Full Result 2.50 Taunton | 29 December 2003

Brandy Butter "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div I)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £2,754.50 2nd £787 3rd £393.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Victory Gunner (IRE) 20/1 Christian Williams ³ C Roberts	Christian Williams ³ C Roberts	5	109	–	–	96	–
ch g Old Vic - Gunner B Sharp (Gunner B)
Held up in touch, headway to go 2nd 3 out, led next, ridden out (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding was examined and found to be coming out of a virus infection after its previous run) (tchd 25-1)

2 1¼	6. It's Music I (IRE) 33/1 Regis Schmidlin ⁷ M C Pipe	Regis Schmidlin ⁷ M C Pipe	4	105	–	–	95	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Leadon Lady (Monksfield)
Held up towards rear, good headway 3 out, pecked on landing next, ran on well under pressure run-in

3 1¾ [3]	13. Trade Off (IRE) 33/1 J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	J P Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	5	107	–	–	93	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Lady Owenette (IRE) (Salluceva)
Held up, made good headway approaching 2 out, ran on, never nearer (op 25-1)

4 5 [8]	10. Our House (IRE) 9/2 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	4	1012	–	–	90	–
ch g Carroll House (IRE) - Farinella (IRE) (Salmon Leap)
Pulled hard, headway 6th, ridden when hit 2 out, weakened run-in (op 8-1)

5 1¾ [9¾]	1. Lucifer Bleu (FR) 5/1 Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	Jamie Moore ³ M C Pipe	4	112	–	–	95	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Figa Dancer (FR) (Bandinelli)
Led until ridden and headed 2 out, weakened quickly (op 4-1)

6 1 [10¾]	4. Good Lord Louis (IRE) 11/4F Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	5	1012	–	–	86	–
br g Presenting - Ash Queen (IRE) (Altountash)
Held up, headway 6trh, weakened approaching 2 out (op 2-1 tchd 3-1 in a place)

7 ½ [11¼]	9. Montu 50/1 P Griffiths ⁷ Karen George	P Griffiths ⁷ Karen George	6	106 1	98	–	86	–
ch g Gunner B - Promitto (Roaring Riva)
Always behind (tchd 66-1 in places)

8 13 [24¼]	3. Eljay's Boy 4/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	5	1012	–	–	72	–
b g Sir Harry Lewis (USA) - Woodland Flower (Furry Glen)
Chased leadersd until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 9-2 in a place)

9 nk [24½]	5. Good Outlook (IRE) 33/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	4	1012	–	–	72	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - I'll Say She Is (Ashmore)
Held up in rear, never on terms

10 20 [44½]	11. Pipersland 100/1 Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Ms Sue Willcock	Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Ms Sue Willcock	6	105	–	–	52	–
b g Lir - Celtic Mist (Celtic Cone)
Held up, lost touch from 6th (op 66-1)

11 dist [74½]	7. Law Unto Himself 100/1 R P McNally ³ Nigel Hawke	R P McNally ³ Nigel Hawke	5	109 p	–	–	–	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Malacanang (Riboboy)
Tracked leader until ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off

PU	2. Denny Island 100/1 Barry Keniry Seamus Mullins	Barry Keniry Seamus Mullins	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Rock Hopper - Bara Peg (Random Shot)
Behind when pulled up after 7th

PU	12. Real Cracker (IRE) 9/2 Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ⁵ Venetia Williams	4	107	–	–	–	–
b g Lahib (USA) - Loreo (IRE) (Lord Chancellor)
Tracked leaders, headway to go 2nd when mistake 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up run-in (op 5-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 51.70s (slow by 26.70s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Mendip Manor (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Ron Bartlett (Victory Gunner) 1st breeder: Exors Of The Late J Neville
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (It's Music I)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Trade Off)
Tote win: £24.30 PL: £3.90 £7 £7.80 Ex: £427.40 CSF: £470.20

2:50 Taunton 29 Dec 2003

Brandy Butter "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div I)