2.50 Happy 88th Birthday Les Bickham Handicap Chase of £6,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 5f. 110yds.

Newton Abbot Results Sun, 13th Apr, 2008

Going - Good (Good to Firm in places).

Happy 88th Birthday Les Bickham Handicap Chase of £6,500.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 5f. 110yds.

1st - £4,228.00, 2nd - £1,242.00, 3rd - £621.00, 4th - £310.00 12 Ran

1st

Down The Stretch (GB) 11-10 (Mr J R Payne)
(5:19.80 2.91 secs faster on today's going )
Rakaposhi King - Si-gaoith(Strong Gale)

SP 14/1

J R Payne

L Treadwell

Tote Win £15.00 Place £5.30

held up behind, headway approaching 11th, led after 3 out, drew clear after next, comfortably

10th Feb, 08 Exeter
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 20th Apr, 08 Stratford
4th Hcp Chs

2nd

11L

Master d'Or (FR) 11-9 (Mr Terry Warner)

Cyborg (FR) - Une Pomme D'or (FR)(Pot D'Or (FR))

SP 14/1

B J Llewellyn

Christian Williams

Place £3.20

mid-division, headway 9th, outpaced after 4 out, stayed on again from 2 out, went 2nd flat

22nd Mar, 08 Newton Abbot
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 21st Nov, 08 Exeter
2nd Hcp Chs

3rd

2.75L

Cleymor House (IRE) 10-10 (Mrs A M Thorpe)

Duky - Deise Lady(Le Bavard (FR))

SP 8/1

Mrs A Thorpe

C Poste(3)

Place £3.10

chased leaders, went 2nd 9th, led 4 out, ridden and headed after 3 out, looked held when mistake 2 out, lost 2nd last

10th Apr, 08 Fontwell
u.r. Hcp Chs This
Race 25th Apr, 08 Bangor-on-Dee
7th Nov Chs

4th

19L

Wizard of Edge (GB) 10-12 (Mrs C Taylor & K Small)

Wizard King (GB) - Forever Shineing (GB)(Glint of Gold)

SP 7/1

R J Hodges

P J Brennan

held up towards rear, ridden and headway after 10th, weakened after 4 out

30th Mar, 08 Wincanton
1st Hcp Chs This
Race 29th Apr, 08 Wincanton
3rd Hcp Chs

5th

Amir El Jabal (FR) 11-5 (Mr Stef Stefanou)

Enrique (GB) - Premonitary Dream (FR)(Exit To Nowhere (USA))

SP 25/1

David Pipe

T Scudamore

led, ridden and headed 4 out, weakened after 3 out

3rd Mar, 08 Stratford
8th Hcp Chs This
Race 29th Apr, 08 Wincanton
p.u. Hcp Chs

6th

4.5L

Magot De Grugy (FR) 11-8 (Mr P M De Wilde)

Tzar Rodney (FR) - Hirlish (FR)(Passing Sale (FR))

SP 14/1

R H Alner

D Jacob

mid-division, ridden after 12th, weakened after 4 out

25th Mar, 08 Fontwell
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 21st Oct, 08 Exeter
4th Hcp Chs

7th

35+L

Wotashambles (IRE) 11-4 (Mrs K Harvey & Mr S J Kail)

Shambo - Rent Day (GB)(Town And Country)

SP 12/1

C L Tizzard

J Tizzard

always towards rear, tailed off from 11th

20th Mar, 08 Wincanton
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 24th Apr, 08 Fontwell
p.u. Hcp Chs

p.u.

Mighty Moose (IRE) 10-13 (Gale Force Four)

Mister Lord (USA) - Brief Pace (IRE)(Riot Helmet)

SP 4/1

Nick Williams

Mr N Scholfield(5)

in touch, struggling 5th, soon behind, pulled up after 9th

30th Mar, 08 Wincanton
4th Hcp Chs This
Race 21st Oct, 08 Exeter
10th Hcp Chs

p.u.

Alberti (IRE) 11-1 (Jilly Jolly Racing Syndicate)

Desert Prince (IRE) - Alcadia (IRE)(Thatching)
Breeder - Dr M.V.O'Brien

SP 66/1

Mrs S Leech

Paul Moloney

always in rear, blundered badly 10th, pulled up before next

30th Mar, 08 Kempton
p.u. Hcp Hdl This
Race 7th May, 08 Fakenham
4th Hdl

p.u.

Whatcanisay (GB) 10-13 (Mr N Rooke)

Morpeth (GB) - Supreme Daughter (GB)(Supreme Leader)

SP 11/2

J D Frost

R Johnson

held up behind, lost action and pulled up after 2nd

4th Mar, 08 Exeter
4th Nov Chs This
Race 6th May, 08 Exeter
6th Hcp Chs

p.u.

Big Al (IRE) 10-10 (Mr John P McManus)

Aahsaylad - Haha Dash (IRE)(Lord Ha Ha)

SP 7/2fav

Brendan Powell

A P McCoy

prominent until 8th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 11th

26th Dec, 07 Towcester
p.u. Hcp Chs This
Race 7th May, 08 Huntingdon
p.u. Hcp Chs

p.u.

River Dante (IRE) 10-0 (18 Red Lions Partnership)

Phardante (FR) - Astral River(Over The River (FR))

SP 50/1

Miss L Blackford

J M Davies

chased leaders, went 2nd after 7th until 9th, ridden approaching 11th, soon weakened, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

25th May, 07 Stratford
4th Chs This
Race 8th May, 08 Newton Abbot
p.u. Hcp Chs

Off 2.50
Time 5m. 19.80 secs, which is 2.91 secs faster than the course average on today's going
Tote Exacta- £107.80.

Non runners Alphabetical , Massini Sunset