3.50 AGFA DIAMOND HANDICAP CHASE of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

Sandown Results Sat, 3rd Feb, 2007

Going - Chase: Good to Soft-Good in plcs; Hurdles: Soft-Good to Soft in plcs.

AGFA DIAMOND HANDICAP CHASE of £40,000.00 5-y-o plus 3m. 110yds.

1st - £25,052.00, 2nd - £7,400.00, 3rd - £3,700.00, 4th - £1,852.00 18 Ran

1st

Rambling Minster (GB) 10-5 (The Lingdale Optimists)
(0:37.55 13.72 secs faster on today's going )
Minster Son - Howcleuch(Buckskin (FR))

SP 15/2

K G Reveley

R McGrath

towards rear, smooth headway from 15th, led approaching last, headed flat, rallied gamely to lead near finish

3rd Dec, 06 Kelso
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Chs

2nd

0.75L

Kelami (FR) 11-6 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Halewood International Ltd)

Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR)(Brezzo (FR))

SP 25/1

F Doumen

A Duchene(3)

held up towards rear, not fluent 2nd, good headway after 17th, led soon after last, headed near finish

16th Dec, 06 Ascot
9th Hcp Chs This
Race 17th Feb, 07 Haydock
p.u. Hcp Chs

3rd

Briery Fox (IRE) 11-1 (Vicky Reed Helen Plumbly Jane Traff)

Phardante (FR) - Briery Gale (GB)(Strong Gale)

SP 40/1

H D Daly

M Bradburne

mid-division, headway 17th, soon ridden, stayed on to go 3rd flat

16th Dec, 06 Ascot
4th Chs This
Race 13th Apr, 07 Aintree
b.d. Hcp Chs

4th

0.75L

Tikram (GB) 11-5 (Mike Charlton & Rodger Sargent)

Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA)(Secretariat (USA))

SP 11/2fav

Alan King

A P McCoy

chased leaders, blundered 16th, soon ridden, not much room on bypassed 2 out, kept on same pace

9th Dec, 06 Cheltenham
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 15th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Chs

5th

Lord Killeshanra (IRE) 11-0 (Mr G F Gingell)

Mister Lord (USA) - Killeshandra Lass (IRE)

SP 25/1

C L Tizzard

J Tizzard

mid-division, headway and mistake 16th, soon ridden, not much room on bypassed 2 out, kept on same pace

20th Jan, 07 Wincanton
fell Hcp Chs This
Race 5th Jan, 08 Wincanton
6th Hdl

6th

Nitrat (FR) 10-12 (Mr Peter Hans Vogt)

Brier Creek (USA) - Evane (FR)(Lute Antique (FR))

SP 66/1

F Doumen

Jacques Ricou

in touch, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on again approaching last

2nd Dec, 06 Sandown
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 16th Feb, 08 Haydock
p.u. Hcp Chs

7th

1.25L

Yardbird (IRE) 10-11 (Gilco)

Moonax (IRE) - Princess Lizzie (IRE)(Homo Sapien)

SP 7/1

Alan King

W Hutchinson

chased leaders, ridden after 17th, kept on same pace

27th Dec, 06 Kempton
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 14th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
15th Hcp Chs

8th

Fork Lightning (IRE) 11-0 (Mr & Mrs F C Welch)

Roselier (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 12/1

Alan King

R Thornton

jumped right, led, ridden and headed approaching last, weakened flat

1st Jan, 07 Cheltenham
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 24th Feb, 07 Kempton
fell Hcp Chs

9th

Hoo La Baloo (FR) 11-12 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (The Stewart Family)

Unfuwain (USA) - Via Saleria (IRE)(Arazi (USA))

SP 20/1

Paul Nicholls

L Heard(3)

held up towards rear, headway after 17th, ridden well before last, soon one pace

23rd Dec, 06 Hereford
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race 10th Mar, 07 Sandown
1st Chs

10th

3.5L

Supreme Catch (IRE) 10-3 (Bucknall Street Partnership)

Supreme Leader - Lucky Trout(Beau Charmeur (FR))

SP 16/1

Miss H C Knight

T J Murphy

always towards rear

20th Jan, 07 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 19th Feb, 07 Market Rasen
2nd Hcp Chs

11th

Flintoff (USA) 11-2 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Andrew Flintoff & Paul Beck)

Diesis - Sahibah (USA)(Deputy Minister (CAN))

SP 7/1

Miss Venetia Williams

P C O'Neill(3)

towards rear, rapid headway after 9th to press leaders, ridden after 13th, weakened before last

17th Jan, 07 Newbury
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 19th Dec, 07 Bangor-on-Dee
p.u. Hcp Hdl

12th

Florida Dream (IRE) 10-3 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (D J & S A Goodman)

Florida Son - Ice Pearl(Flatbush)

SP 12/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

Mr D England(5)

chased leaders, weakening when blundered 17th

31st Dec, 06 Warwick
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 13th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
7th Hcp Chs

13th

17L

Iron Man (FR) 11-0 (R Owen & P Fullagar)

Video Rock (FR) - Key Figure (FR)(Fast Topaze (USA))

SP 16/1

Peter Bowen

T J O'Brien

mid-division, struggling when hampered 15th, soon behind

20th Jan, 07 Wincanton
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 24th Feb, 07 Kempton
8th Hcp Chs

fell

Napolitain (FR) 11-4 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (The Stewart Family)

Ajdayt (USA) - Domage Ii (FR)(Cyborg (FR))

SP 33/1

Paul Nicholls

P Merrigan(3)

in touch, ridden when

25th Nov, 06 Newbury
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 17th Feb, 07 Wincanton
4th Hcp Chs

p.u.

Kasthari (IRE) 11-0 (Elliott Brothers)

Vettori (IRE) - Karliyka (IRE)(Last Tycoon)

SP 33/1

J Howard Johnson

M A Fitzgerald

mid-divison until after 9th, tailed off and

14th Oct, 06 Newmarket
7th Flat This
Race 13th Apr, 07 Aintree
fell Hcp Chs

u.r.

Turthen (FR) 10-13 (Mr Clive D Smith)

Turgeon (USA) - Majathen (FR)(Carmarthen (FR))

SP 9/1

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

held up, steady headway from 12th, close up and travelling well when blundered and

6th Jan, 07 Sandown
6th Hcp Chs This
Race 14th Mar, 07 Cheltenham
7th Hcp Chs

p.u.

Latimer's Place (GB) 10-13 (Sir Christopher Wates)

Teenoso (USA) - Pennethorne Place(Deep Run)

SP 14/1

N Gifford

S E Durack

in touch, losing place when mistake 10th and 11th, tailed off when

6th Jan, 07 Sandown
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 24th Mar, 07 Newbury
6th Hcp Chs

p.u.

Pass Me By (GB) 10-10 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Mr Paul Beck)

Balnibarbi (GB) - Errol Emerald(Dom Racine (FR))

SP 14/1

Suzy Smith

C Bolger(3)

chased leaders until 9th, soon in rear, beaten when

7th Jan, 07 Plumpton
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 1st Dec, 07 Towcester
p.u. Hcp Hdl

Off
Time 6m. 15.50 secs, which is 13.72 secs faster than the course average on today's going