Full Result 3.15 Chepstow | 17 January 2003

Letheby & Christopher Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (3m2f54yds) 3m2f Heavy 22 fences

1st £4,173 2nd £1,284 3rd £642 4th £321

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Ask Henry I (IRE) 10/11F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	113	–	–	114	–
bb g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Pineway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Held up, in rear, headway 15th, chased leaders 17th, staying on and pressing for 2nd when left disputing lead 2 out, soon led, driven out run-in (op 11-10 tchd 5-4)

2 2	9. Wild Spice (IRE) 40/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	8	113	112	–	112	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Curry Lunch (Pry)
Chased leaders, hit 14th, led 16th, headed 3 out, disputing close 2nd when left challenging after 2 out, ridden and not quicken run-in (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

3 dist [32]	4. Chateau Rose (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Thornton N A Gaselee	Andrew Thornton N A Gaselee	7	113	104	–	82	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Claycastle I (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Led to 2nd, stayed with leaders until led again 11th, headed 16th, challenged 18th until blundered 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 25-1 and 33-1 in a place)

4 18 [50]	7. Lord Maizey (IRE) 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	113	–	–	64	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - My Maizey (Buckskin)
Held up in rear, jumped slowly 11th, headway 15th, weakened 18th, tailed off (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 18 [68]	1. Its Only Polite (IRE) 20/1 Tom Doyle Alastair Lidderdale	Tom Doyle Alastair Lidderdale	7	119	–	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Decent Debbie (Decent Fellow)
Hit 1st, behind, headway 15th, hit next, weakened approaching 18th, tailed off (op 14-1)

6 ¾ [68¾]	10. West Hill Rose (IRE) 7/2 Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	8	1012	–	–	–	–
gr m Roselier (FR) - Clonmeen Official (Official)
Chased leaders, hit 5th, ridden 11th, weakened 17th (op 100-30 tchd 4-1)

PU	6. Hijacked 100/1 Wayne Hutchinson ⁵ Alan Hollingsworth	Wayne Hutchinson ⁵ Alan Hollingsworth	9	1012	–	–	–	–
b g True Song - Scamper I (Abwah)
Led 2nd to 5th, weakened quickly 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th

PU	8. Master Ginger Pop 100/1 Philip Hide Mrs S D Williams	Philip Hide Mrs S D Williams	7	113 b	79	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Ruckinge Girl (Eborneezer)
With leaders, led 5th to 9th, hit 12th, weakened and hit 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 66-1)

PU	5. Fair Sprite (IRE) 50/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Saucy Sprite (Balliol I)
Chased leaders, hit 7th, led 9th to 11th, ridden 12th, weakened and hit 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 16th (op 40-1)

UR	3. Better Thyne (IRE) 14/1 Sam Stronge Victor Dartnall	Sam Stronge Victor Dartnall	7	113	–	–	112	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Cailin Cainnteach (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, challenged 4 out, led next, slight lead and staying on when blundered and unseated rider 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 7m 43.00s (slow by 1m 11.00s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs Marianne G Barber (Ask Henry I) 1st breeder: Bill Ronayne
2nd owner: M Crabb, B Ead, P May, M Moore (Wild Spice)
3rd owner: The Southern Set (Chateau Rose)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £4.10 £2 Ex: £26.40 CSF: £49.43

3:15 Chepstow 17 Jan 2003

Letheby & Christopher Novices' Chase Class E