Full Result 1.30 Ludlow | 7 January 2008

Ludlow Club Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-115, 5yo+) (1m7f212yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £4,384.10 2nd £1,295 3rd £647.50 4th £324.10 5th £161.70 6th £81.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Gentle John (FR) 100/30F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	115	108	125	127	–
b g Le Balafre (FR) - Perky I (FR) (Kendor)
Led 1st, mistake 2 out, clear last, driven out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 and 3-1)

2 10	7. Orfeo Conti (FR) 12/1 Graham Lee Henrietta C Knight	Graham Lee Henrietta C Knight	6	112 b	105	109	112	–
ch g Bulington (FR) - Gazelle Lulu (FR) (Altayan)
Chased leading pair, went 2nd 6th, no extra from 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 11-1)

3 6 [16]	9. High Life 10/1 Gerard Tumelty ³ Alan King	Gerard Tumelty ³ Alan King	6	1011	103	100	104	–
br m Kayf Tara - By Line I (High Line)
Held up in mid-division, headway approaching 4 out, no further progress from 3 out (op 14-1)

4 ½ [16½]	13. My Old Piano (IRE) 7/1 Richie McLernon ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McLernon ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	6	99	91	87	94	–
b g Dr Massini (IRE) - Tenbo (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
Held up in mid-division, headway 8th, weakened 2 out (op 12-1)

5 7 [23½]	8. Amir El Jabal (FR) 8/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	5	111 t	108	91	100	–
b g Enrique - Premonitary Dream (FR) (Exit To Nowhere)
Held up in mid-division, ridden 9th, no headway (op 4-1)

6 20 [43½]	12. Roussea (IRE) 13/2 Lee Stephens ³ Kevin M Prendergast	Lee Stephens ³ Kevin M Prendergast	10	103 tp	95	55	69	–
ch g Boyne Valley I (IRE) - River Regent (Over The River)
Soon well in rear, no chance from 6th (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

7 5 [48½]	2. Waterspray (AUS) 12/1 Henry Oliver John Spearing	Henry Oliver John Spearing	9	1112	115	68	84	–
ch g Lake Coniston (IRE) - Forain (NZ) (Nassipour)
Led to 1st, chased winner to 6th, weakened after 8th (op 10-1)

8 7 [55½]	6. Pauntley Gofa 9/1 Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	Tommy Phelan ³ Mark Gillard	12	110	106	50	68	–
b g Afzal (IRE) - Gotageton (Oats)
Soon well in rear, no chance from 7th (op 7-1)

9 7 [62½]	4. Good Old Days (IRE) 28/1 Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	Jason Maguire Kim Bailey	9	115	108	42	63	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Idealist I (Busted)
Always well in rear (jockey said gelding was never travelling)

10 shd [62½]	3. Space Star 12/1 William Kennedy Paul Webber	William Kennedy Paul Webber	8	117	110	44	64	–
b g Cosmonaut - Sophiesue (Balidar)
Towards rear, no chance from 9th (tchd 10-1)

11 25 [87½]	1. Harry Potter (GER) 40/1 Christian Williams Evan Williams	Christian Williams Evan Williams	9	1112 tp	115	13	44	–
b g Platini (GER) - Heavenly Storm (USA) (Storm Bird)
Always towards rear, no chance from 9th, tailed off

PU	10. Syroco (FR) 33/1 David Dennis Matt Sheppard	David Dennis Matt Sheppard	9	1013 t	102	–	–	–
b g Homme De Loi (IRE) - La Pommeraie I (FR) (Miller's Mate)
Soon well in rear, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 4 out

PU	11. Call Me Edward (IRE) 20/1 David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	David England ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	104	96	–	–	–
b g Safety Catch (USA) - Smith's Cross I (IRE) (Crash Course)
Held up in mid-division, ridden and weakened after 9th, pulled up before 4 out (op 25-1)

13 ran Off time: 1:31:00 Winning time: 4m 4.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Tyup Pompey (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Martin St Quinton And Others (Gentle John) 1st breeder: Emile Groualle
2nd owner: Martin Broughton & Friends 1 (Orfeo Conti)
3rd owner: Cheltenham Racing Ltd (High Life)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £2.20 £3.20 £3.70 Ex: £52 CSF: £39.44 Tricast: £363.80

1:30 Ludlow 7 Jan 2008

Ludlow Club Handicap Chase