Full Result 1.00 Folkestone | 1 December 2003

European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class E

(Class 4) (4-6yo) (2m1f110yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,604 2nd £744 3rd £372

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Dempsey (IRE) 2/11F Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	5	116	–	31	135	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Kyle Cailin (Over The River)
Made all, mistakes 2nd and 3rd, drew clear before last, very easily (op 1-7 tchd 1-5, 2-9 in a place)

2 12	8. Party Games (IRE) 33/1 Philip Hide D B Feek	Philip Hide D B Feek	6	110	–	13	104	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Shady Miss (Mandamus)
Held up in touch, progress 5th, chased winner 2 out, no chance before last, kept on (op 25-1)

3 27 [39]	2. Apollo Theatre 9/1 Mark Bradburne Richard Rowe	Mark Bradburne Richard Rowe	5	110	–	–	77	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Threatening (Warning)
Prominent, chased winner 4th, mistake next, hit 2 out and lost second, finished tired (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in a place and 8-1)

4 17 [56]	5. Hurricane Dipper (IRE) 100/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ Anna Newton-Smith	Colin Bolger ⁵ Anna Newton-Smith	5	109	–	–	60	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Minnies Dipper (Royal Captive)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, well beaten next, weakened (tchd 200-1 in a place)

5 3 [59]	10. Distant Romance 100/1 Robert L Butler ⁷ Zoe Davison	Robert L Butler ⁷ Zoe Davison	6	102	–	–	52	–
br m Phardante (FR) - Rhine Aria (Workboy I)
Held up in last pair, modest progress 3 out, soon well behind (tchd 200-1 in places)

6 3 [62]	9. Percipient 33/1 Tom Doyle D R Gandolfo	Tom Doyle D R Gandolfo	5	110	–	–	54	–
b g Pennekamp (USA) - Annie Albright (USA) (Verbatim)
Held up in last pair, progress before 3 out, no chance with leaders 2 out, pushed along and weakened soon after (tchd 50-1 in places)

7 11 [73]	3. Balkirk 50/1 Dave Crosse ³ Mrs H M Bridges	Dave Crosse ³ Mrs H M Bridges	6	1011 tp	81	–	43	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Balenare (Pharly)
Chased winner until mistake 4th, weakened under pressure after 3 out, tailed off (tchd 66-1 in a place)

8 7 [80]	4. Erris Express (IRE) 25/1 Tim Bailey ¹⁰ J R Jenkins	Tim Bailey ¹⁰ J R Jenkins	5	104	–	–	36	–
ch g Definite Article - Postie I (Sharpo)
Chased leaders, weakened 3 out, soon well tailed off (op 33-1 after 50-1 in a place)

PU	7. Master Jed (IRE) 33/1 Leighton Aspell Jim Old	Leighton Aspell Jim Old	6	110	–	–	–	–
br g Bob's Return (IRE) - Evan's Love (Master Owen)
Held up, blundered 3rd, 4th and 5th, weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	6. King Coal (IRE) 16/1 Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	Joe Tizzard Richard Rowe	4	110	–	–	–	–
bb g Anshan - Lucky Trout (Beau Charmeur)
Held up, mistake 3rd, weakened 5th, tailed off after 3 out, pulled up before last (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 1:03:00 Winning time: 4m 39.60s (slow by 38.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs T Brown (Dempsey) 1st breeder: Seamus Larkin
2nd owner: Gregory Barker (Party Games)
3rd owner: The Encore Partnership II (Apollo Theatre)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.02 £3.90 £1.50 Ex: £7.40 CSF: £14.52

1:00 Folkestone 1 Dec 2003

European Breeders Fund "National Hunt" Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class E