Full Result 3.25 Lingfield | 17 March 2001

Lingfield Gold Cup Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (0-140, 4yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Heavy

1st £14,040 2nd £4,320 3rd £2,160 4th £1,080

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Bicycle Thief (IRE) 12/1 B J Crowley ³ Venetia Williams	B J Crowley ³ Venetia Williams	8	108	121	96	138	–
ch g Archway (IRE) - Push Bike (Ballad Rock)
Held up in touch, led 2 out, ridden clear when mistake last (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

2 7	1. Springfield Scally 8/1 Paul W Flynn Steve Gollings	Paul W Flynn Steve Gollings	8	1110	133	101	137	–
ch g Scallywag - Ledee (Le Bavard)
Led 2nd, ridden and headed 5th, lost place 3 out, stayed on again from next (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

3 ¾ [7¾]	5. Regal Holly 3/1F C Rafter ⁵ Charlie Mann	C Rafter ⁵ Charlie Mann	6	107	121	88	125	–
b m Gildoran (IRE) - Pusey Street I (Native Bazaar)
Headway 5th, not fluent next, led after 3 out until 2 out, one pace (op 11-4 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in places)

4 11 [18¾]	11. Guard DutyI 9/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	108 t	125	71	110	–
b g Deploy - Hymne D'Amour (USA) (Dixieland Band)
Chased leaders, outpaced after 3 out, soon beaten (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 shd [18¾]	9. Quistaquay 20/1 Barry Keniry ³ Seamus Mullins	Barry Keniry ³ Seamus Mullins	9	106 v	119	72	110	–
b m El Conquistador - Busy Quay (Quayside I)
Not fluent 1st and 2nd, soon ridden along in rear, stayed on from 3 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 11 [29¾]	6. Perfect Venue (IRE) 16/1 Marcus Foley ⁷ Nicky Henderson	Marcus Foley ⁷ Nicky Henderson	8	105 b¹	121	62	105	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Welsh Fantasy (Welsh Pageant)
Towards rear, some headway 6th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

7 17 [46¾]	2. Or Royal (FR) 33/1 Andrew Thornton Richard Lee	Andrew Thornton Richard Lee	10	118	131	51	95	–
gr g Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR) (Shergar)
Chased leaders on inside, pushed along approaching 5th, soon lost place

8 23 [69¾]	4. Goldanzig (IRE) 10/1 Robert Thornton Thomas Patrick McGovern	Robert Thornton Thomas Patrick McGovern	6	113	126	18	67	–
b g Posen (USA) - Sharp Invite (Sharpo)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened after 6th (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	13. Hurdante (IRE) 16/1 Warren Marston Eric Alston	Warren Marston Eric Alston	11	104	114	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Hurry (Deep Run)
Led until 2nd, weakened quickly 5th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

PU	3. Heart Of Avondale (IRE) 16/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	8	114	127	–	–	–
b m Broken Hearted - Vita Veritas (Linacre)
Held up rear, ridden 3 out, soon lost touch, well behind when pulled up before last (op 20-1)

PU	8. Stormy Skye (IRE) 13/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	1010 tb	120	–	–	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Canna (Caerleon)
Mid-division, blundered 3rd, weakened 6th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

PU	10. Kittenkat 16/1 Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	7	108	118	–	–	–
b m Riverwise (USA) - Cut Above The Rest (IndiaroI)
In touch, ridden 4th, weakened next, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 14-1)

PU	12. Montreal I (FR) 12/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	4	105	122	–	–	–
bb g Chamberlin (FR) - Massada I (FR) (Kashtan)
Chased leaders, led 6th until after 3 out, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before last (op 16-1)

13 ran Off time: 3:29:00 Winning time: 5m 32.00s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: B Moore & E C Stephens (Bicycle Thief) 1st breeder: D Maher
2nd owner: Mrs M A Hall (Springfield Scally)
3rd owner: Dr David Harris & Peter Simpson (Regal Holly)
Tote win: £12 PL: £3 £3.20 £1.60 Ex: £99.70 CSF: £98.95 Tricast: £337.94 Trifecta: £373.70 Pool: £1652.91 - 3.14 w/u

The first flight in the back straight was omitted.

3:25 Lingfield 17 Mar 2001

Lingfield Gold Cup Hurdle (Showcase Handicap) Class B