Full Result 2.35 Worcester | 10 May 2003

Cheltenham And Three Counties HBLB Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,619 2nd £1,034 3rd £517

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Code Sign (USA) 2/1F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	104	86	100	92	–
b g Gulch (USA) - Karasavina (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, steady headway 3rd, led 3 out, driven out (trainer said gelding had benefited from the good ground) (op 11-4 after 4-1 in a place tchd 3-1 and 100-30 in places)

2 3	10. Joshua's Bay 10/1 Dave Crosse ³ J R Jenkins	Dave Crosse ³ J R Jenkins	5	100	81	96	86	–
b g Karinga Bay - Bonita Blakeney (Baron Blakeney)
Held up in touch, hard ridden approaching 3 out, every chance 2 out, one pace (tchd 12-1)

3 2½ [5½]	7. Anns Girl 13/2 A P McCoy Jimmy Fox	A P McCoy Jimmy Fox	10	106 b	84	96	87	–
br m Newski (USA) - Nearly Married (Nearly A Hand)
Held up, headway 4th, hit 5th, soon lost place, rallied under pressure 2 out, kept on flat (op 11-2 tchd 7-1)

4 2 [7½]	4. Saorsie 15/2 Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	5	112	93	104	95	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Exclusive Lottery (Presidium)
Held up and behind, steady headway approaching 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, no impression (op 6-1)

5 1¾ [9¼]	1. Master T (USA) 9/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	4	1112	107	112	103	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Our Little C (USA) (Marquetry)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden and weakened approaching last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

6 nk [9½]	11. Beausejour (USA) 22/1 James Davies ⁷ Brendan Powell	James Davies ⁷ Brendan Powell	5	98	79	87	77	–
ch m Diesis - Libeccio (NZ) (Danzatore)
Held up in mid-division, no headway from 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

7 8 [17½]	13. Dunraven 33/1 Richard Spate ⁷ M J Gingell	Richard Spate ⁷ M J Gingell	8	98 1 6	79	78	71	–
b g Perpendicular - Politique (Politico)
Chased leader, led 3rd, ridden and headed 5th, weakened after 3 out (op 20-1)

8 13 [30½]	8. College City (IRE) 18/1 Larry McGrath ⁵ Richard Guest	Larry McGrath ⁵ Richard Guest	4	913 p	86	69	59	–
b g College Chapel - Polish Crack (IRE) (Polish Patriot)
Held up in touch, led approaching 3 out, soon headed and weakened (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9 3 [33½]	6. Roman Candle (IRE) 20/1 Rodi Greene Lucinda Featherstone	Rodi Greene Lucinda Featherstone	7	1010	88	72	62	–
b g Sabrehill (USA) - Penny Banger (IRE) (Pennine Walk)
Led to 3rd, weakened 4th (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

10 8 [41½]	12. Toorak (USA) 50/1 Paddy Brennan ³ Mrs T J McInnes Skinner	Paddy Brennan ³ Mrs T J McInnes Skinner	6	911 1	78	54	44	–
b g Irish River (FR) - Just Juliet (USA) (What A Pleasure)
Prominent, led 5th, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

11 2½ [44]	3. Joely Green 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nick Littmoden	Mick Fitzgerald Nick Littmoden	6	1111 b	102	76	67	–
b g Binary Star (USA) - Comedy Lady (Comedy Star)
Behind most of way, eased when no chance from 2 out (op 10-1)

12 8 [52]	5. Court Champagne 11/1 Carl Llewellyn Richard Price	Carl Llewellyn Richard Price	7	111 p	93	58	49	–
b m Batshoof - Fairfield's Breeze (Buckskin)
Prominent until weakened after 5th (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

13 17 [69]	2. Boater 25/1 Seamus Durack R J Baker	Seamus Durack R J Baker	9	1111 b	102	51	42	–
b g Batshoof - Velvet Beret (IRE) (Dominion)
Always behind (op 16-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 3m 46.70s (slow by 6.70s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Denise Winton and Elizabeth Hodgson (Code Sign) 1st breeder: Swettenham Stud
2nd owner: Mr & Mrs Leon Shack (Joshua's Bay)
3rd owner: Mrs J A Cleary (Anns Girl)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.90 £2 £1.80 Ex: £31.50 CSF: £22.42 Tricast: £119.72

2:35 Worcester 10 May 2003

Cheltenham And Three Counties HBLB Handicap Hurdle Class E