7.50 George Jones Memorial Handicap Chase of £18,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 5f. 110yds.

Stratford Results Sat, 24th May, 2008

Going - Good.

George Jones Memorial Handicap Chase of £18,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 5f. 110yds.

1st - £11,272.00, 2nd - £3,330.00, 3rd - £1,665.00, 4th - £833.00 15 Ran

1st

Down The Stretch (GB) 10-2 (Mr J R Payne)
(5:07.20 12.29 secs faster on today's going )
Rakaposhi King - Si-gaoith(Strong Gale)

SP 16/1

J R Payne

L Treadwell

Tote Win £23.20 Place £7.00

soon pressing leader, led 5th, ridden after 2 out, driven out

20th Apr, 08 Stratford
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 15th Jun, 08 Stratford
6th Hcp Chs

2nd

Seafield Bogie (IRE) 9-10 (Thoroughbred Ladies)

Darazari (IRE) - Lucky House(Pollerton)

SP 12/1

Tom George

Felix De Giles(5)

Place £3.70

always handy, ridden when switched left approaching last, ran on towards finish

13th May, 08 Newton Abbot
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 2nd Jul, 08 Worcester
7th Hcp Hdl

3rd

Kelrev (FR) 10-12 (Flintham)

Video Rock (FR) - Bellile Ii (FR)

SP 9/1

Alan King

R Thornton

Place £3.40

mid-division, headway 8th, ridden after 2 out, no quickened towards finish

16th Apr, 08 Cheltenham
5th Hcp Chs This
Race 19th Jul, 08 Market Rasen
p.u. Hcp Chs

4th

Forest Green (FR) 11-7 (Mr Ged Mason)

Green Tune (USA) - Farama (USA)(Seattle Song (USA))

SP 3/1fav

Paul Nicholls

R Walsh

mid-division, ridden approaching 4 out, stayed on approaching last, never nearer

13th May, 08 Newton Abbot
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Jun, 08 Worcester
p.u. Hcp Hdl

5th

Boychuk (IRE) 11-4 (Mrs Diana L Whateley)

Insan (USA) - Golden Flower (GER)(Highland Chieftain)
Breeder - Robert Donaldson

SP 11/2

Philip Hobbs

R Johnson

led to 5th, ridden 10th, soon lost place, stayed on approaching last, no danger

11th May, 08 Worcester
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 11th Oct, 08 Chepstow
5th Hcp Chs

6th

Bishop's Bridge (IRE) 11-9 (Mr S Kimber)

Norwich - River Swell (IRE)(Over The River (FR))

SP 14/1

Miss E Lavelle

Jack Doyle(3)

in touch, went 2nd 10th, every chance 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat

23rd Apr, 08 Punchestown
2nd Hcp Chs Rated 135 This
Race 25th Oct, 08 Stratford
2nd Hcp Hdl

7th

11L

Aleron (IRE) 10-9 (Mr Grahame Liles)

Sadler's Wells (USA) - High Hawk(Shirley Heights)

SP 20/1

J J Quinn

D C Costello

prominent, ridden after 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

2nd May, 08 Southwell
5th Flat Hcp This
Race 3rd Jun, 08 Ripon
4th Flat Hcp

8th

1.5L

Smart Cavalier (GB) 10-4 (Mr J M Dare)

Terimon - Smart Topsy (GB)(Royal Fountain)

SP 16/1

Paul Nicholls

D Jacob

raced keenly towards rear, mistake 4th, struggling after 4 out

11th May, 08 Worcester
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 15th Jun, 08 Stratford
8th Hcp Chs

9th

17L

Marked Man (IRE) 10-5 (Mr & Mrs C R Elliott)

Grand Plaisir (IRE) - Teazle(Quayside)

SP 40/1

R Lee

C Poste(3)

mid-division, no fluent 3rd, mistake 5th, ridden 10th, behind from next

4th Apr, 08 Aintree
fell Hcp Chs This
Race 27th Jun, 08 Market Rasen
6th Hcp Chs

10th

18L

Alrafid (IRE) 10-9 (Mr Graham Gillespie)

Halling (USA) - Ginger Tree (USA)(Dayjur (USA))

SP 33/1

G L Moore

P Hide

mistake 3rd, always in rear

13th Nov, 07 Kempton
4th Chs This
Race 27th Jun, 08 Market Rasen
7th Hcp Chs

fell

Blaeberry (GB) 11-10 (Lady Bland)

Kirkwall (GB) - Top Berry(High Top)

SP 16/1

Miss E Lavelle

T J Murphy

prominent, lost place 5th, mid division when fell 7th

17th Apr, 08 Cheltenham
10th Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Oct, 08 Chepstow
4th Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Templer (IRE) 10-12 (Mr Tony Staple)

Charmer - Ballinamona Lady (IRE)(Le Bavard (FR))

SP 28/1

Philip Hobbs

D P O'Dwyer(7)

never going well, soon behind, pulled up before 6th

8th May, 08 Newton Abbot
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 25th Oct, 08 Stratford
6th Hcp Hdl

fell

Nikola (FR) 11-2 (Graham & Alison Jelley)

Roi De Rome (USA) - Envie De Chalamont (FR)(Pamponi (FR))

SP 8/1

Nigel Twiston-Davies

P J Brennan

held up towards rear, headway 10th, weakened 2 out, 9 lengths 6th when fell last

11th May, 08 Uttoxeter
1st Nov Chs This
Race 15th Jun, 08 Stratford
5th Nov Chs

p.u.

Greenhope (IRE) 11-2 (Lynn Wilson Giles Wilson Martin Landau)

Definite Article (GB) - Unbidden Melody (USA)

SP 14/1

Nicky Henderson

A Tinkler

led into start, in rear, mistake 7th, headway on inside approaching 11th, mistake 4 out, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 2 out

9th May, 08 Aintree
3rd Hcp Chs This
Race

b.d.

Kilrogan (IRE) 10-7 (Mrs Val Butcher)

Shernazar - Beauty's Pride (IRE)(Noalto)

SP 8/1

A B Haynes

Mr N Scholfield(5)

soon in mid division, in rear when brought down 7th

11th May, 08 Worcester
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 7th Jun, 08 Worcester
p.u. Hcp Chs

Off 7.52
Time 5m. 7.20 secs, which is 12.29 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £302.80.