Full Result 3.20 Leicester | 8 January 2002

Chieftain Claiming Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,125.50 2nd £893 3rd £446.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Polar Champ 9/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	119	136	–	130	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Held up, headway 8th, chased leader next, led after 2 out, comfortably (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 and 2-1)

2 9	2. Superior Risk I (IRE) 3/1 Brian Murphy ⁵ Tom George	Brian Murphy ⁵ Tom George	13	1012	120	–	114	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Hal's Pauper (Official)
Led 2nd, headed after 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 in places)

3 16 [25]	3. Darakshan (IRE) 3/1 D Gallagher David Arbuthnot	D Gallagher David Arbuthnot	10	110	115	–	92	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Dafayna (Habitat)
Held up, headway 7th, weakened 9th (op 9-4 tchd 100-30 in places)

4 6 [31]	7. Andy's Birthday (IRE) 25/1 David Dennis ³ Miss S J Wilton	David Dennis ³ Miss S J Wilton	11	105 t	84	–	79	–
ch g King Luthier - Clonroche Abendego (Pauper)
Led to 2nd, chased leader until weakened approaching 9th (op 20-1)

5 ½ [31½]	8. Fair Finnish (IRE) 50/1 Rodi Greene A Streeter	Rodi Greene A Streeter	8	105	70	–	75	–
b g Commanche Run - Karelia (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened after 8th (tchd 66-1 in places)

6 dist [61½]	4. Silent Snipe 66/1 Tom Siddall ³ Lynn Siddall	Tom Siddall ³ Lynn Siddall	9	108 t	60	–	–	–
ch g Jendali (USA) - Sasol (Bustino)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened approaching 8th (tchd 100-1 in places)

7 4 [65½]	5. Tellion 16/1 Jimmy McCarthy J R Jenkins	Jimmy McCarthy J R Jenkins	8	1011 v	98	–	–	–
b g Mystiko (USA) - Salchow (Niniski)
Started slowly, always behind (op 14-1)

8 21 [86½]	9. Native Field (IRE) 7/1 P Griffiths ⁷ D J Wintle	P Griffiths ⁷ D J Wintle	13	912	91	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Broomfield Ceili (Northfields)
Held up, always behind (op 6-1)

PU	6. Meg's Memory (IRE) 11/1 Lee Vickers ⁵ A Streeter	Lee Vickers ⁵ A Streeter	9	104	97	–	–	–
b m Superlative - Meanz Beanz (High Top)
Held up, headway approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	10. Irish Cream (IRE) 25/1 Leighton Aspell John Spearing	Leighton Aspell John Spearing	6	103	82	–	–	–
b m Petong - Another Baileys (Deploy)
Held up, effort 6th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey said the mare gurgled) (tchd 33-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 5m 34.80s (slow by 42.80s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Reims Partnership (Polar Champ) 1st breeder: High Point Bloodstock Ltd And Victor Sujanani
2nd owner: Silkword Racing Partnership (Superior Risk I)
3rd owner: Noel Cronin (Darakshan)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.30 £1.90 £1.70 Ex: £15.60 CSF: £9.28

3:20 Leicester 8 Jan 2002

Chieftain Claiming Hurdle Class F