Full Result 3.00 Stratford | 13 July 2008

Birmingham Mail Fegentri Amateur Riders' Invitation Handicap Hurdle (For Gentlemen Amateur Riders)

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £4,253.90 2nd £1,328.60 3rd £664.30 4th £331.80 5th £165.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Sonic Anthem (USA) 10/1 Danny Cook John Stimpson	Danny Cook John Stimpson	6	115	98	105	102	–
b g Royal Anthem (USA) - Whisperifyoudare (USA) (Red Ransom)
Pulled hard in lead, ridden and headed 2 out, very close 2nd after, carried right flat, led again final stride, gamely (op 9-1)

2 shd	12. El Dee (IRE) 12/1 Mr M Wall Declan Carroll	Mr M Wall Declan Carroll	5	1013	92	98	96	–
b g Brave Act - Go Flightline (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Prominent, ridden 5th, soon hampered on bend, went 2nd before 3 out, led and not fluent next, edged right flat, pipped on post (op 14-1 tchd 10-1)

3 ¾ [¾]	11. Golden Square 40/1 Mr David Turner Tony Carroll	Mr David Turner Tony Carroll	6	110	93	99	96	–
ch g Tomba - Cherish Me (Polar Falcon)
Close up, ridden 3 out, slightly outpaced when not fluent 2 out, kept on well as leaders edged right after last (tchd 33-1)

4 1½ [2¼]	2. Sayago (GER) 12/1 Ian Popham Charlie Mann	Ian Popham Charlie Mann	6	119	102	106	104	–
b g Lavirco (GER) - Sweet Virtue (USA) (Halo)
Held up, headway 5th, last of 4 going clear after 3 out, soon hanging right, one pace and no impression from next (op 16-1)

5 5 [7¼]	8. Flying Grey (IRE) 5/6F Mr N Pearce Tim Vaughan	Mr N Pearce Tim Vaughan	4	115 7 t	100	96	97	–
gr g Desert Prince (IRE) - Grey Goddess (Godswalk)
Towards rear, ridden 5th, soon outpaced, modest 8th when mistake 3 out, kept on before last, no danger (op 11-10 tchd 4-5)

6 2½ [9¾]	7. Palace Walk (FR) 12/1 Mr J Mahot Brendan Powell	Mr J Mahot Brendan Powell	6	115	98	93	94	–
b g Sinndar (IRE) - Page Bleue (Sadler's Wells)
Chased leaders, ridden 5th, weakened after 3 out (op 10-1)

7 1½ [11¼]	4. Cellarmaster (IRE) 14/1 Mr D MacAuley Mark Gillard	Mr D MacAuley Mark Gillard	7	116	99	93	94	–
ch g Alhaarth (IRE) - Cheeky Weeky (Cadeaux Genereux)
Midfield, mistake 6th, ridden and beaten next (op 16-1 tchd 12-1)

8 5 [16¼]	9. Head To Kerry (IRE) 9/1 Mr Daniel Wirenstal Dominic Ffrench Davis	Mr Daniel Wirenstal Dominic Ffrench Davis	8	113	96	84	87	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - The Poachers Lady (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Never better than midfield, ridden and weakened before 6th (op 10-1)

9 14 [30¼]	10. Smokincanon 12/1 Mr I Chanin Caroline Keevil	Mr I Chanin Caroline Keevil	6	110	93	65	72	–
ch g Fumo Di Londra (IRE) - Secret Miss (Beveled)
Close up until ridden and weakened after 6th (op 22-1 tchd 25-1)

10 8 [38¼]	3. Tarkesar (IRE) 16/1 Mr William Biddick Carole Ikin	Mr William Biddick Carole Ikin	6	117	100	62	73	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Tarwila (IRE) (In The Wings)
Jumped slowly 1st, behind, no chance after 5th (op 25-1)

11 1¼ [39½]	1. Gallant Hero 16/1 Mr John Davidson Stephen Hughes	Mr John Davidson Stephen Hughes	9	1112 b	105	66	77	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Gay Gallanta (USA) (Woodman)
Behind, pecked badly 3rd, rider nearly unseated and lost iron, no chance after (tchd 14-1)

PU	13. Nil Bleu (USA) 33/1 Mr P H De Quatrebarbes Noel Chance	Mr P H De Quatrebarbes Noel Chance	4	1012	93	–	–	–
b g Swain (IRE) - Nany's Affair (USA) (Colonial Affair)
Mid-division, mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 25-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 3m 52.20s (slow by 12.20s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: General Smith (vet's certificate), Zeloso (reserve)
1st owner: Shearstud Ltd (Sonic Anthem) 1st breeder: The Thoroughbred Corporation
2nd owner: Document Express Ltd (El Dee)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs J B Bacciochi (Golden Square)
Tote win: £10.10 PL: £2.30 £3.20 £3.60 Ex: £201.40 CSF: £132.46 Tricast: £4,615.19

3:00 Stratford 13 Jul 2008

Birmingham Mail Fegentri Amateur Riders' Invitation Handicap Hurdle (For Gentlemen Amateur Riders)