Full Result 2.35 Southwell (AW) | 27 December 2003

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m13yds) 1m Fbrs Standard

1st £3,458 2nd £988 3rd £494

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	8. Estimation 9/1 Steve Drowne Robert Cowell	Steve Drowne Robert Cowell	3	810	66	25	74	–
b f Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Mohican Girl (Dancing Brave)
In touch, wide straight, headway over 2f out, soon ridden and stayed on to lead 1f out, kept on (op 7-1)

2⁽⁸⁾ ¾	6. First Maite 12/1 Dane O'Neill Roy Bowring	Dane O'Neill Roy Bowring	10	91	70	28	77	–
b g Komaite (USA) - Marina Plata (Julio Mariner)
Held up, switched outside and wide straight, good headway well over 1f out, soon ridden and strong run inside final furlong, finished well (tchd 14-1 in a place)

3⁽⁵⁾ nk [1]	9. Brandy Cove 3/1F Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart	Royston Ffrench Bryan Smart	6	810	65	23	71	–
b g Lugana Beach - Tender Moment (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders on inner, headway to challenge 2f out, soon led and ridden, driven and headed 1f out, kept on (tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in a place)

4⁽⁶⁾ 3½ [4½]	1. Middleton Grey 10/1 Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	Simon Whitworth Tony Newcombe	5	913	82	29	81	–
gr g Ashkalani (IRE) - Petula I (Petong)
Dwelt, soon in midfield, slightly outpaced 3f out, good headway 2f out, tenderly ridden and not much room over 1f out, kept on inside final furlong (jockey said, regarding the running and riding, gelding was having to be pushed along throughout and finished tired, and his saddle had slipped back marginally) (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

5⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [7½]	7. Barzak (IRE) 12/1 J Bramhill Roy Bowring	J Bramhill Roy Bowring	3	812 p	68	5	61	–
b c Barathea (IRE) - Zakuska (Zafonic)
Close up, ridden over 2f out and gradually weakened (op 14-1)

6⁽²⁾ 3½ [11]	11. Shifty 4/1 Joanna Badger David Nicholls	Joanna Badger David Nicholls	4	713 b	54	–	40	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Crodelle (IRE) (Formidable I)
Led after 1f, ridden along and headed 3f out, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

7⁽¹⁰⁾ 1 [12]	5. Polar Kingdom 11/2 Phillip Makin ⁷ David Barron	Phillip Makin ⁷ David Barron	5	810	72	–	56	–
b g Pivotal - Scarlet Lake (Reprimand)
Close up, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, soon headed and weakened over 1f out (vet said gelding had bled from the nose) (op 4-1)

8⁽⁴⁾ 8 [20]	4. Riska King 16/1 Tony Hamilton ⁵ Richard Fahey	Tony Hamilton ⁵ Richard Fahey	3	90	75	–	43	–
b g Forzando - Artistic Licence (High Top)
Held up, always behind (op 14-1)

9⁽¹⁾ 2½ [22½]	12. Haithem (IRE) 66/1 Lisa Jones ³ Derek Shaw	Lisa Jones ³ Derek Shaw	6	79 17 e/s	53	–	16	–
b g Mtoto - Wukk (IRE) (Glow)
Always behind (op 50-1)

10⁽³⁾ ¾ [23¼]	3. Lakelands Lady (IRE) 25/1 Jason Edmunds John Balding	Jason Edmunds John Balding	3	97	77	–	39	–
ch f Woodborough (USA) - Beautyofthepeace (IRE) (Exactly Sharp)
Led 1f, close up until ridden along 3f out and soon weakened (op 20-1)

11⁽⁹⁾ 10 [33¼]	10. North By Northeast (IRE) 8/1 Neil Callan J W Payne	Neil Callan J W Payne	5	89 2 p	64	–	6	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Catalonda (African Sky I)
Always in rear (op 12-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 1m 44.58s (slow by 5.68s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: York Cliff (passport irregularity)
1st owner: Bottisham Heath Stud (Estimation) 1st breeder: Bottisham Heath Stud
2nd owner: S R Bowring (First Maite)
3rd owner: Miss N Jefford (Brandy Cove)
Tote win: £12.30 PL: £2.40 £2.90 £2.10 Ex: £50.50 CSF: £111.53 Tricast: £411.13
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 13 (27%) M [5-8] 81 (35%) H [9-12] 56 (38%)

2:35 Southwell (AW) 27 Dec 2003

Littlewoods Bet Direct Handicap Class D