Full Result 3.45 Towcester | 23 March 2008

Stratstone Land Rover Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m5f153yds) 2m5½f Soft 13 fences 2 omitted

1st £3,253 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Just Jaffa (IRE) 11/2 Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas Venetia Williams	9	119	104	94	112	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - East Link (IRE) (Over The River)
Held up in touch, chased leader 6th, mistake 10th, led 3 out, jumped right last, ridden and hung left flat, all out (op 4-1 tchd 7-2)

2 hd	7. Tacinja (GER) 100/30F Mark Bradburne P A Blockley	Mark Bradburne P A Blockley	8	110	95	85	104	–
ch m Acatenango (GER) - Tawinja (GER) (Windwurf)
Held up, headway after 4th, chased winner approaching 2 out, soon every chance, jumped right last, stayed on under pressure (op 4-1 tchd 3-1)

3 10 [10¼]	6. The Langer (IRE) 8/1 Henry Oliver Simon Lewis	Henry Oliver Simon Lewis	8	111	96	76	94	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Minigirls Niece (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leader until jumped left 6th, led 10th, headed when pecked 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 13-2)

4 5 [15¼]	4. Donald Will Do (IRE) 7/2 Mr R J Barrett ⁷ Caroline Bailey	Mr R J Barrett ⁷ Caroline Bailey	8	1012	100	76	93	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - Jersey Pearl (Last Fandango)
Led to 10th, led again next, ridden and headed 3 out, weakened after next (op 9-2)

5 96 [111¼]	9. Shinjiru (USA) 100/1 Gerry Supple Carole Ikin	Gerry Supple Carole Ikin	8	101 1 19 t	82	–	–	–
b g Broad Brush (USA) - Kalwada (USA) (Roberto)
Mistakes, always behind, tailed off from 7th

F	8. Barrys Ark (IRE) 9/2 Jason Maguire Jim Old	Jason Maguire Jim Old	10	1011	92	–	–	–
bb g Commanche Run - Hand Me Down (Cheval)
Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, lost place 7th, close 6th when fell 11th (op 7-1)

PU	1. High Tech Made (FR) 13/2 Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	Paddy Brennan Charles Egerton	8	1112 p	107	–	–	–
b g Nononito (FR) - Home Made (FR) (Appiani II)
Prominent, jumped left 5th, ridden and weakened 11th, behind when pulled up before next (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

PU	3. Napolito (FR) 9/1 Tom Messenger ³ Chris Gordon	Tom Messenger ³ Chris Gordon	7	115	103	–	–	–
b g Ragmar (FR) - Clairette III (FR) (Mont Basile)
Held up, hampered 3rd, headway and mistake 8th, weakened after 3 out, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (tchd 10-1)

8 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 5m 56.90s (slow by 40.90s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Ballyboley (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: John Nicholls (Trading) Ltd (Just Jaffa) 1st breeder: A W Buller
2nd owner: Miss Julia Oakey (Tacinja)
3rd owner: Simon T Lewis (The Langer)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.70 £1.80 £1.60 Ex: £25.20 CSF: £24.90 Tricast: £145.49

3rd fence in the back straight omitted on each circuit.

3:45 Towcester 23 Mar 2008

Stratstone Land Rover Novices' Handicap Chase