Full Result 1.40 Sandown | 26 April 2008

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(Class 2) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good 8 hurdles

1st £15,655 2nd £4,625 3rd £2,312.50 4th £1,157.50 5th £577.50 6th £290

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Poquelin (FR) 100/30 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	5	116	135	–	143	–
bl g Lahint (USA) - Babolna (FR) (Tropular)
Made all, allowed easy and clear lead to 3 out, shaken up when pressed 2 out, in command when drifted right flat (op 9-2)

2 1¾	1. Alph 20/1 Timmy Murphy Roger Teal	Timmy Murphy Roger Teal	11	118	139	–	144	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Royal Birthday (St Paddy)
Held up, pushed along in 7th after 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, took 2nd near finish, no threat to winner (op 25-1)

3 ½ [2¼]	7. Desert QuestI (IRE) 8/1 Liam Heard Jeremy Gask	Liam Heard Jeremy Gask	8	114	157	–	140	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Jumilla (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up in touch in rear, smooth progress from 2 out to track winner last, ridden and found nil, lost 2nd near finish (op 6-1)

4 2¾ [5]	6. Caracciola (GER) 16/1 Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	Andrew Tinkler Nicky Henderson	11	114	130	–	137	–
b g Lando (GER) - Capitolina (FR) (Empery)
Held up in touch, effort to dispute 2nd 2 out, not quicken before last, well beaten when hung right flat (tchd 20-1)

5 nse [5]	4. Pigeon Island 9/4F Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	Paddy Brennan Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	117 t	145	–	140	–
gr g Daylami (IRE) - Morina (USA) (Lyphard)
Soon tracked leading pair, went 2nd before 2 out, ridden and not quicken after 2 out, soon outpaced (op 2-1 tchd 15-8)

6 2¼ [7¼]	2. Penzance I 7/2 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	118 b	146	–	141	–
ch g Pennekamp (USA) - Kalinka (IRE) (Soviet Star)
Tracked winner, ridden and lost place before 2 out, steadily weakened (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

7 3¼ [10½]	3. Hide The Evidence I (IRE) 6/1 Richard Johnson Victor Dartnall	Richard Johnson Victor Dartnall	7	117 t	141	–	137	–
ch g Carroll House (IRE) - Andarta (Ballymore)
Held up in touch, ridden before 2 out, weakened soon after (op 5-1 tchd 9-2)

8 37 [47½]	8. Monzon (FR) 125/1 Mr R Bandey Chris Gordon	Mr R Bandey Chris Gordon	8	114	94	–	103	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Queenly I (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Always last, losing touch when mistake 5th, tailed off (op 150-1 tchd 100-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 3m 47.05s (slow by 7.05s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: The Stewart Family (Poquelin) 1st breeder: Georges Sandor And Eric Becq
2nd owner: Andy Chard Boris Thompson Alan Jackson (Alph)
3rd owner: Horses First Racing Limited (Desert QuestI)
Tote win: £4.60 PL: £1.50 £3 £1.90 Ex: £107.60 CSF: £58.02

1:40 Sandown 26 Apr 2008

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