Full Result 4.30 Downpatrick (IRE) | 10 October 2001

Cuisine de France EBF Beginners Chase

(5yo+) 2m2f Good To Yielding 11 fences

1st €8,405.20 2nd €1,949.03 3rd €852.70 4th €487.26

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Balmy Native (IRE) 8/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	9	120 b	–	–	95	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Supple (Poynton)
Ran 2nd, led before 4th, clear 5 out, reduced advantage when left clear 2 out, kept on well flat (op 6/1)

2 8	2. Cantiam (IRE) 13/8F Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	6	120	–	–	87	–
b g Shernazar - Dalrouma (Nishapour)
Held up in touch, 5th 5 out, 3rd before next, 2nd 3 out, ridden and no extra approaching 2 out, kept on one paced flat (op 6/4 tchd 7/4)

3 1 [9]	8. Lightning Gale (IRE) 25/1 J J Mansell ⁷ J McCaghy	J J Mansell ⁷ J McCaghy	8	1011 t	52	–	76	–
br m Strong Gale (IRE) - Laurie Belle (Boreen)
In touch, progress into moderate 4th after 3 out, kept on to go 3rd approaching last, one paced flat (op 20/1)

4 15 [24]	6. Kung Hei Fat Choi (IRE) 5/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	119	–	–	66	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Gallant Blade (Fine Blade)
Led to 2nd, ran 3rd, weakened after 5 out, soon no impression, kept on (op 5/1 tchd 6/1)

5 15 [39]	4. General Hopkins (IRE) 16/1 Ross Geraghty ⁵ T K Geraghty	Ross Geraghty ⁵ T K Geraghty	6	114	–	–	51	–
b g Cataldi - Kewanee (IRE) (Kafu)
Mid-division, 4th and slight mistake 6th, no impression after 3 out, kept on one paced (op 12/1)

6 1 [40]	3. Droumleigh Lad (IRE) 6/1 W Slattery T J O'Mara	W Slattery T J O'Mara	6	120	–	–	55	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Myra Gaye (Buckskin)
Led from 2nd, headed before 4th, weakened after 4 out (op 4/1)

7 ½ [40½]	7. World O Good (IRE) 10/1 Tommy Treacy I R Ferguson	Tommy Treacy I R Ferguson	9	119	–	–	50	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Lady Barnaby (Young Barnaby)
Always behind, trailing from 4 out (op 8/1)

8 dist [70½]	5. Indiana Journey (IRE) 4/1 Ken Whelan A J Martin	Ken Whelan A J Martin	6	119	–	–	–	–
b m Eurobus (IRE) - Indiana Dancer (Hallgate)
Mid-division, progress into 4th 4 out, improved to challenge when bad mistake and unseated rider 2 out, remounted to finish last, tailed off (op 5/2)

8 ran Off time: 4:32:00 Winning time: 4m 38.80s (slow by 10.30s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Speranza Racing Syndicate (Balmy Native) 1st breeder: Thomas G Cooke
2nd owner: Fairways Racing Syndicate (Cantiam)
3rd owner: J McCaghy (Lightning Gale)
CSF: €23.49

4:30 Downpatrick (IRE) 10 Oct 2001

Cuisine de France EBF Beginners Chase