Full Result 2.30 Leicester | 4 December 2003

Yew Tree Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m4f45yds) 2m4f Firm 15 fences

1st £4,202.25 2nd £1,293 3rd £646.50 4th £323.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Prairie Minstrel (USA) 4/1 John Pritchard ¹⁰ Robin Dickin	John Pritchard ¹⁰ Robin Dickin	9	96 p	91	93	102	–
b g Regal Intention (CAN) - Prairie Sky (CAN) (Gone West)
Held up, headway 9th, challenged 3 out, hit next, stayed on to lead flat, pushed out (op 7-2)

2 1	4. Strongtrooper (IRE) 4/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	8	1012	101	102	109	–
b g Doubletour (USA) - Moss Gale (Strong Gale)
Held up, headway 8th, chased leader 4 out, led next, headed flat, stayed on (op 5-1)

3 18 [19]	5. Business Class (NZ) 11/1 Fergus King ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	Fergus King ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	11	106	100	83	92	–
b g Accountant (NZ) - Fury's Princess (NZ) (Our Kungfu)
Chased leaders, led 5 out, headed 3 out, weakened before next (op 8-1)

4 19 [38]	1. Mulkev Prince (IRE) 5/1 Mr R Burton ⁵ David Pearson	Mr R Burton ⁵ David Pearson	12	117	115	79	86	–
b g Lancastrian (IRE) - Waltzing Shoon (Green Shoon)
With leader to 5th, led 8th to 5 out, hit 3 out, soon weakened (op 7-2)

5 13 [51]	2. Punchy (IRE) 11/4F Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	7	1110	113	64	71	–
bb g Freddie's Star - Baltimore Fox (IRE) (Arapahos)
Made most to 8th, ridden 5 out, weakened after 3 out (op 7-2)

6 30 [81]	6. L'Etang Bleu (FR) 40/1 Robert L Butler ¹⁰ Paddy Butler	Robert L Butler ¹⁰ Paddy Butler	5	98 t	93	14	21	–
gr g Graveron (FR) - Strawberry Jam (FR) (Fill My Hopes)
Mistakes, soon behind (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

PU	3. Celtic Vision (IRE) 5/1 Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	Tom Siddall Jonjo O'Neill	7	1013	102	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Dream RunI (Deep Run)
Held up, mistakes, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 6-1 tchd 13-2, 7-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 5m 0.50s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: E R C Beech & B Wilkinson (Prairie Minstrel) 1st breeder: Barry Reilly
2nd owner: Munro, Milne, Hoddell, Robertson (Strongtrooper)
3rd owner: Ernie Fenwick (Business Class)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £3.20 £3.10 Ex: £17.80 CSF: £19.34

Course record.

2:30 Leicester 4 Dec 2003

Yew Tree Handicap Chase Class D