Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 25 October 2000

Purton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-135, 4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,445 2nd £1,060 3rd £530 4th £265

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Modem (NZ) 100/30J Henry Oliver Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver Simon Sherwood	6	1010	108	101	114	–
br g Omnicorp (NZ) - Replica (NZ) (Creag-An-Sgor)
Keen hold, tracked leaders, challenged 2 out, led approaching last, ridden out (op 9-4 tchd 7-2 in places)

2 hd	5. Pateley (IRE) 100/30J Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	6	113	115	108	120	–
b g Cataldi - Suir Venture (Roselier)
Tracked leaders, ridden 2 out, kept on to chase winner last, stayed on under pressure run-in, not quite get up (op 5-1)

3 1 [1¼]	1. L'Epicurien (FR) 8/1 Joffret Huet M C Pipe	Joffret Huet M C Pipe	4	120 b	125	117	130	–
ch g Chef De Clan (FR) - L'Epicurienne (FR) (Rex Magna)
In touch, outpaced approaching 3 out, switched right and ran on again approaching last, finished well, not reach leaders (op 10-1)

4 nk [1½]	4. Killerine (FR) 13/2 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	5	113 t	115	106	119	–
b g Leading Counsel (USA) - Rose Petal (FR) (Pharly)
Led 2nd, headed after 3rd, with leader 4 out, led next, hard driven 2 out, headed approaching last, stayed on under pressure (op 6-4 tchd 7-1 in places)

5 7 [8½]	10. Dual Star (IRE) 7/2 Paul W Flynn S Donohoe	Paul W Flynn S Donohoe	5	100 1 t	98	79	95	–
b g Warning - Sizes Vary (Be My Guest)
Behind, headway 2 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching last, weakened run-in (op 9-4)

6 2½ [11]	3. Walking Tall (IRE) 20/1 Christopher Murray ³ Thomas Patrick McGovern	Christopher Murray ³ Thomas Patrick McGovern	9	111	116	93	110	–
ch g Hatim (USA) - Futility (Tower Walk)
Led to 2nd, led again after 3rd, stayed pressing leader until weakened from 2 out

7 3½ [14½]	8. Divorce Action (IRE) 10/1 Sam Stronge Robert Stronge	Sam Stronge Robert Stronge	4	103	101	73	92	–
b g Common Grounds - Overdue Reaction (Be My Guest)
Held up in rear, some headway after 3 out, never reached leaders (op 8-1)

8 nk [14¾]	7. Mike Simmons 12/1 David O'Meara Liam Grassick	David O'Meara Liam Grassick	4	103	101	72	91	–
b g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Lady Crusty (Golden Dipper)
Always behind (op 10-1)

9 8 [22¾]	9. Saint Ciel (USA) 50/1 John McNamara F Jordan	John McNamara F Jordan	12	103 1 t	101	60	82	–
b g Skywalker (USA) - Holy Tobin (USA) (J O Tobin)
Chased leaders, weakened quickly 3 out (op 33-1)

10 28 [50¾]	2. Talkasha (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hobson ³ John Allen	Richard Hobson ³ John Allen	5	1111	125	42	80	–
br m Doyoun - Talwara (USA) (Diesis)
Always behind, lost touch from 4 out

10 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 3m 59.20s (slow by 10.20s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: T N Siviter (Modem) 1st breeder: Miss L E Jameson
2nd owner: Frank & Cicely Berry (Pateley)
3rd owner: Joe Moran & David L'Estrange (L'Epicurien)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.80 £1.60 £2.60 Ex: £11.80 CSF: £14.17 Tricast: £77.01 Trifecta: £87.50 3.36 w/u, pool £414.29

4:00 Cheltenham 25 Oct 2000

Purton Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class E