Full Result 1.15 Fakenham | 4 December 2000

L L Firth - Patrick Firth Memorial Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m59yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £4,072.25 2nd £1,253 3rd £626.50 4th £313.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Jokers Charm 9/2 Dominic Elsworth ⁵ N B Mason	Dominic Elsworth ⁵ N B Mason	9	115 tb	91	97	109	–
b g Idiots Delight - By The Lake (Tyrant)
Held up, headway 8th, chased leader 4 out, led on bit after 2 out, comfortably (op 7-2)

2 2½	3. Arctictaldi (IRE) EvensF V T Keane ⁷ Brian Ellison	V T Keane ⁷ Brian Ellison	10	108 b	82	84	94	–
br g Cataldi - Arctic Sue (Arctic Slave)
Held up, headway 7th, outpaced after 3 out, rallied to chase winner approaching last, one pace flat, broke blood vessel (jockey said gelding finished distressed) (op 5-4)

3 9 [11½]	4. The Moor (IRE) 9/2 C Maude Mark H Tompkins	C Maude Mark H Tompkins	9	1011	78	65	83	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Maid Of Moyode (Giolla Mear)
Chased leader, led 6th, ridden and headed after 2 out, soon beaten, eased flat (op 7-2)

4 14 [25½]	6. Merlins Bay (IRE) 16/1 Ollie McPhail ³ John Panvert	Ollie McPhail ³ John Panvert	6	100 3 2	70	33	58	–
b g Nearly A Nose (USA) - Kabarda (Relkino)
Held up, weakened 8th (tchd 25-1)

5 5 [30½]	5. Late Harvest (NZ) 14/1 L Suthern ⁵ S A Brookshaw	L Suthern ⁵ S A Brookshaw	8	105	77	31	62	–
b g Tarrago (ITY) - Pamira (AUS) (Nassau)
Prominent, mistake 5th, weakened approaching 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

F	2. Black Statement (IRE) 7/1 Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	Leighton Aspell Peter Winkworth	10	118	89	–	–	–
br g Strong Statement (USA) - Gambell And Dream (Warpath)
Led, headed and fell 6th (op 5-1)