Full Result 4.45 Chepstow | 10 March 2004

Sharp Minds Betfair Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good To Firm 16 fences

1st £4,420 2nd £1,360 3rd £680 4th £340

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Mark Equal EvensF A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	1011	88	69	125	–
b g Nicholas Bill - Dissolution I (Henbit)
Always going well, led 10th, clear 5 out, very easily (op 11-10 tchd 11-8)

2 12	1. El Bandito (IRE) 5/2 Tom Doyle Richard Lee	Tom Doyle Richard Lee	10	1112	103	71	115	–
ch g Un Desperado (FR) - Red Marble I (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway 6th, lost place 9th, rallied to chase winner approaching 5 out, weakened 2 out (op 9-4 tchd 2-1 and 11-4 in places)

3 5 [17]	2. Gus Des Bois (FR) 7/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1110 v	101	64	108	–
ch g Lampon (FR) - Fiacina (FR) (Fiasco I)
Led to 10th, weakened 3 out (op 5-1)

4 15 [32]	4. River Wye (IRE) 20/1 Vince Slattery George Yardley	Vince Slattery George Yardley	12	105 b¹	82	29	74	–
b g Jareer (USA) - Sun Gift (Guillaume Tell)
Chased leader, weakened after 5 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

PU	5. Kitimat 7/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	Benjamin Hitchcott Bob Buckler	7	100 3	77	–	–	–
b g Then Again - Quago (New Member)
Held up, headway 8th, weakened after 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the good to firm ground) (op 9-1 after 10-1 in places)