Full Result 2.55 Uttoxeter | 18 February 2006

Betfred Poker Handicap Hurdle Series Final

(Class 2) (4yo+) 3m OMS Heavy 12 hurdles

1st £12,526 2nd £3,700 3rd £1,850 4th £926 5th £462 6th £232

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Corlande (IRE) 4/1 Michael O'Connell ¹⁰ Sue Smith	Michael O'Connell ¹⁰ Sue Smith	6	102	119	115	124	–
br g Teamster - Vaguely Deesse (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Tracked leaders, led 9th, stayed on from 3 out, hung left run-in, held on well towards finish

2 ½	4. Just Beth 7/1 Derek Laverty ⁵ Giuseppe Fierro	Derek Laverty ⁵ Giuseppe Fierro	10	107	119	115	121	–
ch m Carlingford Castle (IRE) - One For The Road (Warpath)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 10th, upsides last, no extra towards finish

3 24 [24½]	7. Mouseski 13/2 Tom Malone ³ Paul Nicholls	Tom Malone ³ Paul Nicholls	12	106	116	90	94	–
b g Petoski - Worth Matravers I (National Trust I)
In touch, outpaced 8th, kept on from 3 out, took moderate 3rd run-in (op 5-1)

4 15 [39½]	2. Dream Falcon 16/1 James White ⁷ Ron Hodges	James White ⁷ Ron Hodges	6	111	129	90	92	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Pip's Dream (Glint Of Gold)
Held up in rear, some headway 9th, moderate 5th when hit 11th, soon weakened (op 20-1)

5 1¼ [40¾]	1. Nine De Sivola (FR) 15/8F P J McDonald ⁷ Ferdy Murphy	P J McDonald ⁷ Ferdy Murphy	5	115	133	93	95	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Quine De Chalamont (FR) (Do Do)
Held up in last place, headway 8th, went 3rd 10th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

6 dist [70¾]	9. Jethro Tull (IRE) 16/1 William Kennedy ³ Geoffrey Harker	William Kennedy ³ Geoffrey Harker	7	911 10 p	107	–	–	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Country Project (IRE) (Project Manager)
Held up towards rear, headway and in touch 9th, lost place 11th, beaten total of 78 lengths

7 dist [100¾]	3. Irishkawa Bellevue (FR) 20/1 Mark Nicolls ⁵ Jean-Rene Auvray	Mark Nicolls ⁵ Jean-Rene Auvray	8	1011 b	123	–	–	–
bb g Irish Prospector (FR) - Strakawa (FR) (Sukawa)
Chased leaders, driven along 8th, weakened next, in rear when hit 10th, soon tailed off, beaten total of 111 lengths

PU	8. Nick The Silver 40/1 Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	Mr Tom Greenway ⁵ Robert Gray	5	99 7 p	107	–	–	–
gr g Nicolotte - Brillante (FR) (Green Dancer)
Mid-division, headway 3rd, soon chasing leaders, reminders 7th, lost place 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 11th (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the heavy, soft in places going and had a breathing problem)

PU	6. Russian Sky 11/2 Tom Messenger ⁷ Harriet Graham	Tom Messenger ⁷ Harriet Graham	7	102	116	–	–	–
gr g Endoli (USA) - Anzarna (Zambrano)
Led, hit 6th, headed 9th, lost place next, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding ran flat) (op 5-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:56:00 Winning time: 6m 23.00s (slow by 46.00s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Crow Partnership (Corlande) 1st breeder: Dr Paschal Carmody
2nd owner: G Fierro (Just Beth)
3rd owner: M H Dare (Mouseski)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.50 £1.50 £2.40 Ex: £13.90 CSF: £32.02 Tricast: £177.65

2:55 Uttoxeter 18 Feb 2006

Betfred Poker Handicap Hurdle Series Final