Full Result 5.00 Kempton | 27 October 2001

'Matt's 60th Birthday And Retirement' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) 2m5f OMS Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £5,073.25 2nd £1,561 3rd £780.50 4th £390.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Veneguera (IRE) 11/1 Des Flavin ⁷ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁷ Kim Bailey	8	100	98	–	106	–
b g Satco (FR) - Orlita (Master Buck)
Held up towards rear, progress 7th, ridden after 3 out, stayed on to chase leader 2 out, driven to lead last 150y, stayed on well (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

2 1	7. Ice Crystal 4/1C A P McCoy Steve Woodman	A P McCoy Steve Woodman	4	112	107	–	115	–
b g Slip Anchor - Crystal Fountain (Great Nephew)
Prominent, led 7th, kicked 4l clear when blundered 2 out, not fluent last, headed under pressure last 150y, kept on but always held (tchd 9-2)

3 11 [12]	1. Cruise The Fairway (IRE) 5/1 Joe Tizzard Brendan Powell	Joe Tizzard Brendan Powell	5	1111	116	–	112	–
b g Insan (USA) - Tickhill (General Assembly)
Led at slow pace to 7th, chased leader until 2 out, one pace under pressure (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

4 6 [18]	9. Bigwig (IRE) 20/1 Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor Gary Moore	8	108 b	99	–	89	–
ch g Thatching - Sabaah (USA) (Nureyev)
Midfield, ridden to stay in touch 3 out, outpaced before next, one pace after (tchd 25-1 in places)

5 4 [22]	8. Alcayde 4/1C Timmy Murphy John Akehurst	Timmy Murphy John Akehurst	6	1011	102	–	88	–
ch g Alhijaz - Lucky Flinders (Free State I)
Took keen hold, prominent, mistake 4th, lost place and ridden 3 out, soon struggling, kept on again flat (tchd 5-1)

6 3½ [25½]	11. Brave Dream (IRE) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	7	106	97	–	80	–
b g Commanche Run - Sleepy Bye Byes (IRE) (Supreme Leader)
Not jump well, held up last pair, lost touch 7th, ridden and lost touch 7th , kept on before 2 out, no danger (op 33-1)

7 14 [39½]	2. Summer Break (IRE) 16/1 D Gallagher Simon Dow	D Gallagher Simon Dow	4	1111	116	–	85	–
ch f Foxhound (USA) - Out In The Sun (USA) (It's Freezing)
Took keen hold, held up last pair, outpaced and mistake 7th, driven after 3 out, no impression (tchd 20-1 in places)

8 5 [44½]	4. Arabian Moon (IRE) 4/1C Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	5	1110	115	–	99	–
ch h Barathea (IRE) - Excellent Alibi (USA) (Exceller)
Held up towards rear, progress 7th, tracked leaders 3 out, ridden and no impression when hampered 2 out, virtually pulled up flat (op 11-4 tchd 9-2 in places)

9 1½ [46]	6. Copper Coin (IRE) 14/1 Gary Lyons R N Bevis	Gary Lyons R N Bevis	7	117	112	–	74	–
bb g Mandalus (IRE) - Two-Penny Rice (Reformed Character)
Midfield, lost place when mistake 7th, well behind after (op 12-1)

10 1¼ [47¼]	5. Mercato (FR) 25/1 R Forristal ³ John Best	R Forristal ³ John Best	5	114 t	112	–	73	–
b g Mansonnien (FR) - Royal Lie (FR) (Garde Royale)
Tracked leaders, effort to dispute 2nd 3 out, soon ridden and weakened, no chance when slightly hampered 2 out (tchd 33-1)

F	3. Chaos Theory 8/1 Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	Andrew Thornton Mrs M Reveley	6	1110	115	–	111	–
b g Jupiter Island - Indian Orchid (Warpath)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 3 out, disputing 3rd but no impression when fell 2 out (op 10-1)

11 ran Off time: 5:02:00 Winning time: 5m 16.00s (slow by 16.00s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: The Sporting Has Beens (Veneguera) 1st breeder: Mrs M Mooney
2nd owner: Fortune Racing (Ice Crystal)
3rd owner: R J T 290 Limited (Cruise The Fairway)
Tote win: £14.70 PL: £3.20 £1.40 £2 Ex: £68 CSF: £55.99 Tricast: £253.39
Jackpot:
Placepot: £167.10 to a £1 stake. Pool: £57,133.80. 249.55 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £60.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,267.30. 27.70 winning tickets.

5:00 Kempton 27 Oct 2001

'Matt's 60th Birthday And Retirement' Handicap Hurdle Class D