Full Result 4.00 Stratford | 2 March 2009

Bob Walker The Bookies' Friend Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m2f148yds) 2m2½f Good 6 hurdles 3 omitted

1st £3,252.50 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

Error

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Mollys Garden (IRE) 10/1 Seamus Durack Charlie Longsdon	Seamus Durack Charlie Longsdon	6	115	103	108	105	–
b g Sayarshan (FR) - Zenda (ITY) (Lomond)
Held up in mid-division, headway last, led well over 1f out, driven out (op 16-1)

2 1¾	3. Blazing Desert 16/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	119	107	110	107	–
b g Beat All (USA) - Kingsfold Blaze (Mazilier)
Held up in rear, headway over 4f out, ridden over 1f out, kept on to take 2nd close home (op 14-1)

3 1¼ [3]	14. Petrus De Sormain (FR) 18/1 David Dennis James Evans	David Dennis James Evans	6	112	100	102	99	–
b g Milford Track (IRE) - Bialystok (FR) (Saint Henri)
Held up towards rear, headway approaching last, led over 3f out until well over 1f out, soon ridden, not quicken inside final furlong (op 20-1)

4 3 [6]	13. Bring It On Home 14/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	5	114 b	102	101	99	–
b g Beat Hollow - Dernier Cri (Slip Anchor)
Always prominent, led approaching last, headed over 3f out, ridden over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 16-1)

5 9 [15]	1. Prince Des Marais (FR) 25/1 Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	Andrew Thornton Caroline Bailey	6	1112	110	100	100	–
bb g Network (GER) - Djeba Royale (FR) (El Badr)
Took keen hold in mid-division, headway after last, weakened over 2f out

6 nk [15¼]	6. Istron Bay 25/1 Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	Charlie Poste ³ Richard Lee	7	114	105	95	95	–
b g Petoski - Annie Buckers (IRE) (Yashgan)
Held up in mid-division, headway 6th, weakened well over 1f out (op 20-1)

7 8 [23¼]	8. Transvestite (IRE) 9/4F A P McCoy Tor Sturgis	A P McCoy Tor Sturgis	7	116	104	86	87	–
b g Trans Island - Christoph's Girl (Efisio)
Held up in rear, headway last, weakened 3f out (op 3-1)

8 2¼ [25½]	9. Santarctique (FR) 20/1 Richie McLernon ⁵ Brendan Powell	Richie McLernon ⁵ Brendan Powell	5	110	103	82	84	–
b g Antarctique (IRE) - Sainte Aimee (FR) (Saint Andrews I)
Held up in touch, weakened 4f out (op 22-1)

9 ¾ [26¼]	7. Haldibari (IRE) 9/1 Keith Mercer Shaun Lycett	Keith Mercer Shaun Lycett	5	117	105	84	86	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Haladiya (IRE) (Darshaan)
Led until after 1st, prominent until weakened approaching last (tchd 8-1)

10 6 [32¼]	12. Inchloch 40/1 James Davies Claire Dyson	James Davies Claire Dyson	7	114	102	74	78	–
ch g Inchinor - Lake Pleasant (IRE) (Elegant Air)
Held up in touch, weakened after 6th (tchd 33-1)

11 1 [33¼]	15. Zelos (IRE) 100/1 Warren Marston David Bridgwater	Warren Marston David Bridgwater	5	112	100	71	75	–
b g Mujadil (USA) - First Degree (Sabrehill)
Slightly hampered 1st, always towards rear (op 80-1)

12 2¾ [36]	4. Milan Deux Mille (FR) 7/1 Tom Scudamore David Pipe	Tom Scudamore David Pipe	7	118 t	106	74	79	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Uberaba (FR) (Garde Royale)
Led after 1st until approaching last, weakened 5f out (op 8-1 tchd 13-2)

13 ¾ [36¾]	2. Katalak (IRE) 100/1 Felix De Giles ³ Jonathen de Giles	Felix De Giles ³ Jonathen de Giles	6	119	110	78	82	–
b g Desert Prince (IRE) - Katiykha (IRE) (Darshaan)
Took keen hold, hampered after 4th, always towards rear

F	11. Farmers Cross (IRE) 10/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	115	103	–	–	–
b g Old Vic - Ace Conqueror (IRE) (Lashkari)
Fell 1st (op 9-1 tchd 8-1)

PU	5. Archie Gunn 9/2 Timmy Murphy Ron Hodges	Timmy Murphy Ron Hodges	7	118	106	–	–	–
b g Silver Patriarch (IRE) - Persistent Gunner (Gunner B)
Prominent until went badly lame 4th, soon pulled up, broke leg, dead (tchd 5-1)

15 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 4m 31.80s (slow by 15.80s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: The Hopeful Seven (Mollys Garden) 1st breeder: R E Daniels
2nd owner: Allan Stennett (Blazing Desert)
3rd owner: ownaracehorse.co.uk (Evans) (Petrus De Sormain)
Tote win: £13.50 PL: £3.50 £4.80 £5.50 Ex: £185.30 CSF: £149.64 Tricast: £2,849.06

The final three flights on the last circuit were omitted. 3 out due to a damaged hurdle and the last two due to an injured horse between the last two hurdles.

4:00 Stratford 2 Mar 2009

Bob Walker The Bookies' Friend Novices' Handicap Hurdle