Full Result 12.55 Chepstow | 10 November 2001

Galaxy 101 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m3f100yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £10,500 2nd £4,025 3rd £2,012.50 4th £962.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. One Knight I (IRE) 9/4F Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	99	134	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Midnights Daughter (IRE) (Long Pond)
Made all, jumped left 2 out, soon ridden, jumped left last, ridden out (tchd 5-2, 11-4 in place and 2-1)

2 6	3. Polar Red 3/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	110	–	93	130	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - Sharp Top (Sharpo)
Held up, headway after 7th, went 2nd briefy when not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, chased winner and hung left approaching last, no impression (op 2-1)

3 5 [11]	1. Battle Royal I (IRE) 11/4 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	7	110	–	88	124	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Bargara (Bargello)
Held up, headway after 7th, chased winner approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last, finished lame (jockey said gelding finished lame) (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in a place)

4 7 [18]	4. Rouble (IRE) 5/1 Adrian Maguire J T Gifford	Adrian Maguire J T Gifford	5	110	–	81	116	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Cashla (IRE) (Duky)
Held up in rear, headway after 7th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

5 14 [32]	6. Stromness (USA) 12/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	4	110	115	67	109	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto)
Chased winner until ridden approaching 4 out, weakened approaching 3 out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 10-1)

6 11 [43]	5. Shardam (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	110	–	56	91	–
b g Shardari - Knockea Hill (IRE) (Buckskin)
Held up, not fluent 5th, pushed along after 6th, soon lost touch (op 16-1)

6 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 4m 46.20s (slow by 9.20s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: R Gibbs (One Knight I) 1st breeder: Geoffrey Thompson
2nd owner: Sir Stanley Clarke (Polar Red)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Battle Royal I)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.60 £1.70 Ex: £12.90 CSF: £9.22

12:55 Chepstow 10 Nov 2001

Galaxy 101 Persian War Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2