Full Result 2.50 Leicester | 16 February 2000

Vicarage Claiming Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Heavy 7 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £2,478 2nd £708 3rd £354

Vicarage Claiming Hurdle Class F, 2m - Heavy, Class 4 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Rusty Reel EvensF J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	10	115 v	114	82	104	–
ch g Scottish Reel II (IRE) - Blakeney Heights (Blakeney)
Led until after 2nd, led 5th, ridden approaching last, edged left flat, stayed on under pressure (op 4-6 tchd 11-10, 6-5 in a place)

2 2½	7. Never Can Tell 13/2 Gary Lyons Brian Baugh	Gary Lyons Brian Baugh	4	113	84	73	94	–
ch g Emarati (USA) - Farmer's Pet (Sharrood)
Held up, headway 5th, every chance 3 out, hit next, ridden approaching last, one pace flat (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

3 7 [9½]	5. Quiet Arch (IRE) 25/1 G Tormey John O'Shea	G Tormey John O'Shea	7	118	–	70	92	–
b g Archway (IRE) - My Natalie (Rheingold)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, soon outpaced (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

4 19 [28½]	1. Tragic Hero 2/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	120 b	115	55	86	–
b g Tragic Role (USA) - Pink Mex (Tickled Pink)
Held up in touch, ridden and every chance 3 out, weakened and eased before next (op 5-2 in places tchd 7-4)

5 30 [58½]	3. Blaze Of Song 14/1 Carl Llewellyn D J Wintle	Carl Llewellyn D J Wintle	8	118	91	16	43	–
ch g Jester - Intellect (Frimley Park)
With winner, led after 2nd, headed 5th, weakened next (tchd 20-1)

6 13 [71½]	4. Peter Monamy 40/1 Lee Vickers ⁷ William Clay	Lee Vickers ⁷ William Clay	8	111	–	1	30	–
ch g Prince Sabo - RevisitI (Busted)
Prominent until weakened 5th (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

7 2½ [74]	6. Missed The Boat (IRE) 40/1 C Rafter ⁷ Gerald Ham	C Rafter ⁷ Gerald Ham	10	1013	–	1	26	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Lady Portobello (Porto Bello)
Pulled hard early, prominent, dropped rear 4th, weakened next (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)