Full Result 12.50 Chepstow | 28 December 2004

Ray And Margaret Horton Memorial Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Heavy 16 fences

1st £9,135 2nd £3,465 3rd £1,732.50 4th £787.50 5th £393.75 6th £236.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Almost Broke 11/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	106	112	129	134	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Teletex (Pollerton)
Held up in touch, joined leaders 11th, jumped right 4 out, led 2 out, driven out flat, edged right last strides (op 7-2)

2 3	1. Wain Mountain 5/1 Wayne Hutchinson Jim Old	Wayne Hutchinson Jim Old	8	1112	132	146	147	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Mountain Memory (High Top)
Soon chasing leader, led 9th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, no extra flat (tchd 11-2)

3 22 [25]	4. Haut De Gamme I (FR) 12/1 Keith Mercer ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	9	1013	124	113	117	–
ch g Morespeed - Chantalouette (FR) (Royal Charter)
Held up and behind, headway 10th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 14-1)

4 ¾ [25¾]	8. Noisetine (FR) 7/2 Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ³ Venetia Williams	6	107	116	104	109	–
ch m Mansonnien (FR) - Notabilite (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
Prominent, led 8th to 9th, ridden and weakened 5 out (op 11-4)

5 2 [27¾]	2. Black Frost I (IRE) 8/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	8	1110	130	116	123	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Black Tulip I (Pals Passage)
Held up, headway 9th, 3rd and weakening when blundered 3 out (op 7-1)

6 dist [57¾]	5. Our Jolly Swagman 33/1 Richard Young ³ Seamus Mullins	Richard Young ³ Seamus Mullins	9	110	123	75	–	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Queens Dowry (Dominion)
Held up and behind, effort after 11th, struggling when hampered and rider lost iron 4 out, tailed off

7 9 [66¾]	6. First Love 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	111	121	62	–	–
br g Bustino - First RomanceI (Royalty)
Jumped right, led, mistake 7th, headed 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off (op 8-1)

F	3. Latitude (FR) 7/2 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	5	117	127	–	–	–
b m Kadalko (FR) - Diyala III (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up and behind, headway 10th, weakening when fell 4 out (op 9-2)

8 ran Off time: 12:50:00 Winning time: 5m 11.30s (slow by 28.30s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Flinders Chase (doubly declared)
1st owner: A G Fear (Almost Broke) 1st breeder: Mrs Kin Lundberg-Young
2nd owner: W J Smith And M D Dudley (Wain Mountain)
3rd owner: The Haut De Gamme Partnership (Haut De Gamme I)
Tote win: £3.60 PL: £1.80 £2.10 £3.60 Ex: £20.90 CSF: £18.07 Tricast: £143.83 Trifecta: £314.40 Pool: £575.81 - 1.30 winning units.

12:50 Chepstow 28 Dec 2004

Ray And Margaret Horton Memorial Handicap Chase Class C