| Course: TOWCESTER | Race date:06/01/06 | Race time:3:20 | Runners:7 |
| Race distance:2m3½f | Going:Soft | Winners time:5m 33.00s |
| Horse | Jockey | Trainer | Stall | Weight | Age | RPR | OR | Odds | B High | B Ave | B Low | In run | Finished | Dist Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| De Blanc | Sam Thomas | Miss Venetia Williams | 10-12 | 6 | 115 | 98 | 7/4 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 1 | ||
| Perle De Puce | Mr S Waley-Cohen | N J Henderson | 10-5 | 7 | 111 | 0 | 4/5F | NA | NA | NA | NA | 2 | 4 | |
| Scratch The Dove | Wayne Hutchinson | A E Price | 10-12 | 9 | 85 | 100 | 12/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 3 | 26 | |
| Lago D'Oro | T J Phelan | Dr P Pritchard | 10-7 | 6 | 84 | 93 | 16/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 4 | 1 | |
| Cool Carroll | Henry Oliver | Mrs Tracey Barfoot-Saunt | 10-12 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 40/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | 5 | dist | |
| The Sneakster | Tom Siddall | S A Brookshaw | 10-12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU | ||
| Bedford Leader | Derek Laverty | A P Jones | 10-7 | 8 | 0 | 81 | 66/1 | NA | NA | NA | NA | PU |
DE BLANC was the most professionaland her win should not just be put down to having the run of the race in front against the hot favourite, who is officially rated a stone better than her over hurdles. De Blanc jumped the better to have the vital six lengths advantage starting uphill. She only conceded a couple of those under pressure after the last and looks to be going the right way.
Perle de Puce remains unconvincing, with first-time blinkers getting her keen early but having little effect in the finish. After her recent fall, she got in close to some of her fences and slipped on the turn into the back straight, but she was close enough at the bottom of the hill and could not reel in the game winner.
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