Full Result 2.50 Plumpton | 18 April 2005

John Smith's Maiden Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m4f114yds) 2m4½f Good 12 hurdles

1st £2,702 2nd £772 3rd £386

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Shower Of Hail (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	112	–	48	101	–
b g Luso - Hail To Home (IRE) (Soughaan)
Not jump well, pressed leader, narrow lead 3 out, soon joined, hard ridden 2 out, driven to assert near finish (op 10-3 tchd 11-2)

2 nk	2. Edgar Wilde (IRE) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Richard Rowe	Mick Fitzgerald Richard Rowe	7	112	–	48	101	–
b g Invited (USA) - Ou La La (IRE) (Be My Native)
Led, blundered and headed 3 out, soon with winner again, hard ridden 2 out, upsides after last, not quicken near finish (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in a place)

3 14 [14¼]	3. Hatteras (FR) 7/1 Robert L Butler ⁷ Michelle Bryant	Robert L Butler ⁷ Michelle Bryant	6	109	109	34	86	–
b g Octagonal (NZ) - Hylandra (USA) (Bering)
Held up in midfield, mistake 8th, effort next, outpaced and mistake 3 out, left 3rd last (op 8-1)

4 2 [16¼]	9. Tates Avenue (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	112	–	32	84	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Tate Divinity (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Took keen hold, held up in last, mistake 7th, progress into midfield 9th, never on terms with leaders, reminder 2 out, kept on (op 16-1)

5 10 [26¼]	6. Mon Mome (FR) 9/2 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	5	112	106	23	73	–
b g Passing Sale (FR) - Etoile Du Lion (FR) (New Target)
Pressed leaders, pushed along and lost place 9th, soon outpaced and no chance, stayed on again flat (op 4-1)

6 4 [30¼]	10. Touch Of Fate 7/2F Jim Crowley Richard Rowe	Jim Crowley Richard Rowe	6	112	–	19	69	–
b g Sovereign Water (FR) - Coral Delight (Idiots Delight)
Tracked leaders, ridden before 9th, soon outpaced, no danger from 3 out, kept on flat (tchd 4-1)

7 7 [37¼]	11. Eastwell Violet 25/1 Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	5	109	81	5	55	–
b m Danzig Connection (USA) - Kinchenjunga (Darshaan)
Held up towards rear, mistake 2nd, in touch before 9th, soon outpaced and beaten (op 33-1)

8 3 [40¼]	12. It's Gwendolene 100/1 Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	5	109	–	2	52	–
ch m Bedford (USA) - Built In Heaven (Sunley Builds)
Mistakes, always towards rear, blundered 8th, struggling from next

9 2 [42¼]	1. Blue Planet (IRE) 20/1 Leighton Aspell Pat Murphy	Leighton Aspell Pat Murphy	7	112	–	7	57	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Millie Musique (Miller's Mate)
Raced wide, midfield, progress and prominent after 8th, ridden and beaten after next, weakened 2 out (op 25-1)

10 11 [53¼]	4. Lissahane Turf 50/1 Mattie Batchelor Peter Hedger	Mattie Batchelor Peter Hedger	5	112	–	–	46	–
br g Kahyasi (IRE) - Lissahane Lass (Daring March)
Always in rear, mistake 7th, lost touch 9th, tailed off

F	7. Peppershot 7/1 Robert Thornton Gerry Enright	Robert Thornton Gerry Enright	5	112	96	–	92	–
b g Vettori (IRE) - No Chili (Glint Of Gold)
Tracked leaders, chased leading pair 9th, ridden and no impression after 3 out, 6 lengths 3rd when stumbled and fell last, winded (op 11-1)

PU	13. Fiesty Madam 100/1 Paul Moloney Miss I E Craig	Paul Moloney Miss I E Craig	4	103	–	–	–	–
ch f Bien Bien (USA) - Riverine (Risk Me)
Not fluent, held up in rear, weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

12 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 5m 21.60s (slow by 37.60s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Maestro Please (unsuitable ground), Thespian Lady (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Shower Of Hail) 1st breeder: Martin Cullinane
2nd owner: The Bone Idol Partnership (Edgar Wilde)
3rd owner: Miss M Bryant (Hatteras)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £2.60 £2 £2.10 Ex: £46.90 CSF: £27.72

2:50 Plumpton 18 Apr 2005

John Smith's Maiden Hurdle Class F