1.50 Betfair Million - Will It Be Won Handicap Hurdle of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 3f. 110yds.

Ascot Results Sat, 16th Feb, 2008

Going - Good.

Betfair Million - Will It Be Won Handicap Hurdle of £80,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 3f. 110yds.

1st - £49,576.00, 2nd - £14,720.00, 3rd - £7,360.00, 4th - £3,672.00 18 Ran

1st

Backbord (GER) 10-12 (Mr & Mrs J Timmons)
(4:44.70 0.15 secs faster on today's going )
Platini (GER) - Bukowina (GER)(Windwurf (GER))

SP 11-2JJfav

Mrs L Wadham

D Elsworth

Tote Win £6.10 Place £2.20

held up towards rear, pushed along and headway approaching 3 out, switched right to challenge last, fard ridden to lead close home

26th Jan, 08 Doncaster
b.d. Hcp Hdl This
Race 13th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
p.u. Hcp Hdl

2nd

Peacock (FR) 10-10 (Mr H R Mould)

Bulington (FR) - Algue Rouge (FR)(Perouges (FR))

SP 9-1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

J M Maguire

Place £2.70

behind, headway before 3 out, led before 2nd last, headed and no extra close home

19th Jan, 08 Ascot
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
8th Hcp Hdl

3rd

14L

Pace Shot (IRE) 10-8 (Mr R A Green)

Montjeu (IRE) - Pacific Grove (GB)(Persian Bold)

SP 11-1

G L Moore

P Hide

Place £3.90

held up mid-division, blundered 6th, headway before 2 out, stayed on under pressure, never troubled leaders

9th Feb, 08 Newbury
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 26th Mar, 08 Kempton
5th Hcp Hdl

4th

King's Revenge (GB) 11-3 (IanKirkham JonnyKirkham RichardKirkham)

Wizard King (GB) - Retaliator (GB)(Rudimentary (USA))

SP 9-1

Alan King

W Hutchinson

tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, stayed on same pace

9th Feb, 08 Newbury
11th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
9th Hcp Hdl

5th

Shatabdi (IRE) 11-7 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr Robert Waley-Cohen)

Mtoto - Violet Express (FR)(Cadoudal (FR))

SP 12-1

Nicky Henderson

Mr S Waley-Cohen(7)

mid-division, headway 3 out, weakened approaching last

12th Jan, 08 Kempton
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
10th Hdl

6th

Poker De Sivola (FR) 10-11 (Mr D A Johnson)

Discover d'Auteuil (FR) - Legal Union(Law Society (USA))

SP 33-1

Ferdy Murphy

T J Murphy

held up in touch, under pressure and lost place before 7th, headway before last, never dangerous

2nd Jan, 08 Ayr
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 17th Apr, 08 Cheltenham
2nd Hcp Hdl

7th

Mount Oscar (IRE) 11-6 (Mrs Jean R Bishop)

Oscar (IRE) - Sweet Mount (IRE)(Mandalus)

SP 33-1

R Rowe

J Tizzard

mid-division, headway under pressure before 2 out, mistake 2 out, soon beaten

26th Jan, 08 Doncaster
p.u. Hdl This
Race 26th Mar, 08 Kempton
3rd Hdl

8th

Mister Benedictine (GB) 10-10 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Mr Noel Horan)

Mister Baileys (GB) - Cultural Role (GB)(Night Shift (USA))
Breeder - Whitsbury Manor Stud

SP 50-1

Brendan W Duke

Jack Doyle(5)

tracked leaders, led 3 out, soon headed, weakened after last

14th Dec, 07 Cheltenham
11th Hcp Hdl This
Race 1st Mar, 08 Newbury
4th Hcp Hdl

9th

0.75L

Hill Forts Timmy (GB) 11-5 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (Mrs J C Scorgie)

Thowra (FR) - Queen Of The Suir (IRE)(Carlingford Castle)

SP 40-1

J Mullins

W P Kavanagh(3)

behind, headway 3 out, soon no impression

26th Dec, 07 Wincanton
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
15th Hcp Hdl

10th

1.25L

Nakai (FR) 11-8 (Mr C G Roach)

Esprit du Nord (USA) - Hermes De Beaulieu (FR)(Panoramic)

SP 11-2JJfav

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

behind, headway after 3 out, weakened after next

5th Jan, 08 Wincanton
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 12th Nov, 08 Kempton
2nd Hcp Hdl

11th

0.5L

Gauvain (GER) 11-12 (Mr J H McDougall)

Sternkoenig (IRE) - Gamina (GER)(Dominion)

SP 16-1

C J Mann

N Fehily

prominent, led 8th, headed 3 out, weakened before next

26th Jan, 08 Cheltenham
5th Hdl This
Race 21st Oct, 08 Exeter
5th Nov Chs

12th

0.75L

Overstrand (IRE) 11-12 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (Dr RDP & Mrs LJ Newland, CE Stedman)

In The Wings - Vaison La Romaine(Arctic Tern (USA))

SP 40-1

Dr Richard Newland

T Molloy(5)

held up in touch, weakened before 2 out

2nd Feb, 08 Sandown
14th Hcp Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
17th Hcp Hdl

13th

Bedlam Boy (IRE) 11-11 (Mr T Ambler)

Broken Hearted - Evening Fashion (IRE)(Strong Gale)

SP 20-1

N Richards

A Dobbin

held up, never dangerous

12th Apr, 07 Aintree
3rd Hdl This
Race 14th Mar, 08 Cheltenham
p.u. Hcp Hdl

14th

Pocket Aces (IRE) 10-6 (Incl 3lbs overweight) (The Encore Partnership III)

Dr Massini (IRE) - Mrs Mustard (IRE)(Le Johnstan)

SP 10-1

R Rowe

Gerard Tumelty(3)

held up, never dangerous

6th Jan, 08 Plumpton
1st Hdl This
Race 8th Mar, 08 Sandown
fell Hcp Hdl

15th

Self Defense (GB) 11-11 (Fraser Miller Racing)

Warning - Dansara

SP 50-1

C Llewellyn

Paul Moloney

in touch, lost place 8th, soon behind

26th Dec, 07 Kempton
6th Nov Chs This
Race 12th Jul, 08 Ascot
12th Flat Hcp

16th

Supsonic (GB) 10-7 (Mr Bill Gavan)

Marju (IRE) - Nicely (IRE)(Bustino)

SP 100-1

Richard Price

D R Dennis

led until 8th, gradually weakened from 3 out

2nd Feb, 08 Sandown
11th Hcp Hdl This
Race 2nd Mar, 08 Bangor-on-Dee
4th Hcp Hdl

17th

17L

Princelet (IRE) 11-1 (Incl 7lbs overweight) (Mr John P McManus)

Desert Prince (IRE) - Soeur Ti (FR)(Kaldoun (FR))

SP 9-1

Nicky Henderson

Felix De Giles(7)

Place £3.00

held up towards rear, ridden before 4 out, soon beaten

19th Jan, 08 Ascot
p.u. Hcp Hdl This
Race

p.u.

Khasab (IRE) 10-12 (Mrs R J Skan)

Supreme Leader - Tower Princess (IRE)(King's Ride)

SP 8-1

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

always behind, no chance when

30th Jan, 08 Leicester
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 21st Oct, 08 Exeter
3rd Nov Chs

Off
Time 4m. 44.70 secs, which is 0.15 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £59.90
Tote Trifecta- £1416.70.