04/03/06 LINGFIELD (A.W) (04 Mar 2006)

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5:10 Marsh Green Standard National Hunt Flat Race (Conditional Jockeys And Amateur Riders) (class 6) (4-6yo)

[off 5:10] £1,713.00, £499.25, £249.75 2m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Ballykelly (IRE) R T Phillips 5 10-11 S W Quinlan(7) 10/1 — —

2 4 Strawberry (IRE) J W Mullins 5 10-4 W P Kavanagh(7) 16/1 — —

3 4 Sundarbob (IRE) P R Webber 4 10-5 M Nicolls(5) 5/2F — —

4 1¾ Valprimo G L Moore 4 10-5 E Dehdashti(5) 25/1 — —

5 hd Seal Harbour (FR) A King 6 11-1 t G Carenza(3) 10/1 — —

6 2 Best Deal B I Case 5 10-11 T Messenger(7) 16/1 — —

7 1¼ Tickford Abbey Mrs P Robeson 4 10-3 Mr S P Jones(7) 4/1 — —

8 1½ Bach Beauty (IRE) N J Henderson 4 9-12 S Curling(5) 11/4 — —

9 13 Safeguard (IRE) S J Gilmore 5 10-13 J Diment(5) 50/1 — —

10 ¾ Nar Valley A King 5 10-11 Mr G Tumelty(7) 16/1 — —

11 hd Commanche Dawn G P Enright 4 9-7 J Pemberton(10) 50/1 — —

12 dist Oursweetsurprise A Ennis 5 11-1 C Bolger(3) 20/1 — —

13 12 Gessecapade P S McEntee 4 10-0 O Nelmes(3) 66/1 — —

13 ran TIME 3m 35.10s TOTAL SP 125%

NON RUNNER: Ilewin Rose

1st OWNER: Nut Club Partnership BRED: David Bamber TRAINER: R T Phillips

2nd OWNER: Dr R Jowett

3rd OWNER: Coombe Hill Racing

TOTE WIN £14.80 PL £3.30, £8.00, £1.60; Ex £128.70; CSF £158.23Place 6 £17.67, Place 5 £11.25.

PLACEPOT £13.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £61,643.35. 3,384.80 winning tickets.

QUADPOT £5.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £4,284.50. 587.30 winning tickets.

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

ANALYSIS: Quite a reasonable gallop for one of these events but a lack of any strength in depth, proven by most of this field being ridden along soon after halfway to keep up.

The experienced Sundarbob was on the case from the start and had most in trouble into the last half-mile, but was totally unable to withstand the strong gallop of BALLYKELLY, who had the race won at the top of the straight for an impressive win.

This winning Irish pointer is a grand stamp of a chaser and may have another bumperstart this season before going jumping next.

Strawberry, who has plenty of stamina in her pedigree being related to winners over 16 furlongs over both hurdles and fences, shaped with promise as well in staying on stoutly in the final two furlongs.She was the only other one able to get past Sundarbob, who was labouring into the final furlong after his front-running effort.

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4:40 Marsh Green Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (class 6) (4-6yo)

[off 4:52] £1,713.00, £499.25, £249.75 2m

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Ringaroses Miss H C Knight 5 11-8 P C O´Neill(3) 13/8F — 106+

2 ¾ Sundarbob (IRE) P R Webber 4 10-9 James Davies 11/2 — 86

3 ¾ Dubai Sunday (JPN) P S McEntee 5 11-11 J E Moore 5/2 — 102

4 ½ Piper Paddy P R Chamings 4 10-2 R Johnson 16/1 — 78

5 ½ Go On Ahead (IRE) M J Coombe 6 10-11 Mrs M Roberts(7) 25/1 — 95+

6 1½ Persian Native (IRE) C C Bealby 6 11-4 M A Fitzgerald 14/1 — 92

7 3 Viennchee Run K F Clutterbuck 5 10-11 S Walsh(7) 100/1 — 89

8 1 Bonny Jago R Brotherton 5 11-4 L Aspell 33/1 — 88

9 3 Gandy Dancer (IRE) Miss E C Lavelle 6 10-11 J M Maguire 33/1 — 78

10 5 Reveal (IRE) H E Haynes 4 9-10 1 L Sloup(7) 50/1 — 65

11 3½ Napalm (IRE) C C Bealby 5 10-8 J F Peters(10) 40/1 — 77

12 4 The Main Man M G Rimell 5 11-4 T J Murphy 8/1 — 73

13 ½ Lady Jay Jay Mrs Norma Pook 6 10-4 Miss J Kelly(7) 100/1 — 65

14 2½ Valprimo G L Moore 4 10-9 M Batchelor 20/1 — 61

14 ran TIME 3m 38.10s TOTAL SP 126%

1st OWNER: Mrs Nicholas Jones/Martin Broughton BRED: Coln Valley Stud TRAINER: Miss H C Knight

