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3:40 Towcester 28 Apr 2008

Niftylift Novices' Handicap Chase

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good 11 fences
1st £3,252.50 2nd £955 3rd £477.50 4th £238.50
Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
1   
6 109 82 92 90
ch g So Factual (USA) - Dark Sirona (Pitskelly)
Jumped right, led, mistake 4th, headed 6th, mistake 4 out, led 3 out, clear 2 out, ran on well (trainer said, regarding the apparent improvement in form, that gelding had benefited from having a wind operation and was having its first run over fences.) (op 18-1)
2  8
6 109 85 85 87
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Vaguely Deesse (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Prominent, mistake 5th, soon lost place, rallied approaching 4 out, hard ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, stayed on to chase winner and jumped right 2 out, no impression (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)
3  6 [14]
9 100 Out-of-Handicaps 2 73 66 70
b g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Bubbly Beau (Beau Charmeur)
Chased leader, led 6th to 7th, outpaced approaching 4 out, stayed on to take 3rd last (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)
4  [15¾]
5 1012 85 76 81
b g Useful (FR) - Donebola (FR) (Star Maite)
Held up and behind, stayed on from 2 out, never near leaders (op 8-1)
5  5 [20¾]
6 911 Out-of-Handicaps 9 73 58 67
b g Lord Of Appeal - Golden Seekers (Manado)
Pulled hard, prominent, led 7th to 3 out, ridden and weakened 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)
6  16 [36¾]
7 119 b 96 61 83
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Al Kicks (FR) (Al Nasr)
Held up in touch, blundered 6th, jumped left after, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 6-5 tchd Evens)
7  6 [42¾]
8 910 Over-Weights 3 Out-of-Handicaps 11 76 33 50
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Arme Fatale (IRE) (Trempolino)
Always well behind (op 33-1)
  • 7 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 4m 6.10s (slow by 11.10s) Total SP: 116%
  • Non-runners: Mycenean Prince (unsuitable ground), Soleil Fix (unsuitable ground), Somewin (unsuitable ground), Wantage Road (unsuitable ground), Willing Weasel (unsuitable ground)
  • 1st owner: Miss Kykie Allsopp (Jose Bove) 1st breeder: Miss C A B Allsopp
  • 2nd owner: F G Matthews (Just Standeese)
  • 3rd owner: Group 1 Racing (1994) Ltd (Kinkeel)
  • Tote win: £20.60 PL: £6.70 £4.60 Ex: £90.10 CSF: £160.62 Tricast: £934.94
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