Full Result 3.35 Lingfield (AW) | 19 March 2008

Easter Egg-Stravaganza @ Pontin's Handicap

(Class 6) (0-55, 4yo+) (7f1yds) 7f Standard

1st £2,047.50 2nd £604.50 3rd £302.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁷⁾	4. Napoletano (GER) 8/1 Neil Callan Simon Dow	Neil Callan Simon Dow	7	813 p	54	55	61	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Noble House I (GER) (Siberian Express)
Slowly into stride, took keen hold, held up in rear, headway going well over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched right just over 1f out, strong run to lead near finish (op 11-1)

2⁽³⁾ ½	1. Metropolitan Chief 9/1 T Quinn Paul Burgoyne	T Quinn Paul Burgoyne	4	90	55	54	61	–
b g Compton Place - Miss Up N Go (Gorytus)
In touch, headway just over 2f out, went 2nd over 1f out, soon every chance, led well inside final furlong, headed towards finish (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

3⁽⁶⁾ hd [¾]	2. Zazous 10/1 Neil Chalmers John Bridger	Neil Chalmers John Bridger	7	90	55	54	60	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Confidentiality (USA) (Lyphard)
Slowly into stride, held up in touch, ridden and headway over 2f out, led just inside final furlong, headed and no extra well inside final furlong (jockey said gelding missed the break) (op 12-1)

4⁽¹⁾ hd [1]	10. Ma Ridge 33/1 Richard Thomas Tim McCarthy	Richard Thomas Tim McCarthy	4	86	47	45	52	–
ch g Tumbleweed Ridge - Ma Barnicle (IRE) (Al Hareb)
Chased leaders, ridden just over 2f out, hung left and kept on same pace inside final furlong (op 25-1)

5⁽⁴⁾ 1¼ [2¼]	3. Double Valentine 4/1F Kirsty Milczarek ³ Roger Ingram	Kirsty Milczarek ³ Roger Ingram	5	811	55	50	58	–
ch m Primo Valentino (IRE) - Charlottevalentina (IRE) (Perugino)
Towards rear, last but well in touch just over 2f out, not clear run over 1f out, switched left and headway just inside final furlong, not clear run again last 50yds, never able to challenge (jockey said mare was denied a clear run) (op 7-2 tchd 10-3)

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [3]	9. Tuning Fork 12/1 Tolley Dean ³ Michael Attwater	Tolley Dean ³ Michael Attwater	8	84	48	41	47	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Tuning (Rainbow Quest)
Prominent, ridden and every chance over 2f out until weakened inside final furlong (tchd 14-1)

7⁽⁸⁾ nk [3¼]	7. Strut The Stage (IRE) 11/2 Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brendan W Duke	Gabriel Hannon ⁷ Brendan W Duke	4	85 tp	53	45	52	–
b g Lil's Boy (USA) - Eva Luna (IRE) (Double Schwartz)
Took keen hold, chased leader until led well over 2f out, soon ridden, headed just inside final furlong, weakened last 100yds (op 13-2 tchd 5-1)

8⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [4¼]	8. Balerno 15/2 Ian Mongan Laura Mongan	Ian Mongan Laura Mongan	9	88	49	39	45	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Balabina (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in midfield, shuffled back and lost place over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, carried slightly right just over 1f out, kept on but never able to challenge (op 13-2 tchd 8-1)

9⁽²⁾ 4½ [8¾]	6. Jessica Wigmo 7/1 Mark Coumbe ⁷ Tony Carroll	Mark Coumbe ⁷ Tony Carroll	5	86	54	32	38	–
b m Bahamian Bounty - Queen Of Shannon (IRE) (Nordico)
Stumbled leaving stalls and slowly into stride, held up in last pair, headway on outer just over 2f out, no headway and well beaten over 1f out (jockey said mare stumbled leaving stalls and missed the break, and also stumbled a furlong later) (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 3½ [12¼]	5. Compulsion 5/1 Pat Dobbs Pat Eddery	Pat Dobbs Pat Eddery	5	813	54	22	29	–
br m Bertolini (USA) - Comme Ca (Cyrano De Bergerac)
Led until ridden and headed well over 2f out, weakened just over 2f out, soon behind (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

10 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 1m 25.08s (slow by 3.08s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Miss Helen Chamberlain (Napoletano) 1st breeder: Gestut Hof Ittlingen
2nd owner: L Tomlin (Metropolitan Chief)
3rd owner: J J Bridger (Zazous)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £2.60 £3.90 £3.30 Ex: £100.70 CSF: £78.14 Tricast: £732.28 Trifecta: £346.60 Pool: £488.17 - 1.00 winning units.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 55 (22%) M [4-7] 68 (48%) H [8-10] 27 (30%)

3:35 Lingfield (AW) 19 Mar 2008

Easter Egg-Stravaganza @ Pontin's Handicap