2nd OWNER: Coombe Hill Racing

3rd OWNER: Mrs R L McEntee

TOTE WIN £2.70 PL £1.70, £1.80, £1.70; Ex £18.10; CSF £10.94Place 6 £162.72, Place 5 £10.34

PLACEPOT £164.90 to a £1 stake. Pool: £50,251.85. 222.45 winning tickets.

QUADPOT £10.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,664.20. 258.75 winning tickets.

ANALYSIS: The field dawdled early, resulting in a modest overall time, but despite being trapped wide throughout and travelling a good deal farther than his rivals, RINGAROSES defied a penalty for his recent Ludlow success in promising fashion. He asserted close home despite looking far from straightforward when Paul O'Neill asked him for everything, and connections reported afterwards that they intend to go to Aintree with him.

Sundarbob and Dubai Sunday ran sound races in defeat, finishing close up behind the winner. The latter made a pleasing debut when winning a course-and-distance bumper last month and probably ran as well again here. He is apparently Cheltenham Festival bound but on this evidence, he'll only be making up the numbers.

Good To Firm

4:30 Wedding Reception At Ludlow "Junior" Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race (class 5) (4yo)

[off 4:30] £2,277.09, £501.38, £501.38, £166.95 1m6f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Tooting (IRE) J Nicol 4 11-0 M A Fitzgerald 15/8F 14 94

2 1 Sundarbob (IRE) P R Webber 4 11-0 T Doyle 9/2 13 93

2 dht Tickford Abbey Mrs P Robeson 4 11-0 J A McCarthy 40/1 13 93

4 nk Basic Fact (IRE) Jonjo O´Neill 4 11-0 A P McCoy 6/1 12 92

5 2½ Don Castille (USA) P R Webber 4 11-0 James Davies 16/1 9 89

6 3 Piper Paddy P R Chamings 4 10-7 R Johnson 7/2 — 79

7 3½ Insurgent (IRE) R C Guest 4 10-11 J P Flavin(10) 14/1 7 89

8 8 Ladro Volante (IRE) S E H Sherwood 4 10-7 Mr R Hodges(7) 20/1 — 72

9 7 Jamadast Roma N A Twiston-Davies 4 10-0 S Crawford(7) 28/1 — 57

10 8 Trooper Lee (IRE) Mrs H Dalton 4 11-0 Jim Crowley 25/1 — 54

11 7 Midnight Fury J G M O´Shea 4 10-7 C J Davies(7) 100/1 — 46

12 17 Sun Of The Glen (IRE) B D Leavy 4 10-7 L Aspell 66/1 — 18

12 ran TIME 3m 22.10s (slow by 19.10s) TOTAL SP 118%

1st OWNER: Miss Anita Farrell BRED: Churchtown House Stud TRAINER: J Nicol

2nd OWNER: Coombe Hill Racing

2nd OWNER: M Kehoe

TOTE WIN: Tooting £3.60. PL: Tooting £1.50, Sundarbob £1.30, Tickford Abbey £7.70. EX: T/S £6.10, T/TA £57.80. CSF: T/S £4.82, T/TA £52.65.Place 6 £60.04, Place 5 £50.91

PLACEPOT £52.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £47,040.30. 658.95 winning tickets.

QUADPOT £31.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,774.70. 65.90 winning tickets.

ANALYSIS: A typical bumper in that they went no pace until things quickened up on the home turn. TOOTING made his experience tell, with the outside rail to help up the straight. Effectively, though this told us nothing new about him and the overall form is nothing outside of the run of the mill.

Sundarbob and Tickford Abbey obviously emerge as much the same horses but the latter is likely to have the more scope as he ran well enough considering this was his racecourse debut.

Basic Fact had every chance in the straight but this was not a bad debut effort and he should derive some benefit.