Full Result 3.20 Fontwell | 4 March 2002

Spirit Equus Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £1,991.50 2nd £569 3rd £284.50

Spirit Equus Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G, 2m5½f - Soft, Class 5 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Skiffle Man 10/1 Rodi Greene Andy Hobbs	Rodi Greene Andy Hobbs	6	107	74	–	84	–
b g Alhijaz - Laundry Maid (Forzando)
In touch, ridden 5th, led 3 out, ridden clear 2 out, stayed on well (op 12-1 after 20-1 in a place and 16-1 in another)

2 14	8. Cedar Chief 14/1 Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	5	109 b	76	–	72	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Dame Ashfield (Grundy)
Headway to track leaders halfway, moderate 2nd and not pace of winner from 2 out (op 10-1)

3 10 [24]	7. Backview 5/1 Mr Ben Salaman ⁷ M Salaman	Mr Ben Salaman ⁷ M Salaman	10	107 t	81	–	67	–
ch g Backchat (USA) - Book ReviewI (Balidar)
Led until 8th, outpaced from 3 out (op 4-1)

4 3 [27]	1. Native Field (IRE) 9/2F P Griffiths ⁷ D J Wintle	P Griffiths ⁷ D J Wintle	13	115	92	–	76	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Broomfield Ceili (Northfields)
Rear and driven along, stayed on from 3 out, never nearer (tchd 5-1 in places)

5 nk [27¼]	13. Stage DoorI (IRE) 50/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Simon Dow	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Simon Dow	5	911 4 t	67	–	51	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Dancing Shadow (Dancer's Image)
Prominent, led 8th, headed and pecked 3 out, soon outpaced, disputing 3rd and well held when mistake last (op 33-1)

6 nk [27½]	9. Tis Gromit 7/1 Mattie Batchelor Sheena West	Mattie Batchelor Sheena West	8	108	75	–	57	–
b m Bedford (USA) - Lac Royale (Lochnager)
Mid-division, outpaced 7th, no danger after (tchd 10-1)

7 5 [32½]	2. Nazzaro 5/1 Joe Tizzard Bill Turner	Joe Tizzard Bill Turner	13	114 b	85	–	62	–
b g Town And Country - Groundsel (Reform)
Prominent to 6th (op 4-1)

8 13 [45½]	5. Red Bordeaux 12/1 Andrew Thornton John Akehurst	Andrew Thornton John Akehurst	7	111	82	–	46	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Marie De Flandre (FR) (Crystal Palace)
Held up towards rear, no danger from 8th (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

9 10 [55½]	11. Mystic Hill 33/1 Jamie Goldstein J Joseph	Jamie Goldstein J Joseph	11	104	71	–	25	–
b g Shirley Heights - Nuryana (Nureyev)
In touch until weakened 8th (op 25-1)

10 dist [85½]	14. Missy-Moo 50/1 Jodie Mogford Dr Jeremy Naylor	Jodie Mogford Dr Jeremy Naylor	6	100 6	67	–	–	–
gr m Gran Alba (USA) - Lady Gwenmore (Town And Country)
Prominent until weakened 8th

PU	6. Major's Law (IRE) 33/1 Mr J Owen ⁷ H H G Owen	Mr J Owen ⁷ H H G Owen	13	107	81	–	–	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Maryinsky (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Always rear, no chance from 7th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	15. Time He Went 33/1 Colin Bolger ⁷ George Wareham	Colin Bolger ⁷ George Wareham	13	98 1 6	68	–	–	–
b g Blakeney - Fast Asleep (Hotfoot I)
Mid-division, hard ridden 4th, soon behind, pulled up before 8th

PU	3. Mayb-Mayb 10/1 D Gallagher J Neville	D Gallagher J Neville	12	111 tb	82	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Mayotte (Little Buskins)
Rear, ridden 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 8th (tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	16. Spirito 50/1 Tom O'Connor Derrick Scott	Tom O'Connor Derrick Scott	7	100 8	67	–	–	–
b g Mystiko (USA) - Classic Beam (Cut Above)
Always rear, well behind when pulled up before 6th (tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	4. Uncle Teddy (IRE) 16/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	9	111 v¹	82	–	–	–
b g Arctic Cider (USA) - Ishtar (Dike)
Prominent, hard ridden 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

PU	12. Set Dance (IRE) 50/1 J R Kavanagh E L James	J R Kavanagh E L James	6	101 b¹	68	–	–	–
b g Suave Dancer (USA) - La Courant (USA) (Little Current)
Jumped badly right, prominent to 4th, behind when pulled up before 6th (jockey said gelding jumped badly right-handed)

16 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 5m 49.40s (slow by 37.40s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Miss Jayne Brace & Gwyn Brace (Skiffle Man) 1st breeder: C J R Trotter
2nd owner: R O S Racing (Cedar Chief)
3rd owner: Graham Hunt (Backview)
Tote win: £17.60 PL: £3.70 £4.90 £1.70 Ex: £225.60 CSF: £130.98 Tricast: £781.32
The winner was bought in for 5,400gns

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Spirit Equus Trust Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

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