Full Result 4.10 Ludlow | 11 April 2002

Chase Meredith Memorial Trophy Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Firm 19 fences

1st £2,628.50 2nd £751 3rd £375.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Forest Fountain (IRE) 4/5F Mr R Burton Helen Needham	Mr R Burton Helen Needham	11	122	85	–	90	–
bb g Royal Fountain - Forest Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always prominent, joined leader 10th, ridden 14th, led approaching 4 out, ran on well (op 4-6 tchd 5-6 and 10-11 in places)

2 1½	3. Brown Esquire 7/1 Mr S Prior ⁷ Miss G Dewhurst	Mr S Prior ⁷ Miss G Dewhurst	11	119	–	–	89	–
b g Broadleaf - Ana Brown (Souvran)
Led to 3rd, always prominent, led 15th until approaching 4 out, ridden approaching 2 out, every chance when hit last, not quicken (op 6-1)

3 12 [13½]	2. Bolshie Baron 7/1 Mr M Harris ⁵ H W Wheeler	Mr M Harris ⁵ H W Wheeler	13	1111 t	66	–	78	–
b g Baron Blakeney - Contrary Lady (Conwyn)
Held up, headway 12th, weakened 4 out (op 7-2)

4 5 [18½]	7. The Bold Abbot 12/1 Miss Sarah West ⁷ Miss Sarah West	Miss Sarah West ⁷ Miss Sarah West	12	119	–	–	71	–
b g Derring Rose - Canford Abbas (Hasty Word)
Led 3rd to 15th, weakened approaching 4 out (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

F	8. The Welder 8/1 Mr David Mansell ⁷ V Y Gethin	Mr David Mansell ⁷ V Y Gethin	8	119	–	–	–	–
b g Buckley - Crystal Run VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Mistakes, soon prominent, ridden 15th, weakened approaching 4 out, 5th and no chance when fell 3 out (op 4-1)

PU	5. Goldstone I 14/1 Mr M Trott ⁷ Steve Flook	Mr M Trott ⁷ Steve Flook	10	119	–	–	–	–
b g Precious Metal - Moon Chant (Humdoleila)
Not jump well, well behind 6th, mistake 8th, pulled up before 12th (op 8-1)

PU	6. Persona Pride 33/1 Mr S Lloyd ⁷ Mrs B Brown	Mr S Lloyd ⁷ Mrs B Brown	8	119	–	–	–	–
gr g St Enodoc - Le Jour Fortune (Twilight Alley)
Well behind 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th (op 25-1)

REF	1. Banneret (USA) 100/1 Richard Spate ⁷ F L Matthews	Richard Spate ⁷ F L Matthews	9	119 v	–	–	–	–
b g Imperial Falcon (CAN) - Dashing Partner (Formidable I)
Jumped badly, refused 4th

8 ran Off time: 4:10:00 Winning time: 6m 6.90s (slow by 14.90s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: J D Callow (Forest Fountain) 1st breeder: John O'Callaghan
2nd owner: Miss G Dewhurst (Brown Esquire)
3rd owner: E O Steward (Bolshie Baron)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £1.70 Ex: £6.20 CSF: £6.56

4:10 Ludlow 11 Apr 2002

Chase Meredith Memorial Trophy Hunters' Chase Class H