Full Result 2.50 Catterick | 5 December 2001

North Yorkshire Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f145yds) 1m7½f Soft 12 fences

1st £3,965 2nd £1,220 3rd £610 4th £305

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Damien's Choice (IRE) 5/4F Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	9	104	79	85	102	–
b g Erin's Hope - Reenoga (Tug Of War)
Held up and behind, headway on bit 4 out, led next, clear last, very easily (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in a place)

2 13	5. Sharpastrizam (NZ) 4/1 Russ Garritty P Beaumont	Russ Garritty P Beaumont	6	113	92	85	99	–
b g Try To Stop Me - Atristazam (NZ) (Zamazaan)
Held up, headway 5 out, chased leaders after next, ridden 3 out, stayed on approaching last, no chance with winner (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

3 ¾ [13¾]	11. Little Tuska (IRE) 16/1 Kenny Johnson N B Mason	Kenny Johnson N B Mason	11	101 tb	76	68	82	–
gr g Step Together I (USA) - Peek-A-Boo (Bustino)
Held up in touch, headway 6th, led briefly approaching 3 out, soon ridden and six lengths second when mistake last, kept on

4 2½ [16¼]	6. Irlandais II (FR) 16/1 Ben Orde-Powlett ⁷ Geoffrey Harker	Ben Orde-Powlett ⁷ Geoffrey Harker	5	108 t	90	79	94	–
ch g Moon Madness - Platine III (FR) (Iveday)
Chased leaders, ridden along after 4 out, one pace from next (op 20-1)

5 13 [29¼]	8. Victoria's Boy (IRE) 10/1 John McNamara Tim Walford	John McNamara Tim Walford	8	107 b	82	58	76	–
b g Denel (FR) - Cloghroe Lady (Hardboy)
Chased leading pair until led 8th, ridden along 4 out, headed approaching next and soon weakened (tchd 12-1)

6 14 [43¼]	4. El Cordobes I (IRE) 20/1 Graham Lee Penny Buckley	Graham Lee Penny Buckley	10	114	93	55	70	–
b g Torus - Queens Tricks (Le Bavard)
Close up, led 4th until ridden along and headed 8th, lost place and behind from four out (op 16-1)

7 1½ [44¾]	10. Moss Pageant 14/1 B Storey James Walton	B Storey James Walton	11	103 t	78	38	53	–
b g Then Again - Water Pageant (Welsh Pageant)
Led to 4th, prominent until ridden along and weakened 5 out (tchd 16-1)

8 4 [48¾]	3. Last Try (IRE) 9/1 A S Smith Brian Rothwell	A S Smith Brian Rothwell	10	115 t	94	50	65	–
ch g Try My Best (USA) - Alpenwind (Tumble Wind I)
Held up, effort and headway to chase leaders 5 out, ridden next and soon weakened (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 5-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

9 5 [53¾]	7. Flaxen Pride (IRE) 11/2 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	1013	88	39	54	–
ch m Pips Pride - Fair Chance (IRE) (Young Emperor)
Always rear (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

F	1. Farfields Prince 14/1 Warren Marston M J Wilkinson	Warren Marston M J Wilkinson	9	1110 v¹	99	–	–	–
b g Weldnaas (USA) - Coca (Levmoss)
Pulled hard, chased leading pair until lost place and behind from 6th, fell 5 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

10 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 12.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 129%
Non-runners: Broadgate Flyer (unsuitable ground), Kandy Four (unsuitable ground), Magnetic Storm (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: M Sawers (Damien's Choice) 1st breeder: Timothy Nolan
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Sharpastrizam)
3rd owner: N B Mason (Little Tuska)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.50 £1.30 £5.40 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £8.35 Tricast: £62.56

2:50 Catterick 5 Dec 2001

North Yorkshire Handicap Chase Class F