Full Result 12.45 Cheltenham | 30 October 2002

Lloyds TSB Asset Finance Novices' Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m4f78yds) 2m4½f Old Good 16 fences

1st £9,700.49 2nd £3,679.50 3rd £1,839.75 4th £836.25 5th £418.13 6th £250.88

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Cape Stormer (IRE) 5/2F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	119	105	99	121	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - My Sunny South (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, pushed along 3 out, led soon after next, driven out (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in a place)

2 4	9. Rufius (IRE) 9/1 Carl Llewellyn P Kelsall	Carl Llewellyn P Kelsall	9	108	90	79	102	–
b g Celio Rufo - In View Lass (Tepukei)
Behind, headway 9th, pressed leaders 2 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace run-in (tchd 10-1, 11-1 in a place)

3 1½ [5½]	6. Glinger (IRE) 4/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	9	115	101	88	112	–
b g Remainder Man - Harilla (Sir Herbert)
Chased leaders, challenged 9th, led next, jumped right 3 out and next, headed soon after, went right last and one pace (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

4 3 [8½]	1. Helvetius 20/1 Rodi Greene P C Ritchens	Rodi Greene P C Ritchens	6	1110	106	90	113	–
b g In The Wings - Hejraan (USA) (Alydar)
Chased leaders until lost position 9th, rallied from 3 out, kept on again approaching last

5 7 [15½]	5. Ricko (NZ) 10/1 Robert Thornton Brendan Powell	Robert Thornton Brendan Powell	8	116	102	79	104	–
b g Defensive Play (USA) - Native Hawk (NZ) (War Hawk)
With leader until led 3rd, headed 9th, ridden 3 out, still chasing leaders when hit next, soon beaten (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

6 18 [33½]	12. Left Bank (IRE) 10/1 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	100 4	82	41	64	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - My Friend Fashion (Laurence O)
Behind, ridden 6th, never in contention (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

7 12 [45½]	13. Lord Fleet (IRE) 33/1 Sean Curran John Cornwall	Sean Curran John Cornwall	8	100 6	82	29	52	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Sweet And Fleet (Whistling Deer)
Led, hit 2nd, headed next, stayed with leader, hit 5th, challenged 8th, weakened 4 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

8 6 [51½]	10. Athleague Guest (IRE) 33/1 Ollie McPhail Aytach Sadik	Ollie McPhail Aytach Sadik	9	104 b	86	27	50	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Santella Bell (Ballad Rock)
Ridden 11th, always behind (tchd 50-1 in places)

9 1¼ [52¾]	8. Fare Dealing (IRE) 16/1 Sean Fox M J Gingell	Sean Fox M J Gingell	9	109	91	30	54	–
b g Tremblant I - Charming Whisper I (Deep Run)
Hit 7th and behind, no chance when blundered 11th

10 20 [72¾]	11. Chevalier Bayard (IRE) 12/1 Marcus Foley ³ J R Adam	Marcus Foley ³ J R Adam	9	913 v¹	84	–	27	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Flying Pegus (Beau Chapeau)
Chased leaders until weakened and blundered 10th (tchd 14-1 in places)

F	4. Paymaster (NZ) 10/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	118 t	104	–	–	–
ch g Norman Pentaquad (USA) - Tivy (NZ) (Noble Bijou)
Behind, reminder 4th, fell 8th (op 8-1)

PU	2. Prince Highlight (IRE) 20/1 John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara Ferdy Murphy	7	119	105	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Madamme Highlights (Andretti I)
Mistake 2nd, behind, steady headway from 8th, staying on to track leaders when slipped badly 3 out and not recover, blundered next and pulled up

12 ran Off time: 12:45:00 Winning time: 5m 9.50s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Glynn Dingle (transport problems)
1st owner: Mrs Toni S Tipper (Cape Stormer) 1st breeder: Eddie Flavin
2nd owner: Peter Kelsall (Rufius)
3rd owner: James Westoll (Glinger)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.90 £2.70 £1.90 Ex: £21.40 CSF: £23.24 Tricast: £85.44 Trifecta: £48.30 Pool of £11,899.50 - 174.70 winning tickets

12:45 Cheltenham 30 Oct 2002

Lloyds TSB Asset Finance Novices' Handicap Chase Class D