Full Result 2.20 Stratford | 3 August 2006

W & S Recycling Day Maiden Hurdle

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m2f148yds) 2m2½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £5,204.80 2nd £1,528 3rd £764 4th £381.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ	2. Considine (USA) 9/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	5	110	101	86	110	–
b g Romanov (IRE) - Libeccio (NZ) (Danzatore)
Held up in midfield, headway 7th, led going best before 2 out where went left, soon clear, went left last, readily, finished 1st, disqualified and placed last (op 5-1 tchd 11-2)

1 6	3. Dazzling Jim 11/2 David England ⁷ Shaun Lycett	David England ⁷ Shaun Lycett	6	107	–	80	99	–
b g Bob's Return (IRE) - Pytchley Dawn (Welsh Captain)
Pressed leaders, led after 3 out, ridden and headed before 2 out, immediately outpaced, finished 2nd, awarded the race (op 7-1 tchd 5-1)

2 7 [13]	4. Highland Games (IRE) 2/1F Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	6	110 t	99	73	95	–
b g Singspiel (IRE) - Highland Gift (IRE) (Generous)
Led until 2nd, led 3rd, reminder 5th, headed after 3 out, 3rd and driven and weakening when mistake 2 out, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 11-4 tchd 15-8)

3 22 [35]	8. Rhetoric I (IRE) 80/1 Miss Sarah-Jayne Davies ⁷ George Jones	Miss Sarah-Jayne Davies ⁷ George Jones	7	107	72	50	70	–
b g Desert King (IRE) - Squaw Talk (USA) (Gulch)
Headway 5th, pressed leaders next, bumped along and faded before 3 out, soon well behind leading trio, finished 4th, placed 3rd

4 1¼ [36¼]	11. Water Pistol 20/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Michael Chapman	Derek Laverty ⁵ Michael Chapman	4	107	82	47	67	–
b g Double Trigger (IRE) - Water Flower (Environment Friend)
Led 2nd until 3rd, chased leader until before 7th, faded badly under pressure before next, soon well behind, finisihed 5th, placed 4th (op 18-1)

5 6 [42¼]	6. Principal Witness (IRE) 6/1 Mick Fitzgerald Evan Williams	Mick Fitzgerald Evan Williams	5	110	–	43	63	–
b g Definite Article - Double Eight (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Not jump well, close up until 7th, weakening when blundered 3 out, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 11-2 tchd 5-1)

6 8 [50¼]	1. Bendarshaan 12/1 Richard Johnson Chris Dwyer	Richard Johnson Chris Dwyer	6	110	–	35	55	–
b g Darshaan - Calypso Run (Lycius)
Not fluent and soon behind, struggling when mistake 6th, tailed off, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 14-1)

PU	5. Paradise Valley 125/1 Lee Stephens ⁵ M A Trott	Lee Stephens ⁵ M A Trott	6	109	–	–	–	–
b g Groom Dancer (USA) - Rose De Reve (IRE) (Persian Heights)
Steadied in last, mistakes, ridden 5th, lost touch next, tailed off and pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 100-1)

PU	7. Rafterys Hill (IRE) 50/1 Jason Maguire Keith Goldsworthy	Jason Maguire Keith Goldsworthy	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Cracker Dawn (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Dropped to rear 5th, tailed off and pulled up after next (trainer said gelding bled from the nose)

PU	9. Looking Great I (USA) 16/1 Andrew Tinkler R F Johnson Houghton	Andrew Tinkler R F Johnson Houghton	4	1012	104	–	–	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Shoofha (IRE) (Bluebird)
Behind, lost touch 6th, soon ridden, mistake 3 out, tailed off and pulled up next (jockey said gelding was never travelling) (op 14-1)

PU	10. Rosenblatt (GER) 9/1 Jodie Mogford J C Tuck	Jodie Mogford J C Tuck	4	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Dashing Blade - Roseraie (GER) (Nebos)
Headway 5th, reminders and weakened after next, tailed off and pulled up 2 out (jockey said gelding lost a shoe) (op 7-2)

11 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 4m 30.00s (slow by 14.00s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: The Atkin Partnership (Dazzling Jim) 1st breeder: T J Atkin
2nd owner: RAH Perkins RJ McAlpine & Miss M Perkins (Highland Games)
3rd owner: Miss Flo Davies (Rhetoric I)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £1.90 £1.70 £1.30 Ex: £27.30 CSF: £28.10

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the HRA, Considine, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - prohibited substance in urine. Dazzling Jim was awarded the race.

2:20 Stratford 3 Aug 2006

W & S Recycling Day Maiden Hurdle