Full Result 2.40 Leicester | 5 January 2000

Emma's Birthday Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m4f45yds) 2m4f Good 15 fences

1st £5,785 2nd £1,780 3rd £890 4th £445

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Nosam 7/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	10	115 t	111	107	124	–
b g Idiots Delight - Socher (Anax)
Held up, headway 5th, chased leader 5 out, ran on to lead near finish (op 5-1)

2 nk	1. Trouble Ahead (IRE) 7/1 A P McCoy Kim Bailey	A P McCoy Kim Bailey	9	1112	118	114	131	–
b g Cataldi - Why 'O' Why (Giolla Mear)
Tracked leader, led 5 out, ridden and headed near finish (op 6-1)

3 8 [8¼]	5. Roi De La Chasse 7/1 Jimmy McCarthy Chris Grant	Jimmy McCarthy Chris Grant	7	114	110	99	116	–
ch g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Hunt The Thimble (FR) (Relkino)
Held up in touch, mistake and outpaced 7th, headway 5 out, every chance 3 out, hit next, stayed on same pace approaching last (op 8-1 tchd 6-1)

4 21 [29¼]	8. Mr Snaggle (IRE) 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Simon Earle	Carl Llewellyn Simon Earle	11	104	96	69	87	–
ch g Pollerton (IRE) - Truly Deep (Deep Run)
Soon well behind, headway 5 out, mistake next, soon weakened (op 10-1)

5 dist [59¼]	3. Fanfaron I (FR) 100/30J Norman Williamson Charles Egerton	Norman Williamson Charles Egerton	7	116 b¹	112	59	–	–
gr g Sarpedon I (FR) - Ocana IV (FR) (Monsieur X)
Led and soon clear, headed 5 out, weakened and eased next (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places and 3-1)

F	2. Cheerful Aspect (IRE) 9/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	1110 b	116	–	–	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Strike Home (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, mistake 5th, driven along 7th, close 3rd when fell 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

PU	7. Manasis (NZ) 11/1 Jason Maguire ³ S A Brookshaw	Jason Maguire ³ S A Brookshaw	8	103	98	–	–	–
b g Tom's Shu (USA) - Ruakiwi Nymph (NZ) (Sea Anchor)
Prominent, pushed along 5th, outpaced next, headway 5 out, weakening when blundered badly 2 out, soon pulled up (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

UR	6. Rollcall (IRE) 100/30J Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1012	104	–	–	–
br g Callernish - Coolbawn Lady (Laurence O)
Held up, mistake 8th, headway 5 out, close 5th when hampered and unseated rider next (op 5-2 tchd 7-2 in places)

8 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 5m 17.20s (slow by 19.20s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: N B Mason (Nosam) 1st breeder: R Howe
2nd owner: Mrs Sharon C Nelson (Trouble Ahead)
3rd owner: The Hon Mrs M Faulkner (Roi De La Chasse)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2 £3.20 £1.90 Ex: £35.30 CSF: £45.27 Tricast: £298.96

2:40 Leicester 5 Jan 2000

Emma's Birthday Handicap Chase Class D