Full Result 5.15 Bath | 22 August 2009

Bath Ales Hop Pole Novice Stakes

(Class 4) (2yo) (5f160yds) 5½f Firm

1st £3,950.36 2nd £1,175.47 3rd £587.43 4th £293.41

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	4. Music Show (IRE) 4/5F Tony Culhane Mick Channon	Tony Culhane Mick Channon	2	88	–	82	93	–
b f Noverre (USA) - Dreamboat (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up in rear but in touch, steady headway on outside over 2f out to lead over 1f out, edged left and came clear 1f out, easily (tchd 10-11)

2⁽²⁾ 3¼	5. Ramamara (IRE) 16/1 Cathy Gannon David Evans	Cathy Gannon David Evans	2	86	64	70	77	–
ch f Trans Island - Kaskazi (Dancing Brave)
Took keen hold early, chased leader, led 3f out, ridden 2f out, headed over 1f out, soon no chance with winner but stayed on for clear 2nd

3⁽⁴⁾ 2¾ [6]	2. Soccer (USA) 2/1 Richard Smith Tom Dascombe	Richard Smith Tom Dascombe	2	813 t	94	68	75	–
ch c Van Nistelrooy (USA) - Bonita Gail (USA) (Geiger Counter)
Tracked leaders, driven to challenge inside final 2f, no extra over 1f out and soon beaten (op 9-4 tchd 15-8)

4⁽³⁾ 1¼ [7¼]	3. Avonvalley 10/1 Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	Tom McLaughlin Malcolm Saunders	2	810	78	61	68	–
b f Avonbridge - Piper's Ash (USA) (Royal Academy)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened 1f out (op 12-1 tchd 9-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 5 [12¼]	1. Existentialist 14/1 David Probert Jonathan Portman	David Probert Jonathan Portman	2	813	79	47	55	–
b f Exceed And Excel (AUS) - Owdbetts (IRE) (High Estate)
Dwelt, soon led, headed 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out (tchd 16-1)