Full Result 2.40 Stratford | 8 September 2012

Happy Birthday Jean Batham Beginners' Chase

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good 14 fences

1st £3,898.80 2nd £1,144.80 3rd £572.40 4th £286.20

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Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Geneva Geyser (GER) 8/11F Richard Johnson Lady Herries	Richard Johnson Lady Herries	6	116	–	87	98	–
b g One Cool Cat (USA) - Genevra (IRE) (Danehill)
Held up, rapid headway to chase leader and good jump 11th, led 2 out, urged clear before last where not fluent, in command and idling flat (op 5-6)

2 4½	1. Apache Dawn 33/1 Tommy Phelan Aytach Sadik	Tommy Phelan Aytach Sadik	8	116 t	74	83	90	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Taza (Persian Bold)
Held up, took closer order 9th, not fluent 3 out, 3rd and ridden 2 out, went 2nd before last and not fluent, no chance with winner

3 1½ [6]	7. Tough Talkin Man (IRE) 7/4 Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	Tom O'Brien Peter Bowen	8	116	116	81	90	–
ch g Bob's Return (IRE) - Ashby Hill (IRE) (Executive Perk)
Held up, took closer order 11th, not fluent 3 out and urged along, outpaced 2 out, plugged on to take 3rd flat (op 13-8)

4 ½ [6½]	2. Croco Mister (IRE) 14/1 Ben Poste ⁷ Rosemary Gasson	Ben Poste ⁷ Rosemary Gasson	5	1013 t	–	81	88	–
ch g Croco Rouge (IRE) - Nimrods Dream (IRE) (Orchestra)
Took keen hold, led, headed briefly 7th, led again 9th, headed 2 out where ridden, weakened and lost 2nd last

5 47 [53½]	4. Johnny No Cash (IRE) 66/1 Dave Crosse Dai Williams	Dave Crosse Dai Williams	8	116 t	78	34	41	–
br g Carroll House (IRE) - Suspicious (IRE) (Be My Native)
Pressed leader, not fluent 3rd, led briefly 7th until headed 9th, not fluent next, driven and weakened next, tailed off

6 34 [87½]	6. Steel Gold (IRE) 20/1 Ian Popham ³ Richenda Ford	Ian Popham ³ Richenda Ford	6	113	–	–	7	–
b g Craigsteel - It Time To Run (IRE) (Buckskin)
Jumping lacked conviction, dropped last 4th, tailed off 9th (op 16-1)

6 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 4m 48.20s (slow by 16.20s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Rebeccas Choice (self certificate)
1st owner: Angmering Park (Geneva Geyser) 1st breeder: Graf And Grafin Von Stauffenberg
2nd owner: A Sadik (Apache Dawn)
3rd owner: W Bryan (Tough Talkin Man)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £4.50 Ex: £7.40 CSF: £21.59

2:40 Stratford 8 Sep 2012

Happy Birthday Jean Batham Beginners' Chase