Full Result 2.15 Kempton | 26 December 2000

Pertemps King George VI Chase Class A Showcase Race Grade 1

(Class 1) (5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £87,000 2nd £33,000 3rd £16,500 4th £7,500 5th £3,750 6th £2,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. First Gold (FR) 5/2 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	7	1110	–	186	178	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Nuit D'Or II (FR) (Pot D'Or)
Jumped well, always well placed, led 15th, drew clear after 3 out, ran on strongly, impressive (tchd 11-4 and 3-1 in places)

2 10	6. Florida Pearl (IRE) 11/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	8	1110	–	175	169	–
b g Florida Son - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
Settled rear, blundered 4th, progress 13th, chased winner and chance 3 out, soon outpaced and beaten (op 6-1)

3 11 [21]	2. Bellator 33/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	7	1110	157	164	156	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Jupiter's Message (Jupiter Island)
Held up last pair, outpaced from 14th, progress before 3 out, kept on to take 3rd after last (tchd 50-1 in places)

4 3½ [24½]	1. Beau (IRE) 14/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1110	154	160	155	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Sand MartinI (Menelek)
Tracked leader, every chance before 3 out, soon ridden and weakened (op 12-1)

5 2 [26½]	8. See More Business (IRE) 6/4F Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	10	1110 b	177	158	156	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Miss Redlands (Dubassoff)
Raced wide, not always fluent, tracked leaders, hard ridden and one pace after 4 out, beaten next (tchd 13-8 and 7-4 in places)

6 8 [34½]	4. Edredon Bleu (FR) 9/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	8	1110 t	166	149	144	–
b g Grand Tresor (FR) - Nuit Bleue III (FR) (Le Pontet)
Led to 15th, steadily weakened after next (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7 11 [45½]	7. Go Ballistic 14/1 Timmy Murphy Richard Phillips	Timmy Murphy Richard Phillips	11	1110	159	137	137	–
br g Celtic Cone - National Clover (National Trust I)
Settled last, mistake and pecked 9th, lost touch next, effort 13th, soon struggling and no chance (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

8 hd [45¾]	9. Lady Cricket (FR) 16/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	115 b	149	132	127	–
ch m Cricket Ball (USA) - Lady Mariza (Dunbeath)
Mid-division, mistake 7th, not much room bend after 12th, ridden and weakened 15th (op 12-1)

PU	3. Double Thriller 66/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	10	1110	146	–	–	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Cape Thriller (Thriller)
Mid-division, jumped awkwardly 3rd, ridden after 12th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 5m 59.80s (slow by 1.80s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Marquesa De Moratalla (First Gold) 1st breeder: Roger Chaignon
2nd owner: Mrs Violet O'Leary (Florida Pearl)
3rd owner: Peter Richardson (Bellator)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.90 £2 £4.30 Ex: £24.40 CSF: £16 Trifecta: £489.80 Pool £10,085.77, 14.62 winning units

2:15 Kempton 26 Dec 2000

Pertemps King George VI Chase Class A Showcase Race Grade 1