Full Result 4.10 Kempton | 22 February 2003

Portlane Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Good 16 fences

1st £12,760 2nd £4,840 3rd £2,420 4th £1,100 5th £550 6th £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ	12. Mr Bossman I (IRE) 14/1 Larry McGrath ⁷ Richard Guest	Larry McGrath ⁷ Richard Guest	10	911 p	108	106	129	–
b g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Imperial Greeting (Be My Guest)
Behind, headway 8th, chased leaders 10th, went 2nd 13th, challenged 3 out, soon led, shaken up run-in and ran on well close home, finished 1st, disqualified - banned substance found in sample (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

1 1	9. Avalanche I (FR) 9/4F Mick Fitzgerald John Best	Mick Fitzgerald John Best	6	1013	117	114	135	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Fairy Gold (Golden Fleece)
Behind, hit 9th, headway 12th, chased winner 2 out, rallied to challenge when not fluent last, kept on but not pace of winner close home, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 11-4 tchd 3-1)

2 7 [8]	7. Arctic Challenge (IRE) 10/1 Jason Maguire K R Burke	Jason Maguire K R Burke	9	111	119	109	131	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Ruckinge Girl (Eborneezer)
In touch, chased leaders 6th, ridden approaching 3 out and kept on same pace, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (tchd 11-1 in a place)

3 14 [22]	5. Duchamp (USA) 12/1 Timmy Murphy Andrew Balding	Timmy Murphy Andrew Balding	6	112 v	120	96	119	–
b g Pine Bluff (USA) - Higher Learning (USA) (Fappiano)
Held up in rear, headway 9th, led 11th, headed after 3 out, soon weakened, finished 4th, placed 3rd (tchd 14-1 in places)

4 5 [27]	4. L'Epicurien (FR) 15/2 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	117 b	125	96	117	–
ch g Chef De Clan (FR) - L'Epicurienne (FR) (Rex Magna)
Chased leaders, ridden 8th, never dangerous after, finished 5th, placed 4th (op 11-2 tchd 8-1)

5 1 [28]	8. Mount Prague (IRE) 16/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	9	1010	119	89	110	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Celtic Duchess (Ya Zaman)
In touch, ridden 11th, weakened from 4 out, finished 6th, placed 5th

6 6 [34]	11. Fier Goumier (FR) 10/1 Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	Barry Geraghty Jonjo O'Neill	8	105	109	73	102	–
b g Chef De Clan (FR) - Azilal (FR) (Rex Magna)
Held up in rear, hit 6th, headway 10th, chased leaders next, weakened quickly 3 out, finished 7th, placed 6th (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

7 hd [34¼]	6. Needwood Lion 14/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	10	111	119	83	105	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Arctic Lion (Arctic Slave)
Led to 11th, soon weakened, finished 8th, placed 7th (op 12-1)

8 16 [50¼]	3. Peccadillo (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	9	1110	128	76	97	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - First Mistake (Posse I)
Chased leaders to 4 out, weakened before next, finished 9th, placed 8th (op 10-1)

9 5 [55¼]	10. Bush Park (IRE) 10/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	8	108	115	58	79	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - By All Means (Pitpan)
Always behind, finished 10th, placed 9th (tchd 11-1 in places)

10 6 [61¼]	2. Northern Starlight 14/1 Richard Johnson M C Pipe	Richard Johnson M C Pipe	12	1111	129	66	87	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Ganadora (Good Times)
Chased leaders to 10th, ridden next, soon weakened, finished 11th, placed 10th (tchd 16-1 in a place)

PU	1. Cornish Gale (IRE) 7/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	9	1112	130	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Seanaphobal Lady (Kambalda)
Pressed leaders to 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

12 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 5m 0.20s (fast by 5.80s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: The Downhill Partnership (Avalanche I) 1st breeder: Haras De Manneville
2nd owner: I & Mrs A Russell (Arctic Challenge)
3rd owner: R & E H Investments Ltd (Duchamp)
Tote win: £21.40 PL: £3.70 £1.80 £2.50 Ex: £105.40 CSF: £49.44 Tricast: £353.15

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club, Mr Bossman, who passed the post first, was disqualified - banned substance found in sample.

4:10 Kempton 22 Feb 2003

Portlane Handicap Chase Class C