Full Result 4.40 Fakenham | 15 March 2002

William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) (2m5f44yds) 2m5f Good 16 fences

1st £2,022.80 2nd £622.40 3rd £311.20 4th £155.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Labula Bay 6/4F Mr David Dunsdon Miss C F Elliott	Mr David Dunsdon Miss C F Elliott	8	119	–	–	112	–
b g Sula Bula - Lady Barunbe (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 11th, led 3 out, soon clear, comfortably (op 7-4 tchd 2-1)

2 25	1. Alpha Romana (IRE) 20/1 Mr P Cowley ⁷ Mrs S E Busby	Mr P Cowley ⁷ Mrs S E Busby	8	112	–	–	89	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Stella Romana (Roman Warrior)
Prominent until blundered badly and lost place 10th, soon well behind, stayed on approaching last, no chance with winner (op 14-1)

3 ¾ [25¾]	5. Red Hot Indian (IRE) 7/2 Larry McGrath ⁵ N B Mason	Larry McGrath ⁵ N B Mason	9	114	94	–	80	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Pepper Cannister (Lord Gayle)
Made most to 12th, weakened 2 out (op 5-2 tchd 4-1)

4 5 [30¾]	2. Commuter Country 11/2 Mr T Lane ⁷ Mrs P K J Brightwell	Mr T Lane ⁷ Mrs P K J Brightwell	11	112	–	–	74	–
gr g Town And Country - Landed Lady (Realm)
Chased leaders, led 12th, headed 3 out, weakened next (op 7-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

5 16 [46¾]	6. Stinging Bee 11/2 Mr N M Bell ⁷ Mrs A Bell	Mr N M Bell ⁷ Mrs A Bell	11	112	–	–	57	–
b g Respect - Regal Bee (Royal Fountain)
With leader to 11th, weakened after next (op 5-1 tchd 6-1, 13-2 in places)

6 2½ [49¼]	3. Drumlin (IRE) 20/1 Mr A Sansome J M Turner	Mr A Sansome J M Turner	7	119	–	–	57	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Shannon Lough (IRE) (Deep Run)
Held up, hit 7th, effort 10th, soon weakened (op 16-1)

PU	8. Sparebit 9/1 Mr S Morris ³ W J Warner	Mr S Morris ³ W J Warner	8	111	–	–	–	–
b m Henbit (USA) - Sparticone (Celtic Cone)
Mid-division, mistake and dropped rear 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

PU	7. Mezzo Princess 25/1 Mr M Lurcock ⁷ Keith Goldsworthy	Mr M Lurcock ⁷ Keith Goldsworthy	10	1012 1	–	–	–	–
b m Remezzo - Kam Tsin Princess (Prince Regent)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 5m 54.90s (slow by 40.90s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: H R Cook (Labula Bay) 1st breeder: B R Bartlett
2nd owner: Mrs Susan E Busby (Alpha Romana)
3rd owner: Mrs D B Mason (Red Hot Indian)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £3.40 £1.60 Ex: £26.20 CSF: £32.90

4:40 Fakenham 15 Mar 2002

William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H