Full Result 12.50 Kempton | 17 January 2004

britishhorseracing.com Novices' Chase Class C

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

1st £8,736 2nd £2,496 3rd £1,248

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Lord Sam (IRE) 4/11F Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	8	1111	–	126	155	–
bb g Supreme Leader - Russian Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leading pair, not fluent 3rd, left in 2nd before 10th, mistake 15th, shaken up to challenge 3 out, led next, driven and stayed on well flat (tchd 2-5 in places)

2 1¼	2. Fork Lightning (IRE) 3/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	8	118	129	122	149	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Mostly jumped well, led after 2nd, ridden and headed 2 out, rallied and every chance after last, held final 100yds (op 11-4 tchd 10-3 in places)

3 dist [31¼]	4. Mister Pearly 100/1 Richard Young ⁵ Seamus Mullins	Richard Young ⁵ Seamus Mullins	7	1012 t	–	92	–	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Pearly Dream (Rymer)
Always in last pair, mistake 9th, tailed off from 12th, beaten over a fence by leading pair (tchd 150-1 in a place)

F	3. Erris Express (IRE) 100/1 John McNamara J R Jenkins	John McNamara J R Jenkins	6	113	87	–	–	–
ch g Definite Article - Postie I (Sharpo)
Always in last pair, tailed off from 12th, over a fence behind when fell 3 out

PU	5. Sheer Genius I (IRE) 20/1 Seamus Durack Mark Pitman	Seamus Durack Mark Pitman	8	113	–	–	–	–
b g Insan (USA) - Mulberry (IRE) (Denel)
Led to after 2nd, chased leader until pulled up before 10th, dead (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)