Full Result 4.20 Ascot | 15 February 2003

Ascot United Football Club Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m7f118yds) 2m7½f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £5,187 2nd £1,596 3rd £798 4th £399

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Murphy's Cardinal (IRE) 7/4F Tommy Phelan ⁵ Noel Chance	Tommy Phelan ⁵ Noel Chance	7	113	124	–	140	–
b g Shernazar - Lady Swinford (Ardross)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, not fluent last two flights, stayed on well (op 11-8 tchd 15-8 in places)

2 3½	5. By Degree (IRE) 7/2 Richard Johnson Ron Hodges	Richard Johnson Ron Hodges	7	1012	–	–	123	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Decent Enough (Decent Fellow)
Held up, headway 8th, every chance from 3 out, no extra flat (tchd 4-1, 9-2 in places, 5-1 in a place)

3 22 [25½]	8. Iceberge (IRE) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Ian Williams	Timmy Murphy Ian Williams	7	1012	95	–	101	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Laura Daisy (Buckskin)
Held up, pulled hard, headway 8th, weakened after 3 out (op 25-1)

4 9 [34½]	13. Shoshoni Warrior (IRE) 14/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	7	1012	–	–	94	–
b g Commanche Run - Delko (Decent Fellow)
Held up, headway 10th, weakened 3 out (tchd 16-1 in places)

5 25 [59½]	12. Quedex 20/1 Robert Walford ³ Richard Price	Robert Walford ³ Richard Price	7	109	–	–	67	–
b g Deploy - Alwal (Pharly)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 3 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6 10 [69½]	4. Alleged Slave (IRE) 6/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	1012	–	–	57	–
ch g Husyan (USA) - Lek Dawn (Menelek)
Led after 1st, headed and weakened 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 15-2 in a place)

PU	6. Captain Robin (IRE) 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Gentle Madam (Camden Town)
Held up, weakened after 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	11. Quainton Hills 100/1 Jimmy McCarthy D R Stoddart	Jimmy McCarthy D R Stoddart	9	1012	98	–	–	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Spin Again (Royalty)
Held up, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	7. Epitre (FR) 33/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Milton Harris	Benjamin Hitchcott Milton Harris	6	1012 v¹	–	–	–	–
b h Common Grounds - Epistolienne (Law Society)
Held up, blundered 5th, behind from 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	15. Wishful Valentine 100/1 L Cummins Colin Mitchell	L Cummins Colin Mitchell	7	1012	73	–	–	–
ch g Riverwise (USA) - Wishful Dream (Crawter)
Held up, pulled hard, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	2. Cowboyboots (IRE) 7/2 A P McCoy L Wells	A P McCoy L Wells	5	114	122	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Little Welly (Little Buskins)
Led, headed after 1st, remained handy until weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before next (jockey said gelding was unsuited by today's testing ground) (tchd 4-1, 9-2 in places)

PU	10. Little Mickey 100/1 Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Tony Evans ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	109 v¹	–	–	–	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Sixslip (USA) (Diesis)
Prominent to 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	9. Kipling 100/1 Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	Jamie Goldstein Sheena West	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Sharmood (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Chased leaders, hit 9th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	3. Accademic (IRE) 25/1 Jim Culloty Simon Sherwood	Jim Culloty Simon Sherwood	6	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Giolla's Bone (Pitpan)
Mid-division, ridden and dropped to rear 4th, behind when pulled up before 7th (op 33-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

14 ran Off time: 4:22:00 Winning time: 6m 45.20s (slow by 1m 7.20s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Taillefer (vet's certificate)
1st owner: T Conway & Mrs Conway (Murphy's Cardinal) 1st breeder: Thomas Conway
2nd owner: Fieldspring Racing (By Degree)
3rd owner: Mcmahon (contractors Services) Ltd (Iceberge)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.40 £1.60 £5.80 Ex: £9.70 CSF: £7.60

4:20 Ascot 15 Feb 2003

Ascot United Football Club Novices' Hurdle Class D