3.00 Skelton Family Christmas Celebration Handicap Hurdle of £2,600.00 3-y-o plus(Class 5 ) 2m. 4f. 110yds.

Folkestone Results Tue, 18th Dec, 2012

Going - Good (Good to Soft in places).

Placepot Pool - £66,325.51 Winning Units - 3160.27 Dividend - £15.30. Quadpot Pool - £6,744.44 Winning Units - 1356.46 Dividend - £3.60. Place Six Dividend - £18.56. Place Five Dividend - £5.49.

Skelton Family Christmas Celebration Handicap Hurdle of £2,600.00 3-y-o plus (Class 5 ) 2m. 4f. 110yds.

1st - £1,779.00, 2nd - £519.00, 3rd - £259.00 10 Ran

1st

Boomtown (GB) 10-6 (Fsf Racing )
Rated 85
Fantastic Light (USA) - Ville D'amore (USA)(Irish River (FR))

(Morning price: 6/1)
(Ring price: 13/2 6/1 11/2 5/1) SP 9/2

Miss C Dyson

Gerald Quinn(7)

Tote Win £6.00 Place £2.30

not always fluent, raced wide, chased leader, led before 6th, went left and hit 3 out, pushed clear on long to last, hit last, easily

30th Nov, 12 Doncaster
11th Hcp Hdl Rated 85 This
Race 1st Jan, 13 Exeter
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 100

2nd

21L

Benozzo Gozzoli (GB) 10-8 (Mr John Powell )
Rated 80
Medicean (GB) - Star Precision (GB)(Shavian)

(Morning price: 20/1 14/1 10/1 9/1)
SP 20/1

S Earle

A Thornton

Place £7.00

held up towards rear, steady headway approaching 5th, 3rd at 7th, went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner on long run to last

16th May, 12 Fontwell
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 80 This
Race 23rd Jan, 13 Lingfield
13th Flat Hcp Rated 50

3rd

11L

Stravita (GB) 11-10 (Miss Sally Duckett )
Rated 96
Weet-a-minute (IRE) - Stravsea (GB)(Handsome Sailor)

(Morning price: 7/4 9/4)
SP 11/4fav

H Morrison

A P McCoy

Place £1.10

chased leaders, went 3rd after 5th, went 2nd before 7th, bad mistake 3 out, ridden and lost 2nd 2 out, struggling and no chance in 3rd soon after

5th Dec, 12 Hereford
1st Hcp Hdl Rated 88 This
Race

4th

16L

Bollin Tahini (GB) 11-1 (Mr A W K Merriam )
Rated 87
Bollin Eric (GB) - Cinnamon Club (GB)(Derrylin)

(Morning price: 8/1 17/2)
(Ring price: 15/2 7/1) SP 7/1

Neil King

A Merriam

held up towards rear, headway approaching 3 out, poor 4th and one pace from 2 out

30th Nov, 12 Doncaster
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 90 This
Race 1st Mar, 13 Doncaster
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 83

5th

25L

Nicene Creed (GB) 11-12 ( , Mitchell, Frame, Law ton, O'bri)
Rated 98
Hernando (FR) - First Fantasy (GB)(Be My Chief (USA))

(Morning price: 14/1)
(Ring price: 14/1 16/1) SP 16/1

Mrs S Leech

R P McLernon

last pair, ridden and struggling when reminders after 5th, tailed off

29th Nov, 12 Uttoxeter
7th Hcp Hdl Rated 100 This
Race 1st Jan, 13 Catterick
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 91

6th

1.5L

Achieved (GB) 9-7 (Mr D C O'Brien )
Rated 67
Lahib (USA) - Equity's Darling (IRE)(Law Society (USA))

(Morning price: 6/1 10/1 11/1)
SP 16/1

D C O'Brien

Mr J Pearce(7)

in touch until lost place after 5th, tailed off

4th Dec, 12 Folkestone
2nd Hcp Hdl Rated 55 This
Race 15th Jan, 13 Lingfield
5th Hcp Hdl Rated 67

7th

Carbis Bay (GB) 11-1 (Cw Racing Club )
Rated 92
Deploy - Hi Lily (GB)(Jupiter Island)

(Morning price: 25/1 28/1)
SP 33/1

Miss Z Davison

Miss G D Gracey-Davison(5)

led, hit 5th, headed before next, weakened 7th, tailed off

13th Nov, 12 Lingfield
7th Hdl This
Race 15th Jan, 13 Lingfield
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 85

8th

31L

Canazta (GB) 10-9 (Mr Mike Roberts )
Rated 81
Zaha (CAN) - Canal Street (GB)(Oats)

(Morning price: 20/1 16/1 18/1)
SP 28/1

Martin Roberts

T J O'Brien

took keen hold, chased clear leading pair until after 5th, weakened before next, tailed off

12th Mar, 12 Plumpton
10th Hdl This
Race 15th Jan, 13 Lingfield
p.u. Hcp Hdl Rated 75

p.u.

Artic Night (FR) 11-2 (The I O U Partnership )
Rated 91
Take Risks (FR) - Just Win (FR)(Homme De Loi (IRE))

(Morning price: 11/2)
SP 4/1

Graeme P Mcpherson

T Molloy(3)

close 5th, driven before 6th, weakened after 3 out, tailed off and pulled up before last

4th Dec, 12 Towcester
10th Hcp Hdl Rated 93 This
Race 2nd Apr, 13 Exeter
8th Hcp Hdl Rated 87

p.u.

Verumontanum (IRE) 10-2 (Mary And Billy Evans )
Rated 74
Bach (IRE) - Emma O (IRE)(Dr Devious (IRE))
Breeder - Mrs Bernadette Queally

(Morning price: 8/1 11/2)
SP 5/1

Mrs M Evans

Paul Moloney

in rear, never involved, tailed off and pulled up before last

7th Nov, 12 Chepstow
6th Hcp Hdl Rated 78 This
Race 26th Dec, 12 Ffos Las
u.r. Hcp Chs Rated 80

Off 3.00
Time 5m. 43.50 secs, which is 17.31 secs slower than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £152.80
Tote Trifecta- £611.30.

Non runner Gaelic Silver (FR)

2011 Promised Wings 4 11-6 Tom Cannon (5) 3/1 (C Gordon)

2010 Prince du Seuil 7 11-12 R Thornton 9/2 (Alan King)