Full Result 3.25 Chepstow | 9 March 2002

Gwent Drain Services Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £3,357.25 2nd £1,033 3rd £516.50 4th £258.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Karratha I (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	114	108	–	112	–
b g Supreme Leader - View Of The Hills (Croghan Hill)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, challenged 4 out, soon led, kept narrow lead and hard ridden run-in, held on all out (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places and 8-1 in a places)

2 1	4. Follow Me 4/1 E J Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	E J Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	6	1010	107	–	110	–
ch g Keen - Fairlead (Slip Anchor)
Chased leaders, challenged 3rd, ridden to press leaders 4 out, kept on to take 2nd and stayed on run-in, no extra close home (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

3 4 [5]	5. Mydante (IRE) 8/1 Sam Stronge J S Moore	Sam Stronge J S Moore	7	1012	102	–	102	–
b m Phardante (FR) - Carminda (Proverb)
Behind, headway 5th, chased leaders 4 out, stayed on same pace under pressure from 2 out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1)

4 2 [7]	1. West Hill Rose (IRE) 7/2 Tony Evans ⁵ Victor Dartnall	Tony Evans ⁵ Victor Dartnall	7	115	113	–	112	–
gr m Roselier (FR) - Clonmeen Official (Official)
Led 2nd, headed after 4 out, rallied to challenge 3 out until weakened last (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

5 dist [37]	7. Benick (IRE) 20/1 R Biddlecombe ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	R Biddlecombe ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	101 5	98	–	–	–
b g Yashgan - Sounds Symphonic (Orchestra)
Led to 2nd, hit 6th and weakened, tailed off (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6 3 [40]	6. Mike Simmons 6/1 Ollie McPhail Liam Grassick	Ollie McPhail Liam Grassick	6	1010	100	–	–	–
b g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Lady Crusty (Golden Dipper)
Always behind, lost touch 8th, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 and 9-1 in places)

PU	2. Beyond Control (IRE) 11/4F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	7	119	112	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Bucktina (Buckskin)
Tracked leaders until pulled up after 8th, lame (jockey said he thought gelding was lame, but it was subsequently found to be sound) (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 3:26:00 Winning time: 6m 12.80s (slow by 30.80s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs R J Skan (Karratha I) 1st breeder: Mrs Mary Smyth
2nd owner: D O'Connor (Follow Me)
3rd owner: Ernie Houghton (Mydante)
Tote win: £8.70 PL: £2.80 £2.20 Ex: £30.70 CSF: £33.45

3:25 Chepstow 9 Mar 2002

Gwent Drain Services Handicap Hurdle Class D