Full Result 3.50 Haydock | 26 February 2000

North East Slag Cement Novices' Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) (1m7f157yds) 1m7½f Soft 13 fences

1st £6,041.75 2nd £1,859 3rd £929.50 4th £464.75

North East Slag Cement Novices' Handicap Chase Class C, 1m7½f - Soft, Class 3 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Fassan (IRE) 11/10F Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	8	109	95	97	104	–
br g Contract Law I (USA) - Persian Susan (USA) (Herbager)
Close up, led 5th to 7th, drew well clear with runner-up, ridden to lead run-in, stayed on (op 1-1 tchd 6-5)

2 4	3. Gatflax (IRE) 7/2 Jamie Goldstein ³ Andy Turnell	Jamie Goldstein ³ Andy Turnell	8	105 b¹	94	90	100	–
b g Supreme Leader - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
Led to 5th, led 7th, drew clear with winner, ridden and headed run-in, no extra (tchd 4-1 in places)

3 27 [31]	1. Rockcliffe Gossip 3/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	120	114	65	92	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Clonmello (Le Bavard)
Soon behind, lost touch from halfway, tailed off (op 5-2 tchd 100-30 in places)

4 5 [36]	5. Northern Flash 9/1 R Supple Jonathan Haynes	R Supple Jonathan Haynes	6	100 15 v	86	28	59	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Spinster (Grundy)
Soon behind, lost touch from halfway, tailed off (op 8-1)

5 8 [44]	4. Embargo (IRE) 33/1 S Wynne D McCain	S Wynne D McCain	8	100 11	86	14	54	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Honey Dream (Orchestra)
Mistakes, lost touch from halfway, tailed off (tchd 50-1)