Full Result 2.55 Cheltenham | 14 December 2001

George Stevens Chase Showcase Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m1f56yds) 3m1½f New Good 21 fences

1st £28,496 2nd £8,768 3rd £4,384 4th £2,192

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Royale De Vassy (FR) 7/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	7	100 1	127	113	140	–
b m Royal Charter (FR) - Bayalika (FR) (Kashtan)
Held up in rear, headway 11th, chased leaders from 14th, slight lead 2 out, narrowly headed last, soon led again, driven out (op 13-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

2 ¾	6. Royal Predica (FR) 7/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	107 t	134	119	146	–
ch g Tip Moss (FR) - Girl Vamp (FR) (Kaldoun)
Not fluent and behind, hit 1st and 7th, headway 14th, tracked leaders 3 out, challenged 2 out, slight lead last, soon headed, kept on under pressure (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

3 3½ [4¼]	10. Frenchman's Creek 7/2F Paul Carberry Hughie Morrison	Paul Carberry Hughie Morrison	7	101	128	109	138	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Hollow Creek (Tarqogan)
In touch, chased leader from 16th, challenged 3 out to next, outpaced run-in (op 9-2 after 5-1 in places)

4 10 [14¼]	2. Earthmover (IRE) 11/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	10	115	146	117	148	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Clare's Crystal (Tekoah)
Led until headed 2 out, soon weakened, hit last (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5 3 [17¼]	9. Samuel Wilderspin 10/1 Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	9	103 t	133	101	129	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Littoral (Crash Course)
Behind, headway 16th, ridden 4 out, weakened next (op 8-1)

6 17 [34¼]	5. Dark Stranger (FR) 16/1 R Walsh M C Pipe	R Walsh M C Pipe	10	108 b	135	86	114	–
b g Iveday (FR) - Abeille Royale (USA) (Turn To Mars)
Chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened, no chance when blundered 3 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

7 26 [60¼]	1. Beau (IRE) 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1110	151	76	104	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Sand MartinI (Menelek)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 10th to 16th, weakened 4 out (trainer said gelding was unable to dominate) (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

8 24 [84¼]	8. Smarty (IRE) 8/1 Tony Dobbin Mark Pitman	Tony Dobbin Mark Pitman	8	106 v¹	133	34	62	–
bb g Royal Fountain - Cahernane Girl (Bargello)
Always behind, lost touch from 16th (op 11-2 tchd 9-1 in places)

PU	3. Eau De Cologne 12/1 Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	9	111	142	–	–	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - No More Rosies (Warpath)
Chased leaders, lost place 11th, blundered 14th and pulled up before next (trainer said gelding stumbled and lost a front plate) (op 8-1)

PU	7. Rubissimo (IRE) 20/1 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	8	106 b	133	–	–	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Rubydora (Buckskin)
In touch, hit 5th, weakened 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

PU	4. Jolly Green Giant (IRE) 25/1 D Gallagher Paul Webber	D Gallagher Paul Webber	8	109	136	–	–	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Rambling Love (Golden Love I)
Chased leader to 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 2:58:00 Winning time: 6m 35.00s (slow by 10.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Len Jakeman,J Davies,R Downes & J Lewis (Royale De Vassy) 1st breeder: Bernard Ferrand, Stanislas Ferrand And Nicolas Fer
2nd owner: P A Deal, J S Dale & A Stennett (Royal Predica)
3rd owner: Rory Sweet & Panda Christie (Frenchman's Creek)
Tote win: £7.90 PL: £2.30 £2.50 £1.70 Ex: £52.40 CSF: £55.24 Tricast: £201.53 Trifecta: £271.30 Pool: £1,681.30 - 4.40 winning units

2:55 Cheltenham 14 Dec 2001

George Stevens Chase Showcase Handicap Class B