WINDSOR (16 Dec 2005)

Good To Soft

1:00 attheraces.com "National Hunt" Maiden Hurdle (Class E) (Div II) (4yo+)

[off 1:03] £3,288.78, £965.51, £482.75, £241.12 10 hdles 2m4f

Comments In Running OR TS RPR

1 Kaldouas (FR) P F Nicholls 4 11-0 Christian Williams 7/4F — 102

2 1½ Boberelle (IRE) C Tinkler 5 10-7 T Doyle 7/1 — 93

3 7 Ballyshan (IRE) N A Twiston-Davies 7 11-0 C Llewellyn 5/1 — 93

4 2 Original Thought (IRE) B De Haan 5 11-0 M A Fitzgerald 9/2 — 91

5 ½ My Rosie Ribbons (IRE) B W Duke 6 10-0 Mr M Wall(7) 50/1 — 84

6 7 Follow Your Heart (IRE) N J Gifford 5 11-0 T J Murphy 8/1 — 84

7 14 Gentleman Jimmy H Morrison 5 11-0 J Crowley 8/1 — 70

8 10 Classic Ruby M R Bosley 5 10-2 v1 J Diment(5) 100/1 — 53

9 29 Gneeve Hill (IRE) O Sherwood 7 11-0 L Aspell 22/1 — 31

10 3½ Blind Smart (IRE) M F Harris 7 10-7 C Poste(7) 100/1 — 27

11 5 Ben Belleshot P W Hiatt 6 11-0 M Batchelor 100/1 — 22

12 dist Bally Rainey (IRE) Mrs L C Jewell 6 11-0 B Hitchcott 66/1 — —

PU Ballykiln (IRE) Miss H C Knight 4 11-0 S Thomas 50/1 — —

PU O Cinza (IRE) B G Powell 7 10-9 J F Levins(5) 66/1 — —

14 ran TIME 5m 12.60s (slow by 26.60s) TOTAL SP 120%

1st OWNER: J Hales BRED: Mme Evelyne Van Haaren TRAINER: P F Nicholls

2nd OWNER: George Ward

3rd OWNER: Jump For Fun Racing

TOTE WIN £2.50 PL £1.30, £3.10, £1.70; Ex £22.50; CSF £14.41

ANALYSIS: The time of this second division of the maiden hurdle was much slower than the first. KALDOUAS, making his hurdles debut after showing promise in decent bumpers, scored in workmanlike fashion and will have no problems over a bit further. He will be put away until the spring, when he will have another couple of outings over hurdles before his attention is switched to chasing.

Boberelle stayed on well and is now eligible for handicaps. She looks the type who will be aimed at the valuable mares' final at Newbury in March.

Ballyshan seemed to run his race but the best of him is unlikely to be seen until he faces fences.

Original Thought was always up there and he will do better when handicapped.

The proximity of My Rosie Ribbons does not say a lot for the overall form.