Full Result 3.50 Taunton | 8 December 2005

Merry Christmas To You All Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £4,827.46 2nd £1,417.22 3rd £708.61 4th £353.93

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Desert QuestI (IRE) 8/11F Richard Johnson Paul Nicholls	Richard Johnson Paul Nicholls	5	116 b	114	42	124	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Jumilla (USA) (El Gran Senor)
Held up towards rear, hit 7th, headway next, challenged on bit 2 out, hit last, soon narrow advantage and idled, pushed out (op 4-5 tchd 5-6 in a place)

2 ½	5. Direct Flight I (IRE) 10/1 B J Crowley Noel Chance	B J Crowley Noel Chance	7	112	110	38	117	–
b g Dry Dock - Midnight Mistress I (Midsummer Night II)
Held up towards rear, headway after 7th, led after 3 out, joined next, narrowly headed soon after last, kept on (op 12-1)

3 13 [13½]	10. Adecco (IRE) 7/1 Jamie Moore Gary Moore	Jamie Moore Gary Moore	6	100 2	94	9	88	–
b g Eagle Eyed (USA) - Kharaliya (FR) (Doyoun)
Took keen hold in midfield, headway after 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to go 3rd run-in, not pace of leading pair (tchd 8-1)

4 5 [18½]	9. Caspian Dusk 80/1 R D Gordon ¹⁰ Bill Turner	R D Gordon ¹⁰ Bill Turner	4	97 v¹	97	7	87	–
b g Up And At 'Em - Caspian Morn (Lugana Beach)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance after 3 out, mistake next, weakened (op 66-1)

5 hd [18¾]	1. Devito (FR) 20/1 Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Gordon Edwards	Mr Darren Edwards ⁷ Gordon Edwards	4	115	120	30	108	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Snowy (FR) (Wollow)
Held up in touch, not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, one pace (op 14-1)

6 6 [24¾]	4. Dr Cerullo 16/1 Tom Doyle Colin Tinkler	Tom Doyle Colin Tinkler	4	114	112	16	94	–
b g Dr Fong (USA) - Precocious Miss I (USA) (Diesis)
Chased leaders, ridden after 3 out, soon weakened (op 11-1)

7 6 [30¾]	2. Etendard Indien (FR) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	4	119	117	15	93	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Danseuse Indienne (IRE) (Danehill)
Prominent, led 5th, not fluent and reminders 7th, headed soon after 3 out, weakened

8 shd [30¾]	6. Monte Cristo I (FR) 10/1 Noel Fehily Mrs L C Taylor	Noel Fehily Mrs L C Taylor	7	110 v	108	5	84	–
b g Bigstone (IRE) - El Quahirah (FR) (Cadoudal)
Led until 5th, with leader until weakened after 3 out (tchd 9-1)

9 17 [47¾]	7. Musimaro (FR) 100/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ Richard Price	Mark Nicolls ⁵ Richard Price	7	104 p	103	–	62	–
b g Solid Illusion (USA) - Musimara (FR) (Margouillat)
Reminders after 5th, always towards rear

PU	8. New Currency (USA) 12/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	103 t	97	–	–	–
bb g Touch Gold (USA) - Ceirseach (IRE) (Don't Forget Me)
Mistakes, held up, pulled up after 5th (jockey said gelding felt wrong behind) (op 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 4m 46.00s (slow by 21.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs M Findlay (Desert QuestI) 1st breeder: Ballygallon Stud Limited
2nd owner: Top Flight Racing (Direct Flight I)
3rd owner: N J Jones (Adecco)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £3.10 £2.50 Ex: £10 CSF: £9.24 Tricast: £32.71
Placepot: £33.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £40,763.05. 882.30 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £15.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,351.90. 161.10 winning tickets.

3:50 Taunton 8 Dec 2005

Merry Christmas To You All Handicap Hurdle Class D