24/01/06

SEDGEFIELD (24 Jan 2006)

Soft

2:40 Camerons Brewery Maiden Chase (class 4) (5yo+)

[off 2:40] £4,554.20, £1,337.00, £668.50, £333.90 18 fences 3 omitted 3m3f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Canavan (IRE) Ferdy Murphy 7 11-0 T J Dreaper(5) 11/8F 95 — —

2 16 Matmata De Tendron (FR) A Crook 6 11-0 t M J McAlister(5) 11/2 78 — —

3 1¾ Uneven Line Miss S E Forster 10 10-9 p Mr C Storey(3) 15/2 76 — —

4 dist Barrons Pike B Storey 7 11-5 A Dobbin 100/30 — —

5 30 Bramble Princess (IRE) Miss Lucinda V Russell 7 10-9 P Buchanan(3) 8/1 — —

PU Highland Brief Mrs A Duffield 6 11-5 R McGrath 66/1 — —

PU Zaffiera (IRE) M D Hammond 5 10-7 N P Mulholland 25/1 69 — —

UR The Ample Hamper Mrs L B Normile 8 10-12 P J McDonald(7) 50/1 — —

8 ran TIME 7m 14.50s (slow by 52.50s) TOTAL SP 110%

NON RUNNER: Bobsourown (IRE)

1st OWNER: John Duddy BRED: Pat Tobin TRAINER: Ferdy Murphy

2nd OWNER: Lucky Catch Partnership

3rd OWNER: C Storey

TOTE WIN £2.10 PL £1.40, £1.50, £1.50; Ex £11.40; CSF £8.91

Third-last fence omitted on each circuit - low sun.

ANALYSIS: Stamina was at a premium in this long-distance maiden, which played to the strengths of CANAVAN, a relentless galloper who basically stayed better than his rivals and had this sewn up from the top of the hill. He should continue to pay his way in run-of-the-mill races at stiff courses over extreme distances and in testing ground.

Matmata de Tendron finished with a bit of a flourish after the last to take second, but was never any danger to the winner.

Uneven Line ran a fair race but wasa weary horse in the closing stages.