Full Result 3.45 Stratford | 31 July 2008

John Dunbar Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m6f125yds) 2m6½f Good 17 fences

1st £5,703.30 2nd £1,684.80 3rd £842.40 4th £421.20 5th £210.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Masterpoint 10/1 Aidan Coleman ³ Richard Harper	Aidan Coleman ³ Richard Harper	8	1011	88	82	92	–
ch g Mark Of Esteem (IRE) - Baize (Efisio)
Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, chased leader 9th to 12th, led approaching last, driven out (op 7-1)

2 nk	9. Festival King (IRE) 4/1 Timmy Murphy Pauline Robson	Timmy Murphy Pauline Robson	6	106	80	74	84	–
br g King's Theatre (IRE) - Mary Linda (Grand Lodge)
Took keen hold towards rear, steady headway 9th, outpaced 2 out, ridden and rallied approaching last, stayed on flat (op 13-2 tchd 7-1 and 7-2)

3 4 [4¼]	11. Cleverality (IRE) 18/1 Charlie Poste ³ Alison Thorpe	Charlie Poste ³ Alison Thorpe	8	912 1 7 t	75	65	76	–
b g John French - Apple Betty (Runnett)
Always prominent, went 2nd 6th, led 8th, ridden and headed approaching last, no extra flat, finished lame (jockey said gelding finished lame) (tchd 16-1 and 20-1)

4 8 [12¼]	8. Lough Rynn (IRE) 7/2F Robert Thornton Richard Lee	Robert Thornton Richard Lee	10	107 p	81	64	76	–
b g Beneficial - Liffey Lady (Camden Town)
Held up in touch, chased leader 12th, ridden and weakened approaching last (op 11-2 tchd 11-4)

5 26 [38¼]	1. City Breeze (IRE) 9/1 Christian Williams Debra Hamer	Christian Williams Debra Hamer	7	1112	100	61	74	–
bb g City Honours (USA) - Orchard Lass (On Your Mark)
Chased leaders, reminders after 3rd, lost place after 8th, no danger after (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

6 10 [48¼]	2. Ask Oscar (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	Jimmy McCarthy Jonathan Geake	7	119 t	97	49	63	–
b g Oscar (IRE) - Fishers Lady (IRE) (Lancastrian)
Always towards rear (op 12-1)

7 1 [49¼]	10. Baileys Best 16/1 Dave Crosse Milton Harris	Dave Crosse Milton Harris	6	106 b	80	32	45	–
b g Mister Baileys - Miss Rimex (IRE) (Ezzoud)
Held up towards rear, headway approaching 9th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out

8 8 [57¼]	4. Bright Green 20/1 Bernie Wharfe ⁵ Carroll Gray	Bernie Wharfe ⁵ Carroll Gray	9	111	94	39	52	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shining High (Shirley Heights)
Always in rear, reminders after 10th, jumped right 11th, soon struggling (tchd 28-1)

9 5 [62¼]	3. Guerabad (FR) 5/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	6	117 tb	95	35	49	–
b g Astarabad (USA) - Guerville (FR) (Mansonnien)
Led, not fluent 6th, headed 8th, losing place when not much room after 11th, soon behind (op 4-1 tchd 13-2)

PU	5. Fairlight Shadow (IRE) 20/1 Liam Heard ³ Neil Mulholland	Liam Heard ³ Neil Mulholland	7	111 p	92	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Marble Fontaine (Lafontaine I)
Chased leader until jumped slowly 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th (tchd 18-1)

PU	7. Rich Nomad 13/2 David England ³ Dai Williams	David England ³ Dai Williams	6	105	82	–	–	–
b m Nomadic Way (USA) - Weareagrandmother (Prince Tenderfoot)
Held up in rear, short-lived effort 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th (jockey said mare was never jumping or travelling) (op 11-2)

11 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 5m 35.40s (slow by 12.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: R C Harper (Masterpoint) 1st breeder: G And Mrs Middlebrook
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green (Festival King)
3rd owner: Tommy Williams (Cleverality)
Tote win: £11.80 PL: £2.80 £2.10 £5.40 Ex: £70.80 CSF: £51.41 Tricast: £711.83

3:45 Stratford 31 Jul 2008

John Dunbar Memorial Novices' Handicap Chase