Full Result 3.05 Navan (IRE) | 21 December 2002

Santa Claus Handicap Chase

(0-123, 4yo+) 2m4f Soft 14 fences

1st €12,075 2nd €2,800 3rd €1,225 4th €700

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Eskimo Jack (IRE) 9/4F Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	6	120	124	–	135	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Covette (Master Owen)
Held up, 7th 4 out, smooth headway next, 2nd travelling easily 2 out, led before last, not extended

2 2	4. Gregorio (FR) 8/1 John Cullen Mrs S A Bramall	John Cullen Mrs S A Bramall	8	117	118	–	119	–
bb g Passing Sale (FR) - Apside (FR) (Mistigri)
Held up, progress into 5th 4 out, 3rd 2 out, soon ridden, 2nd and kept on well from last, no chance with winner (op 7/1)

3 7 [9]	5. Sigma Dotcomm (IRE) 8/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	115 b¹	116	–	110	–
b g Safety Catch (USA) - Dream Academy (Town And Country)
Prominent, led 5 out, ridden and strongly pressed after 3 out, headed approaching last, no extra (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

4 1½ [10½]	7. Billy The Snake (IRE) 8/1 Robbie Power ⁷ P Hughes	Robbie Power ⁷ P Hughes	9	108	112	–	104	–
b g Yashgan - Kathy's Trix (Callernish)
Held up, pushed along 6th, slight mistake 5 out, 5th 3 out, 4th when mistake 2 out, no extra (op 8/1 tchd 9/1)

5 2 [12½]	6. Native Beat (IRE) 6/1 Miss D Duggan ⁷ J R H Fowler	Miss D Duggan ⁷ J R H Fowler	7	109	113	–	103	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Deeprunonthepound (IRE) (Deep Run)
Mid-division, 6th approaching 5 out, 2nd after next, 4th 3 out, soon no extra (op 5/1)

6 dist [42½]	8. Caitriona's Choice (IRE) 10/1 J R Barry Michael Cunningham	J R Barry Michael Cunningham	11	1013 t	111	–	–	–
b g Carmelite House (USA) - Muligatawny (Malacate)
Prominent, 2nd at 8th, 3rd after 4 out, no extra after 3 out

7 2½ [45]	9. Afarad (IRE) 10/1 Paul Moloney C Roche	Paul Moloney C Roche	7	108 t	106	–	–	–
b g Slip Anchor - Afasara (IRE) (Shardari)
Behind, kept on one pace from 4 out (op 8/1)

8 nk [45¼]	3. Danaeve (IRE) 3/1 Ian Power ⁵ Gerard Keane	Ian Power ⁵ Gerard Keane	7	112	118	–	–	–
b g Camden Town - Niagara Belle (Beau Charmeur)
Tracked leaders, bad mistake 5th, 3rd and ridden approaching 4 out, weakened before next (op 5/2)

9 20 [65¼]	12. Executive Way (IRE) 25/1 Ross Geraghty ³ Patrick Morris	Ross Geraghty ³ Patrick Morris	8	97 3	95	–	–	–
ch g Executive Perk - Darkskin (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, 5th and ridden before 5 out, weakening when mistake 4 out, tailed off (op 8/1)

10 shd [65½]	13. Mose Harper I (IRE) 9/1 J P Elliott ³ Thomas O'Neill	J P Elliott ³ Thomas O'Neill	10	98 4 b	96	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Miss Rockaway (Le Moss)
Chased leader in 2nd, mistakes 8th and 9th, soon weakened, tailed off (op 16/1)

PU	10. Persian Life (IRE) 20/1 D J Casey S J Mahon	D J Casey S J Mahon	13	105 b	103	–	–	–
b g King Persian (IRE) - Well Aware (Wolverlife)
Led, clear from 3rd to 6th, mistake and headed 5 out, soon weakened, pulled up before next (op 16/1)

PU	1. Champagne Native (IRE) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	Barry Geraghty Mme I T Oakes-Cottin	8	120	124	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - The Race Fly (Pollerton)
Always behind, pulled up before 5 out

PU	11. Hesourown (IRE) 25/1 G Cotter Patrick Morris	G Cotter Patrick Morris	6	910	95	–	–	–
ch g Persian Mews (IRE) - River Circle (IRE) (Over The River)
Held up, mistake 6 out, no extra after 4 out, pulled up before 3 out (op 12/1)

13 ran Off time: 3:07:00 Winning time: 5m 42.00s (slow by 36.00s) Total SP: 154%
1st owner: Mrs B M McKinney (Eskimo Jack) 1st breeder: R R Clarke
2nd owner: Miss Anna Bramall (Gregorio)
3rd owner: J A Boyle (Sigma Dotcomm)
Tote win: €2.70 PL: €1.70 €2.60 €4.10 Ex: €32.20 CSF: €28.03 Tricast: €152.13

3:05 Navan (IRE) 21 Dec 2002

Santa Claus Handicap Chase