Full Result 3.45 Sandown | 17 February 2005

Michael O'Donovan Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £4,927 2nd £1,516 3rd £758 4th £379

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Sea Captain 11/4 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	120	129	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Calabria (Neltino)
Held up, progress 5th, going easily before 2 out, led before last, shaken up and ran on well flat, promising (op 3-1)

2 4	4. Il Duce (IRE) 5/2F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	110	–	115	122	–
br g Anshan - Glory-Glory (IRE) (Buckskin)
Prominent, mistake 5th, chased leader after 3 out, ridden to challenge after 2 out, soon outpaced by winner (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in places)

3 2½ [6½]	2. Its Crucial (IRE) 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	–	116	124	–
b g Beneficial - Balda Girl (IRE) (Mandalus)
Led, driven and headed before last, one pace (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in a place)

4 6 [12½]	1. Limited Edition (IRE) 4/1 Seamus Durack Mark Pitman	Seamus Durack Mark Pitman	7	118	124	113	122	–
b g Parthian Springs - Rosemount Rose (Ashmore)
Chased leader until after 3 out, soon hard ridden and outpaced, no danger after (op 7-2)

5 7 [19½]	3. Gallant Approach (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy Charles Egerton	A P McCoy Charles Egerton	6	110	–	97	107	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Nicks Approach (IRE) (Dry Dock)
Prominent, not fluent 3rd and 4th, lost place, effort again before 2 out, weakened soon after (op 13-2)

6 12 [31½]	7. Sunley Future (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	82	95	–
b g Broken Hearted - The Wicked Chicken (IRE) (Saher)
Took keen hold, held up in touch, outpaced after 3 out, shuffled along and no chance after

7 dist [61½]	5. Jack Doran 66/1 Leighton Aspell J R Jenkins	Leighton Aspell J R Jenkins	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Gildoran (IRE) - Faustelerie (Faustus)
Veered left start, always last, tailed off from 4th, beaten 96 lengths

7 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 4m 3.00s (slow by 11.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Queen (Sea Captain) 1st breeder: Queen Elizabeth
2nd owner: Mrs Peter Prowting (Il Duce)
3rd owner: Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie (Its Crucial)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2.20 £1.90 Ex: £12.70 CSF: £10.16

3:45 Sandown 17 Feb 2005

Michael O'Donovan Memorial "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class D