Full Result 1.10 Chepstow | 27 December 2002

chepstow-racecourse.co.uk Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Heavy 16 fences

1st £5,215 2nd £1,490 3rd £745

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Ibal (FR) 6/1 Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	6	118	–	73	133	–
b g Balsamo (FR) - Quart D'Hekla (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Slight advantage to 7th, narrow lead again 9th, stayed on well from 12th, strongly challenged from 2 out, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

2 4	3. Montreal I (FR) 11/8F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	118	–	69	129	–
bb g Chamberlin (FR) - Massada I (FR) (Kashtan)
Held up in rear, headway 12th, chased winner and driven along 4 out, strong challenge from 2 out until weakened final 100yds, finished tired (op Evens tchd 6-4 in a place)

3 dist [34]	2. Iverain (FR) 5/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	118 b¹	126	–	90	–
b g Le Riverain (FR) - Ursala (FR) (Toujours Pret)
With winner from 3rd until led 7th, narrowly headed 9th, stayed pressing winner until weakened 12th, tailed off (op 9-2 tchd 11-2)

PU	7. Lily Brown 100/1 Dave Crosse ⁵ D P Keane	Dave Crosse ⁵ D P Keane	7	106	–	–	–	–
br m Sula Bula - Lily Mab (FR) (Prince Mab)
Behind, blundered 4 out and 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 66-1)

PU	6. Hasary (FR) 25/1 Jacques Ricou G Macaire	Jacques Ricou G Macaire	7	112 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Marasali - Asterie L'Ermitage (FR) (Hamster)
Chased leaders, weakened 9th, blundered next, tailed off when pulled up before 12th (op 16-1)

PU	5. Dungarvans Choice (IRE) 11/4 Marcus Foley ³ Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley ³ Nicky Henderson	7	1013	–	–	–	–
ch g Orchestra - Marys Gift (Monksfield)
Blundered 1st, soon recovered and in touch, weakened 7th, blundered 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 12th (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

PU	4. Briar's Mist (IRE) 16/1 Tony Dobbin Henrietta C Knight	Tony Dobbin Henrietta C Knight	5	112	–	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Claycastle I (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 12th (op 10-1)

7 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 5m 26.40s (slow by 43.40s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Tony Hayward And Barry Fulton (Ibal) 1st breeder: Vcte Roger De Soultrait
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Montreal I)
3rd owner: C G Roach (Iverain)
Tote win: £6.90 PL: £2.40 £1.60 Ex: £20.70 CSF: £14.42

1:10 Chepstow 27 Dec 2002

chepstow-racecourse.co.uk Novices' Chase Class D