Full Result 2.10 Ludlow | 6 February 2002

Bitterley Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Soft 19 fences

1st £4,134 2nd £1,272 3rd £636 4th £318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Waterberg (IRE) 100/30F Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	112	–	–	118	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Pretoria (Habitat)
Held up, headway 10th, chased leader 5 out, led 3 out, hit next, clear when blundered last, ridden out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1)

2 6	3. Bruthuinne (IRE) 7/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	112	100	–	109	–
ch g Vaquillo (USA) - Portane Miss (Salluceva)
Led 2nd, headed 10th, led 12th to 3 out, one pace from next (op 3-1)

3 9 [15]	1. Artadoin Lad (IRE) 7/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	9	112	–	–	100	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Nun Merrier (The Parson)
Prominent, outpaced 5 out, stayed on approaching last (tchd 15-2 and 8-1 in places)

4 hd [15¼]	12. Strongtrooper (IRE) 9/2 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	7	112	113	–	100	–
b g Doubletour (USA) - Moss Gale (Strong Gale)
Held up in touch, led 10th to 12th, outpaced 5 out, jumped left 3 out, stayed on approaching last (op 3-1)

5 18 [33¼]	8. Fluff 'N' Puff 10/1 Leighton Aspell J S King	Leighton Aspell J S King	8	112	95	–	88	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Puff Puff (All Systems Go)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 4 out, mistake next, blundered 2 out (tchd 12-1 in a place)

6 4 [37¼]	7. Favoured Option (IRE) 12/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	7	112	–	–	78	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Hot House Flower (Derring Rose)
Held up in touch, mistake 13th, weakened 5 out (op 10-1)

7 ½ [37¾]	5. Calfstown Lord 16/1 Mr R Widger Carroll Gray	Mr R Widger Carroll Gray	10	112	69	–	77	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Calfstown Maid (Master Buck)
Led to 2nd, remained handy until weakened 12th (op 14-1)

8 shd [37¾]	9. Herman Sherman (IRE) 33/1 W Worthington Lisa Williamson	W Worthington Lisa Williamson	7	112	83	–	77	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Glory Hunter (Le Bavard)
Held up, always behind

PU	4. Butchers Minstrel 100/1 R Forristal ³ Nikki Evans	R Forristal ³ Nikki Evans	10	1013	–	–	–	–
ch g Brotherly (USA) - Flash Bunny (Flashback)
Chased leaders, lost place when blundered 7th, pulled up before next (jockey said gelding lost its action but returned sound) (op 50-1)

PU	11. My Friend Billy (IRE) 50/1 C R Weaver ⁷ Nikki Evans	C R Weaver ⁷ Nikki Evans	10	109	–	–	–	–
ch g Yashgan - Super Boreen (IRE) (Boreen)
Held up, hit 11th, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 5 out (op 33-1)

PU	14. A-Time Of Peace (IRE) 33/1 Mark Bradburne Richard Lee	Mark Bradburne Richard Lee	9	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Royal Fountain - Sparkle For Me (Baragoi)
Held up, hit 3rd, always in rear, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	10. Lord Broadway (IRE) 40/1 Jason Maguire N M Babbage	Jason Maguire N M Babbage	6	112	84	–	–	–
b g Shardari - Country Course (IRE) (Crash Course)
Mistake 1st, held up, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

PU	2. Beechbrook Gale (IRE) 33/1 B Grattan John Upson	B Grattan John Upson	6	112	–	–	–	–
b g Toulon - Swan Upping (Lord Gayle)
Prominent to 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 25-1)

PU	6. Dalcassian Buck (IRE) 12/1 Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	8	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Menebeans (IRE) (Duky)
Held up, effort 12th, soon weakened, behind when pulled up before 3 out (tchd 14-1)

14 ran Off time: 2:16:00 Winning time: 6m 25.20s (slow by 33.20s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Robert Kirkland (Waterberg) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Martin Broughton (Bruthuinne)
3rd owner: J Shaw (Artadoin Lad)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.70 £2 £2.50 Ex: £23.70 CSF: £14.92

2:10 Ludlow 6 Feb 2002

Bitterley Novices' Chase Class D