3.30 BIRCH HANDICAP HURDLE of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

Leicester Results Wed, 7th Dec, 2005

Going - Chase: Good-Good to Soft in places; Hurdles: Heavy.

BIRCH HANDICAP HURDLE of £10,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

1st - £6,676.00, 2nd - £2,315.00, 3rd - £1,143.00, 4th - £503.00 6 Ran

1st

Magot De Grugy (FR) 10-13 (Mr P M De Wilde)
(0:34.14 19.14 secs slower on today's going )
Tzar Rodney (FR) - Hirlish (FR)(Passing Sale (FR))

SP 6/4fav

R H Alner

A Thornton

led to approaching 4th, led again 5th, clear last, pushed out

18th Nov, 05 Exeter
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 15th Dec, 05 Exeter
2nd Hcp Hdl

2nd

2.5L

Petwick (IRE) 11-0 (Gilco)

Flemensfirth (USA) - Scottish Minnie (IRE)(Farhaan)

SP 9/4

Alan King

R Thornton

prominent, keen, ridden to go 2nd approaching 2 out, kept on flat, not trouble winner

22nd Nov, 05 Warwick
1st Hcp Hdl This
Race 2nd Jan, 06 Exeter
5th Hcp Hdl

3rd

17L

Carapuce (FR) 11-12 (Mr & Mrs Raymond Anderson Green)

Bigstone (IRE) - Treasure City (FR)

SP 16/1

L Lungo

J Ennis(10)

held up in rear, ridden, headway approaching 3 out, weakened 2 out

30th Apr, 05 Hexham
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 2nd Jan, 06 Ayr
2nd Hcp Hdl

4th

0.5L

Jockser (IRE) 11-4 (The D M L Partnership)

Desert Story (IRE) - Pupa Fiorini (ITY)(Indian Ridge)
Breeder - Mrs Barbara Phelan

SP 4/1

J Mullins

W P Kavanagh(7)

held up, headway 2nd, ridden after 7th, weakened before next

13th Nov, 05 Cheltenham
12th Hcp Hdl This
Race 31st Dec, 05 Uttoxeter
2nd Hcp Hdl

5th

18L

Scarlet Fantasy (GB) 10-6 (Mr Thomas D Goodman)

Rudimentary (USA) - Katie Scarlett(Lochnager)

SP 25/1

P A Pritchard

T Greenway(5)

held up, headway 2nd, led approaching 4th to 5th, ridden 3 out, weakened 2 out, mistake last

26th Nov, 05 Towcester
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 26th Dec, 05 Towcester
4th Nov Chs

p.u.

Flintoff (USA) 11-7 (Andrew Flintoff & Paul Beck)

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

SP 10/1

R C Guest

P C O'Neill(5)

prominent, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off when

30th May, 05 Cartmel
1st Hdl This
Race 25th Nov, 06 Towcester
2nd Nov Chs

Off
Time 5m. 41.40 secs, which is 19.14 secs slower than the course average on today's going

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