Full Result 2.15 Chepstow | 9 March 2002

Tote Bookmakers Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (3m2f54yds) 3m2f Good To Soft 22 fences

1st £10,773 2nd £3,078 3rd £1,539

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Murt's Man (IRE) 7/2 Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls	Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls	8	115	134	–	145	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Autumn Queen (IRE) (Menelek)
With leaders, reminders 9th and 10th, challenged from 17th until slight lead approaching 19th, hard driven from 3 out, held on all out (op 9-4)

2 1¼	4. Lance Armstrong (IRE) 11/2 Timmy Murphy R H Alner	Timmy Murphy R H Alner	12	105	120	–	130	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Wolver Rose (Wolver Hollow)
Pressed leaders from 6th, strong challenge from 19th and still upsides last, kept on gamely but no extra final 100yds (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

3 dist [31¼]	1. Jocks Cross (IRE) 3/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	11	120	143	–	–	–
ch g Riberetto - Shuil Le Dia (Kabale)
Led, hit 6th and 15th, kept narrow advantage until headed approaching 19th and soon beaten, tailed off when blundered 3 out (op 5-2 tchd 100-30 and 7-2 in a place)

PU	3. Billingsgate 11/10F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	109	124	–	–	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Polly Washdish (Oats)
Held up in touch, blundered 8th, ridden 12th, blundered 14th and soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 18th, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding pulled up distressed) (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 in places and 7-4 in a place)