Full Result 3.40 Chepstow | 21 October 1997

Simon's 60th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Good

1st £2,416 2nd £676 3rd £328

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Vitaman (IRE) 13/2 G Hogan ³ Mrs J Pitman	G Hogan ³ Mrs J Pitman	8	107	–	73	96	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Sea Cygnet (Menelek)
Held up, headway approaching 4 out, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, soon led again, hit last, driven out

2 nk	5. Drakestone 7/1 A P McCoy Reginald Brown	A P McCoy Reginald Brown	6	1010	–	76	95	–
b g Motivate I - Lyricist I (Averof)
Held up, mistake 5th, headway 4 out, led 2 out, soon headed, hard ridden and ran on flat

3 6 [6¼]	3. Country Minstrel (IRE) 33/1 Mr C Rae ⁷ S A Douch	Mr C Rae ⁷ S A Douch	6	103	–	64	89	–
b g Black Minstrel - Madamme Highlights (Andretti I)
Prominent until hampered on inside and lost place bend approaching 4 out, rallied 2 out, one pace flat

4 2 [8¼]	6. Jalapeno I (IRE) 5/4F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1010	–	70	87	–
b g Supreme Leader - Bartlemy Hostess (Bargello)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 4 out, one pace from 2 out

5 4 [12¼]	8. Late Harvest (NZ) 14/1 C Maude S A Brookshaw	C Maude S A Brookshaw	5	1010	–	66	83	–
b g Tarrago (ITY) - Pamira (AUS) (Nassau)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, every chance 2 out, soon weakened

6 3 [15¼]	2. Brassis Hill (IRE) 12/1 D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	6	1010	–	64	80	–
b g Marktingo - Mystery Woman (Tula Rocket)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, led 5th until after 3 out, soon weakened

7 ½ [15¾]	1. Gamay 6/1 R Dunwoody Richard Mitchell	R Dunwoody Richard Mitchell	7	112	–	70	85	–
b g Rymer - Darling Rose (Darling Boy)
Held up, headway approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

8 9 [24¾]	11. Oakmont (IRE) 20/1 Richard Johnson Matt Sheppard	Richard Johnson Matt Sheppard	4	109	–	56	69	–
b g Pennine Walk - Heartland (Northfields)
Prominent, every chance 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

9 7 [31¾]	9. Mr Bojangles (IRE) 12/1 B Powell Snr	B Powell Snr	6	1010	–	51	63	–
b g Orchestra - Lavarna Lady (Rheingold)
Held up, headway approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out

10 2½ [34¼]	12. Margier 100/1 R Bellamy D J Wintle	R Bellamy D J Wintle	7	105	–	45	56	–
br m Queen's Soldier (USA) - Princess Impala (Damsire Unregistered)
Always behind

11 dist [64¼]	7. Kyle David (IRE) 66/1 Philip Hide F Jordan	Philip Hide F Jordan	5	1010	–	–	–	–
gr g Peacock I (FR) - Aunty Babs (Sexton Blake)
Led to 5th, weakened approaching 4 out, tailed off

PU	4. Crafty Gunner 25/1 S Wynne S A Brookshaw	S Wynne S A Brookshaw	7	1010	–	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Craftsmans Made (Jimsun I)
Prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened quickly, pulled up before last, lame

12 ran Off time: 3:44:00 Winning time: 5m 3.20s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Larkhall Nat Hlth/cantassium Vitamins (Vitaman) 1st breeder: R Goodwin
2nd owner: R L Brown (Drakestone)
3rd owner: S A Douch (Country Minstrel)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £7 Ex: £12.10 CSF: £45.55 Trifecta: £187.70 Pool: £386.11. 1.46 winning tickets.

3:40 Chepstow 21 Oct 1997

Simon's 60th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class E