Full Result 1.45 Leicester | 27 December 2003

Tom Fruit Leicester Silver Fox Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m4f45yds) 2m4f Good To Firm 15 fences

1st £7,609 2nd £2,174 3rd £1,087

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Mount Prague (IRE) 11/2 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	9	116 p	115	53	124	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Celtic Duchess (Ya Zaman)
Held up in touch, mistake 2nd, chased leader 8th, led 3 out, headed next, rallied to lead flat, all out (op 6-1 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2 1½	5. Prairie Minstrel (USA) 11/4J John Pritchard ¹⁰ Robin Dickin	John Pritchard ¹⁰ Robin Dickin	9	912 p	98	34	106	–
b g Regal Intention (CAN) - Prairie Sky (CAN) (Gone West)
Held up in touch, raced keenly, pushed along 8th, hit 3 out, led next, headed and no extra flat (tchd 3-1 in places)

3 dist [31½]	4. Lord North I (IRE) 7/2 Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	8	115 t	109	–	–	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Mrs Hegarty (Decent Fellow)
Led, mistake 6th, ridden 11th, headed and weakened 3 out (op 3-1 tchd 11-4)

F	3. Wise King 9/2 Jimmy McCarthy Jim Old	Jimmy McCarthy Jim Old	13	115	109	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Sunwise (Roi Soleil I)
Chased leader to 8th, weakened 4 out, poor 4th when fell next (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

PU	1. Allimac I (IRE) 11/4J R Biddlecombe ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	R Biddlecombe ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	6	117	116	–	–	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Firewood (IRE) (Brush Aside)
Chased leaders, lost place after 5th, hit 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (vet said gelding was in a distressed state after race; trainer said gelding was found to have bled) (op 3-1 tchd 100-30)