Full Result 4.40 Newcastle | 18 March 2006

betfair.com Handicap Hurdle

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m7f179yds) 3m Heavy 12 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

betfair.com Handicap Hurdle, 3m - Heavy, Class 3 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Habitual Dancer 4/1 Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	5	118	120	80	126	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Pomorie (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Made all, drew clear from 3 out (op 7-2)

2 17	10. Pride Of Finewood (IRE) 12/1 Alan Dempsey Edwin Tuer	Alan Dempsey Edwin Tuer	8	101	99	44	81	–
ch g Old Vic - Macamore Rose (Torus)
Chased leaders, effort before 3 out, hung left and soon one pace (op 16-1)

3 6 [23]	7. Aberdare 33/1 Keith Mercer Joseph Bewley	Keith Mercer Joseph Bewley	7	104 p	102	42	76	–
b m Overbury (IRE) - Temple Heights (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, outpaced halfway, kept on from 2 out, no chance with first two (op 25-1)

4 3 [26]	5. Supreme Piper (IRE) 10/1 Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	Miss C Dyson ⁷ Claire Dyson	8	106	111	48	82	–
b g Supreme Leader - Whistling Doe (Whistling Deer)
Close up, hit 7th, weakened after 4 out (op 8-1)

5 1¾ [27¾]	3. Totally Scottish 11/2 Phil Kinsella ⁷ Keith Reveley	Phil Kinsella ⁷ Keith Reveley	10	1012	117	52	86	–
b g Mtoto - Glenfinlass (Lomond)
Held up in touch, ridden 8th, weakened after next (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

F	9. Caesar's Palace (GER) 8/1 Declan McGann ⁵ Lucinda Russell	Declan McGann ⁵ Lucinda Russell	9	910 p	99	–	–	–
ch g Lomitas - Caraveine (FR) (Nikos)
Hampered and fell 1st (op 7-1)

PU	4. General Duroc (IRE) 100/30F Graham Lee Brian Storey	Graham Lee Brian Storey	10	113 p	115	–	–	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Satula (Deep Run)
Went right 1st, soon prominent, driven and lost place 5th, pulled up after next (trainer had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 4-1 tchd 3-1)

PU	6. Corbie Lynn 25/1 P J McDonald ⁷ Stuart Coltherd	P J McDonald ⁷ Stuart Coltherd	9	100	105	–	–	–
ch m Jumbo Hirt (USA) - Kilkenny Gorge (Deep Run)
Chased leaders until weakened before 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before next (tchd 33-1)

PU	8. Treasured Memories 9/2 Neil Mulholland Sandy Forster	Neil Mulholland Sandy Forster	6	103	101	–	–	–
b m Cloudings (IRE) - Glen Morvern (Carlingford Castle)
Badly hampered and pulled up after 1st (jockey said mare was badly hampered first flight)