Full Result 3.50 Chepstow | 27 December 2001

Gwent Drain Services Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £3,484 2nd £1,072 3rd £536 4th £268

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Orsuno (GER) 6/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	7	111	105	–	118	–
b g Konigsstuhl (GER) - Orvida (FR) (Lichine)
Puuled hard and steadied in rear, smooth headway to track leaders 4 out, challenged from 3 out, led after 2 out, shaken up run-in, comfortably (op 11-2)

2 1	4. Irish Fashion (USA) 3/1F Leighton Aspell Dr P Pritchard	Leighton Aspell Dr P Pritchard	6	111 7	105	–	113	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - L'Irlandaise (USA) (Irish River)
Led, ridden 3 out, headed after next, stayed on well but not pace of winner (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

3 7 [8]	8. Sir WalterI (IRE) 10/1 Barry Keniry Andy Hobbs	Barry Keniry Andy Hobbs	8	107 t	97	–	98	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Glenbalda (Kambalda)
Held up in rear, headway when hampered bend after 4th, stayed on to chase leaders 3 out, one pace from next (op 6-1)

4 3½ [11½]	9. Ludere (IRE) 12/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	6	107	97	–	95	–
ch g Desse Zenny (USA) - White Jasmin (Jalmood)
Keen hold, chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out, outpaced 3 out, stayed on again under pressure from 2 out, not a danger (op 8-1)

5 hd [11¾]	2. Open Ground (IRE) 10/1 David Dennis ³ Ian Williams	David Dennis ³ Ian Williams	4	116	113	–	110	–
ch g Common Grounds - Poplina (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leaders, driven to challenge from 4 out until weakened approaching 2 out (tchd 12-1, 14-1 in places and 16-1 in a place)

6 2½ [14¼]	11. Drama King 4/1 A Bateman ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	A Bateman ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	9	911 b	94	–	89	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Consistent Queen (Queen's Hussar)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4th and outpaced, stayed on again under pressure approaching last (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in places)

7 10 [24¼]	10. Seek The Faith (USA) 14/1 Timmy Murphy John O'Shea	Timmy Murphy John O'Shea	12	106	96	–	81	–
ch g Pilgrim (USA) - Bundler (USA) (Raise A Native)
Held up in rear, smooth headway to track leaders 4 out, weakened 3 out, eased when no chance run-in (tchd 16-1 in places)

8 3½ [27¾]	6. Protector 25/1 Noel Fehily Cecil Price	Noel Fehily Cecil Price	4	1012	102	–	83	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Clicquot (Bold Lad)
Chased leaders, challenged 4th, weakened 4 out (op 20-1)

9 1½ [29¼]	7. Jaguar 4/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1011	101	–	81	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Oasis (Valiyar)
Never going well, always behind (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in places)

10 ¾ [30]	5. Karadin (FR) 20/1 J R Kavanagh Bob Buckler	J R Kavanagh Bob Buckler	7	1013	103	–	82	–
b g Akarad (FR) - In River (FR) (In Fijar)
Chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:54:00 Winning time: 4m 13.20s (slow by 27.20s) Total SP: 121%
Non-runners: Asparagus (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Knightsbridge Bc (Orsuno) 1st breeder: Gestut Monchhof
2nd owner: A J Whiting (Irish Fashion)
3rd owner: J Parfitt (Sir WalterI)
Tote win: £8.30 PL: £1.80 £1.40 £2.70 Ex: £30.30 CSF: £25.82 Tricast: £182.79
Jackpot:
Placepot: £140.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £56,075.75. 290.65 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £92.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,629.10. 21.10 winning tickets.

3:50 Chepstow 27 Dec 2001

Gwent Drain Services Handicap Hurdle Class D