Full Result 4.00 Ludlow | 28 January 2008

Church Stretton Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,530.10 2nd £1,623.50 3rd £811.75 4th £405.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Cottingham (IRE) 6/1 Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	7	112	117	90	119	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Stately Princess (Robellino)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd after 4 out challenged next, led soon after, ridden after last and soon in command (op 13-2)

2 2½	6. Archie Gunn 18/1 Joe Tizzard Ron Hodges	Joe Tizzard Ron Hodges	6	1012	110	80	110	–
b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Persistent Gunner (Gunner B)
In touch, headway to chase leaders after 4 out, blundered next, stayed on under pressure from 2 out to take 2nd run-in but no chance with winner (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

3 1½ [4]	8. Oldrik (GER) 6/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	105 b¹	103	71	100	–
b g Tannenkonig (IRE) - Onestep (GER) (Konigsstuhl)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, hit 2 out, stayed on to dispute 2nd run-in but never any chance with winner and soon one pace (op 7-1)

4 4 [8]	3. Mille Et Une (FR) 16/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	117	119	83	113	–
b m Trempolino (USA) - Musareva (FR) (Turgeon)
Led, ridden approaching 3 out, headed soon after, mistake 2 out, weakened run-in (op 12-1)

5 5 [13]	7. Prince Vector 9/2 Tom O'Brien Alison Thorpe	Tom O'Brien Alison Thorpe	6	107	105	63	94	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - The In-Laws (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Blundered 1st, rear, ridden approaching 3 out and stayed on same pace (op 6-1)

6 10 [23]	5. Kickahead (USA) 8/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	6	113	115	61	97	–
b g Danzig (USA) - Krissante (USA) (Kris)
Towards rear, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out, mistake last (op 13-2)

7 6 [29]	2. Azulejo (FR) 50/1 Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	Tom Scudamore M Scudamore	10	118 t	120	58	91	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Junta (FR) (Cariellor)
Prominent early, behind from 4th (op 40-1)

8 2½ [31½]	1. Panjo Bere (FR) 2/1F Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	1112	124	59	93	–
b g Robin Des Pres (FR) - Honeymoon Suite (FR) (Double Bed)
In touch until dropped to rear 4th, ridden 4 out and no response (trainer's rep had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 15-8 tchd 7-4 tchd 9-4 in places)

9 3 [34½]	10. Water King (USA) 80/1 Robert L Butler ³ Robert Stronge	Robert L Butler ³ Robert Stronge	9	913	100	32	66	–
b g Irish River (FR) - Brookshield Baby (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Always in rear

PU	9. Top Achiever (IRE) 14/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Bill Moore	Derek Laverty ⁵ Bill Moore	7	912 p	101	–	–	–
ch g Intikhab (USA) - Nancy Maloney (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Mistake 1st, chased leaders, challenged 4th to next, weakened and stumbled bend approaching 3 out and soon pulled up (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 3m 48.47s (slow by 15.47s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Glass Half Full (Cottingham) 1st breeder: B Kennedy
2nd owner: Miss R Dobson (Archie Gunn)
3rd owner: D J Jones (Oldrik)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £2.40 £3.20 £2 Ex: £127.20 CSF: £98.41 Tricast: £669.16

4:00 Ludlow 28 Jan 2008

Church Stretton Handicap Hurdle