Race Result Ludlow Thu, 20th Dec, 2007

Going - Good-Good to Soft in places on hurdles course.

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1st		Roussea (IRE) 10-6 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Mr William Watkins) SP 9/4	K M Prendergast L Stephens(3)
		mid-division, headway to lead 4 out, ran on well
2nd	1.25L	Storm of Applause (IRE) 11-7 (RP Racing) SP 7/2	P J Hobbs T J O'Brien
		led approaching 4th, headed 4 out, kept on flat
3rd	2.5L	Sole Agent (IRE) 11-4 (Mr B & Mr J Crainey) SP 15/2	G L Moore J E Moore
		tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, one pace
4th	nk	Kedgeree (GB) 11-12 (Strachan, Griffith,Shakerley & Parkinson) SP 9/2	H D Daly M Bradburne
		in touch, effort 4 out, one pace
5th	5L	Lyster (IRE) 10-12 (Mr M D Jones) SP 18/1	P D Evans Tony Evans
		in rear, outpaced 4 out, no danger after
6th	6L	Just Smudge (GB) 11-7 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Sastastic Partnership) SP 16/1	A E Price L Heard(3)
		in touch until weakened 3 out
7th	26L	Iris's Flyer (GB) 10-11 (Mr Robert Lester) SP 80/1	S Wynne J Mogford
		tracked leaders until weakened 4 out
p.u.		William Butler (IRE) 10-6 (T G K Construction Ltd) SP 10/1	S A Brookshaw G Lee
		tracked leaders, lost place halfway, behind from 13th, tailed off when
fell		Marronnier (IRE) 11-0 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr John Downing) SP 33/1	N Hawke K Burke(7)
		towards rear when
p.u.		New Mischief (IRE) 11-3 (Mr Simon Philip) SP 16/1	C Morlock J A McCarthy
		mid-division, driven 6th, beaten when
p.u.		Rockview Lad (IRE) 11-3 (Mr P M De Wilde) SP 18/1	E Williams Paul Moloney
		always in rear, tailed off when

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