Full Result 7.00 Folkestone | 16 May 2001

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(Class 6) (5yo+) 3m1f Good 18 fences

1st £1,934.80 2nd £552.80 3rd £276.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Spring Gale (IRE) 3/1 Miss Z Turner ⁷ J M Turner	Miss Z Turner ⁷ J M Turner	10	1110	–	78	115	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Orospring (Tesoro Mio)
Settled 3rd, went 2nd 11th, going easily until led after 2 out, soon clear, unchallenged (op 2-1 tchd 7-2)

2 8	8. Ok So (IRE) 20/1 Owyn Nelmes ⁷ K A Nelmes	Owyn Nelmes ⁷ K A Nelmes	8	117	–	67	97	–
ch g Naheez (USA) - Flowering Moss (IRE) (Le Moss)
Well off pace in group chasing leading quartet, closed from 14th, no danger after 3 out, 4th at last, plugged on gamely to go 2nd flat (op 12-1)

3 1½ [9½]	4. Some Go West (IRE) 7/1 Mr N King ⁵ Neil King	Mr N King ⁵ Neil King	7	120	90	70	102	–
b g Un Desperado (FR) - Costly Lady (Bold Lad)
Chased leader, led before 6th, mistakes 15th and next, ridden and headed after 2 out, weakened and lost 2nd flat (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

4 nk [9¾]	3. Nadjati (USA) 3/1 Mr P G Hall ⁷ D M Grissell	Mr P G Hall ⁷ D M Grissell	12	1112	99	70	100	–
ch g Assert (IRE) - Najidiya (USA) (Riverman)
Last of quartet racing clear of rest, went 3rd 11th, ridden and outpaced after 15th, rallied before 2 out, soon found nil and plodded on (op 7-2 tchd 5-1)

5 18 [27¾]	2. Secret Bid (IRE) 9/2 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	11	124	94	54	95	–
ch g Seclude I (USA) - Trial Bid (Grundy)
Led until before 6th, chased leader until ridden 11th, struggling after 3 out (op 4-1 after 6-1 in a place, tchd 5-1)

F	1. Life's Work 5/2F Mr M Gorman ⁷ Nick Gifford	Mr M Gorman ⁷ Nick Gifford	9	120	103	–	–	–
b g Lyphento (USA) - Travail Girl (Forties Field)
Well behind, still 15l 7th but trying to improve when fell 12th (op 7-4 tchd 3-1)

PU	9. Storm Drum 40/1 Mr D Page ⁷ K D Giles	Mr D Page ⁷ K D Giles	12	117 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Celestial Storm (USA) - Bushti Music (Bustino)
Last when blundered 5th, tailed off and mistake 6th, soon furlongs behind, pulled up 14th (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

PU	10. Thirty Below (IRE) 25/1 Mr K Culligan ⁵ Miss J Wickens	Mr K Culligan ⁵ Miss J Wickens	12	119	57	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Arctic Bavard (Le Bavard)
Not jump well and immediately lost touch, tailed off 13th, pulled up 15th (op 16-1)

PU	7. Macfin I (IRE) 33/1 Miss L Allan ⁷ Louise Allan	Miss L Allan ⁷ Louise Allan	8	117	–	–	–	–
b g Brevet I - Lough Sholin (Kemal)
Niggled along after 4th, well adrift of leading quartet, 6th and brief effort when mistake 13th, tailed off and pulled up last (op 16-1)

9 ran Off time: 7:10:00 Winning time: 6m 36.80s (slow by 34.80s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Jambo Bwana (withdrawn; horse bolted, tack broken)
1st owner: J M Turner (Spring Gale) 1st breeder: T J Hurley
2nd owner: K A Nelmes (Ok So)
3rd owner: Simon Bullimore (Some Go West)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.50 £2 £2.60 Ex: £46.10 CSF: £52.60

7:00 Folkestone 16 May 2001

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