Full Result 1.40 Chepstow | 27 December 2000

Welsh Finale Junior Hurdle Class A Grade 1

(Class 1) (3yo) (2m11yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

1st £17,400 2nd £6,600 3rd £3,300 4th £1,500 5th £750 6th £450

Welsh Finale Junior Hurdle Class A Grade 1, 2m - Soft, Class 1 3yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Jair Du Cochet (FR) 6/1 Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	3	110	–	151	156	–
b g Rahotep I (FR) - Dilaure (FR) (Rose Laurel)
Headway to lead approaching 2nd, clear after 3 out, shaken up run-in, readily (op 5-1)

2 4	8. Bilboa (FR) 11/8F T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	3	109	–	140	147	–
b f Phantom Breeze (IRE) - Maisonnaise (FR) (Labus)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, driven and ran on to chase winner from 3 out, kept on but no impression run-in (op 5-4 tchd 6-4 in a place)

3 dist [34]	6. Spirit Of Park (IRE) 7/1 Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	3	110	–	99	124	–
b g Rashar (USA) - Rose Deer (Whistling Deer)
Behind, headway after 4th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon no chance, left poor 3rd 2 out, tailed off (tchd 8-1 annd 10-1 in a place)

4 21 [55]	5. Smudger Smith 25/1 A S Smith Brian Rothwell	A S Smith Brian Rothwell	3	110	–	65	96	–
ch g Deploy - Parfait Amour (Clantime)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 20-1)

5 7 [62]	1. Caesar's Palace (GER) 7/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	3	110 v	–	53	89	–
ch g Lomitas - Caraveine (FR) (Nikos)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, blundered 3rd, weakened after next, tailed off (tchd 15-2)

6 6 [68]	4. Open Ground (IRE) 20/1 R Wakley Ian Williams	R Wakley Ian Williams	3	110	–	43	83	–
ch g Common Grounds - Poplina (USA) (Roberto)
Behind, ridden and effort 4th, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 25-1 in places)

F	2. Fait Le Jojo (FR) 7/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	3	110	–	132	135	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Pretty Davis (USA) (Trempolino)
Steadied after 1st, chased leader 4th, ridden 4 out, weakened next, moderate 3rd when fell 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

PU	7. Storm Prince (IRE) 14/1 Joe Tizzard John Spearing	Joe Tizzard John Spearing	3	110	–	–	–	–
ch c Prince Of Birds (USA) - Petersford Girl (IRE) (Taufan)
Led to 2nd, weakened 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:44:00 Winning time: 4m 8.40s (slow by 22.40s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mme Francis Montauban (Jair Du Cochet) 1st breeder: C De Chambord
2nd owner: J Vasicek (Bilboa)
3rd owner: Mrs Ann Fortune (Spirit Of Park)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £1.90 Ex: £10.20 CSF: £14.44 Trifecta: £103.80 Pool £263.18, 1.8 winning units

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Welsh Finale Junior Hurdle Class A Grade 1

1:40 Chepstow 27 Dec 2000