Full Result 2.40 Market Rasen | 16 November 2006

Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m5f89yds) 2m5½f Soft 14 fences

1st £9,759 2nd £2,865 3rd £1,432.50 4th £715.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Iron Man (FR) 10/1 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	5	1112	125	121	141	–
ch g Video Rock (FR) - Key Figure (FR) (Fast Topaze)
Tracked leaders, led 4 out, 4 lengths clear when blundered next, soon ridden clear (trainer said, regarding apparent improvement in form, he had no explanation other than the gelding may have benefited from a 40-day break) (op 17-2)

2 13	6. Classic Capers 12/1 Fergus King ³ Malcolm Jefferson	Fergus King ³ Malcolm Jefferson	7	111	116	101	118	–
ch g Classic Cliche (IRE) - Jobiska (Dunbeath)
Tracked leaders, led 9th to 4 out, soon outpaced, 3 lengths 3rd last, stayed on to take moderate 2nd (op 14-1)

3 5 [18]	2. Stan (NZ) 100/30 P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	P C O'Neill ³ Venetia Williams	7	117	122	102	120	–
b g Super Imposing (NZ) - Take Care (NZ) (Wham I)
Held up, went prominent 7th, went clear 2nd approaching 3 out, weakened and lost 2nd run-in (tchd 11-4)

4 7 [25]	4. Esprit Saint (FR) 6/4F Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	5	117	120	92	110	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Escopette (FR) (Tourangeau)
Prominent, driven after 7th, lost place approaching 3 out (op 9-4 tchd 11-4)

PU	8. King's Bounty 33/1 David O'Meara Tim Easterby	David O'Meara Tim Easterby	10	106 b	104	–	–	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Fit For A King (Royalty)
Led, headed 9th, soon lost place, tailed off 6th when pulled up before 3 out (op 25-1)

PU	3. Hunting Yuppie (IRE) 12/1 Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	119	121	–	–	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Super Yuppie (Belfalas)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, driven 5th, soon lost place, driven 7th, behind when pulled up before next (tchd 10-1)

PU	5. Inaro (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	5	115 t	118	–	–	–
b g Bahhare (USA) - Doo Han (IRE) (Doulab)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened 4 out, 5th when pulled up before next (op 9-2)

PU	7. Over The Blues I (IRE) 13/2 Johnny Farrelly ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Johnny Farrelly ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	6	102	107	–	–	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Fiona's Blue (Crash Course)
Detached in last when blundered 3rd, lost touch and pulled up before 5th (jockey said gelding never travelled and made bad mistake third fence) (op 15-2 tchd 6-1)

8 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 5m 59.80s (slow by 41.80s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Roddy Owen & Paul Fullagar (Iron Man) 1st breeder: Earl Detouillon Raphael & Frederique
2nd owner: Richard Collins (Classic Capers)
3rd owner: Paul Beck (Stan)
Tote win: £14 PL: £3.90 £3.10 £1.20 Ex: £97.80 CSF: £115.06 Tricast: £489.76

2:40 Market Rasen 16 Nov 2006

Weatherbys Bank Handicap Chase