Full Result 2.45 Market Rasen | 29 March 2003

bluesq.com Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m5f89yds) 2m5½f Good 14 fences

1st £10,452 2nd £3,216 3rd £1,608 4th £804

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. King Of Sparta 12/1 Timmy Murphy Jonathan Portman	Timmy Murphy Jonathan Portman	10	102	92	45	106	–
b g Kefaah (USA) - Khaizaraan (CAN) (Sham)
Held up, headway 9th, led and jumped left 3 out, wandered and jumped left last, stayed on (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding was better suited by today's faster ground) (tchd 14-1 in places, 16-1 in a place)

2 1¾	2. Emperor's Magic (IRE) 9/4F Richard Guest Richard Guest	Richard Guest Richard Guest	12	117 p	111	62	123	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Sengirrefcha (Reformed Character)
Held up, headway 4th, went close 2nd 3 out, 1 length down and ridden when checked last, stayed on same pace (op 7-2)

3 7 [8¾]	8. El Cordobes I (IRE) 9/1 Paul W Flynn Penny Buckley	Paul W Flynn Penny Buckley	12	103	93	37	96	–
b g Torus - Queens Tricks (Le Bavard)
Led to 2nd, driven along 7th, lost place 9th, headway 12th, 4th and prominent when hampered next, one pace (op 13-2 tchd 10-1 in places)

4 ½ [9¼]	6. Fin Bec (FR) 25/1 Philip Hide A P Jones	Philip Hide A P Jones	10	105 b	95	38	102	–
b g Tip Moss (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Led 3rd to 9th, led 12th, headed, hampered and blundered next, one pace (op 16-1)

5 16 [25¼]	4. Pharaway Citizen (IRE) 8/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	8	111	105	32	92	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Boreen Citizen (Boreen)
Lost place 4th, behind until headway 11th, lost place before 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

6 nk [25½]	3. Ernest William (IRE) 10/1 Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ John A Supple	Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ John A Supple	11	110	109	36	95	–
bb g Phardante (FR) - Minerstown (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
Chased leaders, lost place after 12th (tchd 11-1 , 12-1 in places)

7 2 [27½]	9. Strong Magic (IRE) 11/1 Rodi Greene John Cornwall	Rodi Greene John Cornwall	11	103	93	18	79	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Baybush (Boreen)
Behind from 7th (op 12-1)

8 1¼ [28¾]	5. Harpasgon De L'Ombre (FR) 9/2 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	8	108 b¹	98	21	83	–
b g Mbaiki (FR) - Undress (FR) (Signani)
Tracked leaders, led 9th until 12th, soon lost place (op 11-2)

PU	7. Cromwell (IRE) 20/1 Lee Vickers ⁵ Michael Chapman	Lee Vickers ⁵ Michael Chapman	8	912 b	93	–	–	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Catherine Parr (USA) (Riverman)
Led 2nd to 3rd, blundered 6th, soon lost place, tailed off when blundered 11th, pulled up before next (op 16-1)

PU	1. Mount Prague (IRE) 13/2 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	9	117	116	–	–	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Celtic Duchess (Ya Zaman)
Mistakes, lost place 7th, tailed off 11th, pulled up before next (op 9-2 tchd 7-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 5m 45.80s (slow by 27.80s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs Richard Tice (King Of Sparta) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: N B Mason (Emperor's Magic)
3rd owner: Mrs J R Buckley (El Cordobes I)
Tote win: £13 PL: £3 £1.50 £2.70 Ex: £55.70 CSF: £41.13 Tricast: £264.88

After an objection by the second to the winner and the resulting stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

2:45 Market Rasen 29 Mar 2003

bluesq.com Handicap Chase Class D