Full Result 4.00 Worcester | 21 May 2003

Tote Betxpress Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good 9 hurdles

1st £13,711.75 2nd £4,219 3rd £2,109.50 4th £1,054.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Unleash (USA) 6/5F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	100	120	103	130	–
ch g Benny The Dip (USA) - Lemhi Go (USA) (Lemhi Gold)
Held up, headway on inside after 5th, led 2 out, soon ridden and hung right, driven out (op Evens tchd 5-4 in a place)

2 4	5. Sonevafushi (FR) 12/1 Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	5	912 b	119	102	127	–
b g Ganges (USA) - For Kicks I (FR) (Top Ville)
Held up, challenging going well when hit 2 out, soon ridden and hampered, no extra flat (op 8-1)

3 6 [10]	7. Persian King I (IRE) 33/1 Leighton Aspell Jim Old	Leighton Aspell Jim Old	6	100	116	93	116	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Queen's Share (Main Reef I)
Held up, headway 3rd, every chance 2 out, soon hard ridden, weakened flat (op 25-1)

4 7 [17]	6. Ben Ewar 25/1 Barry Fenton Ken Cunningham-Brown	Barry Fenton Ken Cunningham-Brown	9	102	118	88	111	–
b g Old Vic - Sunset Reef (Mill Reef)
Held up and behind, effort approaching 3 out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

5 3 [20]	4. Mythical King (IRE) 16/1 Tom Doyle Richard Lee	Tom Doyle Richard Lee	6	105	121	88	111	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Whatcombe (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, hard ridden approaching 2 out, no response (op 10-1)

6 2½ [22½]	2. Cenkos (FR) 13/8 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	9	1112	140	106	130	–
ch g Nikos - Vincenza (Grundy)
Led to 5th, soon ridden and weakened (trainer said gelding was unsuited by this return to hurdling) (op 15-8 tchd 2-1, 9-4 in a place)

7 16 [38½]	9. Bohill Lad (IRE) 33/1 Vince Slattery Jimmy Frost	Vince Slattery Jimmy Frost	9	100 1	116	64	118	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - La Sass (Sassafras)
Chased leader, led 5th, ridden and headed 2 out, close 3rd when blundered last, eased considerably (jockey said gelding made a bad mistake at the last and went lame for a few strides) (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

8 10 [48½]	3. Hot Shots (FR) 33/1 Jim Culloty Mark Pitman	Jim Culloty Mark Pitman	8	107	122	61	85	–
b g Passing Sale (FR) - Uguette IV (FR) (Chamberlin)
Prominent until weakened 3 out (op 16-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 3m 46.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Mr Cool (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mrs David Thompson (Unleash) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: B C Dice (Sonevafushi)
3rd owner: W E Sturt (Persian King I)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.20 £2.10 £3 CSF: £13.32 Tricast: £276.76

4:00 Worcester 21 May 2003

Tote Betxpress Handicap Hurdle Class B