Full Result 2.05 Chepstow | 24 March 2004

Sharp Minds Betfair Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £3,562 2nd £1,096 3rd £548 4th £274

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Jonanaud 5/1 Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ H J Manners	Mr J A Jenkins ⁷ H J Manners	5	110	110	104	108	–
b g Ballet Royal (USA) - Margaret Modes (Thatching)
Held up, headway after 4th, led soon after 3 out, soon ridden, ran on well (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

2 1¾	5. First Boy (GER) 66/1 Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	5	110	–	95	99	–
b h Bering - First Smile (Surumu)
Pulled hard early, behind until headway approaching 4 out, ridden approaching last, ran on one pace flat (op 33-1)

3 3 [4¾]	12. Mr President (GER) 20/1 Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	Sam Thomas ³ Venetia Williams	5	1011	–	92	97	–
br g Surako (GER) - Mostly Sure (IRE) (Sure Blade)
Always prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened flat (tchd 25-1 in places)

4 1½ [6¼]	7. Le Rochelais (FR) 16/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	5	110	–	90	95	–
ch g Goldneyev (USA) - Olympiade De Brion (FR) (Night And Day)
Took keen hold in rear, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on from 2 out (tchd 20-1 in places and 25-1 in a place)

5 5 [11¼]	4. Beyondtherealm 100/1 Chris Honour ⁵ Jimmy Frost	Chris Honour ⁵ Jimmy Frost	6	109	–	84	90	–
b g Morpeth - Workamiracle (Teamwork I)
Held up, headway 4th, weakened 3 out (op 66-1)

6 2½ [13¾]	9. Maitre Levy (GER) 9/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	110	–	81	89	–
b g Monsun (GER) - Meerdunung (EG) (Tauchsport)
Chased leader, led approaching 4 out, pecked 3 out, soon headed and ridden, weakened approaching last (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7 5 [18¾]	8. Lord Code (IRE) 33/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	6	1011	–	75	82	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Tax Code (Workboy I)
Led until approaching 4 out, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out (op 25-1)

8 6 [24¾]	1. Bright Green 5/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	5	117	105	74	83	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Shining High (Shirley Heights)
Always behind (op 11-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

9 4 [28¾]	14. Taffrail 33/1 Adrian Scholes ⁷ Dai Burchell	Adrian Scholes ⁷ Dai Burchell	6	107	–	63	72	–
b g Slip Anchor - Tizona (Pharly)
Always behind (op 25-1)

10 6 [34¾]	16. Itsasurething 100/1 Richard Young ⁵ Seamus Mullins	Richard Young ⁵ Seamus Mullins	4	102	–	48	59	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Ginka (Petoski)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 4 out

11 9 [43¾]	3. Alfie Valentine 150/1 James Davies ³ Pam Ford	James Davies ³ Pam Ford	8	1011	–	44	57	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - My Aisling (John De Coombe)
Behind from 4th (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

12 ½ [44¼]	13. Quite Remarkable I 66/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	5	110	–	43	57	–
b g Danzig Connection (USA) - Kathy Fair (IRE) (Nicholas Bill)
Pulled hard, behind from 4th (jockey said gelding was unsuited by the ground - good to soft, soft in places.)

13 9 [53¼]	10. Manoubi 7/1 Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	5	110 t	–	32	48	–
b g Doyoun - Manuetti (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, behind when ridden approaching 4 out, no response (op 11-2)

14 dist [83¼]	6. Itsalf 150/1 Tony Evans ³ J Rudge	Tony Evans ³ J Rudge	6	1011	–	–	–	–
ch g Afzal (IRE) - Sail On Sunday (Sunyboy)
Always behind, tailed off (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)

F	11. Monte Cinto (FR) 5/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	4	110	–	–	89	–
br g Bulington (FR) - Algue Rouge (FR) (Perouges)
Held up and behind, headway after 4th, ridden and weakened 2 out, 7th when fell last (op 7-4 tchd 15-8 and 2-1 in places)

PU	15. Tanglin Blaze 150/1 Sean Curran Adrian Chamberlain	Sean Curran Adrian Chamberlain	10	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Southern Music - Wessex Flyer (Pony Express)
Slowly into stride, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 100-1 tchd 200-1 in places)