango (FR) - Kailasa (FR) (R B Chesne)
Led to 3rd, with leader, bumped 6th, weakened approaching 4 out (op 10-1)

4 3½ [27½]	10. Precious Bane (IRE) 50/1 Lee Edwards ⁷ John Groucott	Lee Edwards ⁷ John Groucott	9	98 1 14 p	98	72	85	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - Heavenward (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Soon prominent, lost place approaching 7th, ridden approaching 12th, left moderate 4th 2 out

5 7 [34½]	2. Liverpool Echo (FR) 16/1 Mark Bradburne Mrs K Waldron	Mark Bradburne Mrs K Waldron	7	118 v	119	87	99	–
b g Poliglote - Miss Echo (Chief Singer)
Blundered 4th, always behind

6 dist [64½]	7. Sungates (IRE) 14/1 Paul Moloney Evan Williams	Paul Moloney Evan Williams	11	1013	110	51	–	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Live It Up (Le Coq D'Or)
Always behind, slightly hampered 8th, ridden approaching 10th, soon struggling, tailed off

F	1. The Dark Lord (IRE) 5/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	10	1112	123	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Khalkeys Shoon (Green Shoon)
Held up in touch, fell 8th (tchd 11-2)

PU	9. Cassia Heights 10/1 Andrew Glassonbury ⁵ S A Brookshaw	Andrew Glassonbury ⁵ S A Brookshaw	12	101 t	103	–	–	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Cloncoose (IRE) (Remainder Man)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened 14th, 4th and no chance when pulled up and dismounted before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 12-1)

PU	4. Koumba (FR) 16/1 Mr Nick Williams ⁵ Evan Williams	Mr Nick Williams ⁵ Evan Williams	9	1012	114	–	–	–
b g Luchiroverte (IRE) - Agenore (FR) (Le Riverain)
Behind from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 14-1)

PU	5. Luneray I (FR) 33/1 Jason Maguire Richard Ford	Jason Maguire Richard Ford	8	112 b	113	–	–	–
b m Poplar Bluff - Casandre (FR) (Montorselli)
Prominent, reminders 6th, ridden and weakened 12th, blundered badly 13th, soon pulled up (trainer's rep said mare had a breathing problem)

10 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 6m 10.60s (slow by 18.60s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Parkinson) 1st breeder: E J O'Sullivan
2nd owner: C Cornes (Fill The Bunker)
3rd owner: Malcolm Edwards (Spring Lover)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £2.20 Ex: £12.40 CSF: £9.09 Tricast: £39.42

3:40 Ludlow 1 Mar 2007

Forbra Gold Challenge Cup (Handicap Chase)