Full Result 3.20 Leicester | 16 February 2000

Thurnby Maiden Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (1m7f201yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £3,315 2nd £1,020 3rd £510 4th £255

Thurnby Maiden Chase Class E, 2m - Good To Soft, Class 4 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Crookedstone I (IRE) 11/2 Timmy Murphy Kim Bailey	Timmy Murphy Kim Bailey	8	115	–	–	106	–
br g Brush Aside (USA) - Pops Princess (IRE) (Le Moss)
Always prominent, joined leader 8th, led 3 out, jumped left next, ridden out (op 9-2)

2 2½	6. Knightsbridge Star (IRE) 9/2 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	11	115	–	–	102	–
br g Good Thyne (USA) - Sparkling Cherry (Sparkler I)
Led 2nd, headed 3 out, ridden and outpaced next, kept on under pressure flat (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

3 3½ [6]	13. Yajtahed (IRE) 11/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	1013	–	–	93	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Rainstone (Rainbow Quest)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden approaching last, stayed on same pace (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

4 6 [12]	5. Fin Bec (FR) 100/30F E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	7	115	94	–	93	–
b g Tip Moss (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Held up, headway 8th, mistake and outpaced next, staying on when hit last, not reach leaders (op 4-1)

5 ½ [12½]	12. Precious Island 5/1 Gary Lyons John Pickering	Gary Lyons John Pickering	7	110	85	–	88	–
b m Jupiter Island - Burmese Ruby (Good Times)
Held up, headway 4 out, one pace approaching last (op 6-1)

6 9 [21½]	7. Mister Kingston 16/1 Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	9	115 b¹	–	–	85	–
ch g Kinglet - Flaxen Tina (Beau Tudor)
Led to 2nd, remained handy until weakened 4 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7 1 [22½]	10. Augusta Brook (IRE) 14/1 Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	7	110	93	–	77	–
b m Over The River (FR) - Augusta Victoria (Callernish)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out (op 12-1)

8 2½ [25]	1. Ballygobackwards (IRE) 9/1 T Dascombe Charles Pogson	T Dascombe Charles Pogson	8	115	79	–	80	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Bargy Fancy (Crash Course)
Chased leaders, hit 5 out, weakened next (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

9 dist [55]	11. Lilly The Filly 66/1 M Sharratt Mrs Barbara Waring	M Sharratt Mrs Barbara Waring	9	110 t	–	–	–	–
br m Macmillion - March Memories (Mandamus)
Behind from 3rd, tailed off

F	3. Chief Suspect I (IRE) 25/1 B J Crowley ⁵ Venetia Williams	B J Crowley ⁵ Venetia Williams	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Yashgan - Clerihan Miss (Tarqogan)
Prominent, mistake and dropped rear 7th, weakening when fell 4 out (op 20-1)

PU	8. Sidanora (IRE) 16/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	10	115	81	–	–	–
ch g Montekin - Lady Of Eilat (Cut Above)
Held up, always in rear, behind when hampered 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	9. Strong Glen (IRE) 66/1 Sean Curran P Wegmann	Sean Curran P Wegmann	12	115	60	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Merry And Bright (Beau Chapeau)
Behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	2. Brother Harry 40/1 Michael Naughton ³ J Wharton	Michael Naughton ³ J Wharton	8	112	71	–	–	–
ch g Rakaposhi King - Magic (Sweet Revenge)
Behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 4m 13.30s (slow by 22.30s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Major-Gen R L T Burges (Crookedstone I) 1st breeder: Miss Mary Fitzgerald
2nd owner: Knightsbridge Bc (Knightsbridge Star)
3rd owner: Nick Clark (Yajtahed)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £2.10 £2.60 £2.40 Ex: £53.50 CSF: £27.91

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Thurnby Maiden Chase Class E

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