Full Result 2.50 Newcastle | 20 December 2000

Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m7f91yds) 2m7½f Soft 18 fences

1st £3,760.25 2nd £1,157 3rd £578.50 4th £289.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Celtic Giant 13/8F Tony Dobbin L Lungo	Tony Dobbin L Lungo	10	116	115	110	133	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Hester Ann (Proverb)
Close up, led 4th, made rest, stayed on strongly final 2 (op 6-4 tchd 2-1)

2 6	8. Burnt Imp (USA) 9/1 Peter Ryan ⁵ N B Mason	Peter Ryan ⁵ N B Mason	10	911 t	97	85	107	–
ch g Imp Society (USA) - Flaming Reason (USA) (Limit To Reason)
Held up, headway to press leaders 6th, every chance 5 out, one pace from 3 out (op 8-1)

3 hd [6¼]	4. Market Scan (IRE) 7/2 Conor O'Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	Conor O'Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	7	1013	108	96	119	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Cothill Lady (IRE) (Orchestra)
Prominent, headway to press leaders when hit 11th, every chance 5 out, one pace from 3 out (tchd 4-1 and 3-1)

4 dist [36¼]	9. Justuce Alone (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	7	100 2	95	49	–	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Another Dutchess (Master Buck)
Behind, outpaced 14th, headway under pressure 5 out, soon no impression (op 14-1)

5 14 [50¼]	1. Seven Towers (IRE) 12/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	11	1112	121	58	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Ramble Bramble (Random Shot)
Close up until lost place 13th, soon beaten

6 3½ [53¾]	5. Galen (IRE) 7/1 Jim Crowley Sue Smith	Jim Crowley Sue Smith	9	108	103	35	–	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Gaye Le Moss (Le Moss)
Prominent, hit 10th, blundered next, weakened from 14th (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

7 3½ [57¼]	3. Mister Muddypaws 14/1 A S Smith Howard Johnson	A S Smith Howard Johnson	10	113	112	41	–	–
b g Celtic Cone - Jane's Daughter (Pitpan)
In touch, lost place 9th, lost touch from 12th

PU	6. Casterbridge I 25/1 Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	Brian Harding Jedd O'Keeffe	8	107	102	–	–	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - G W Supermare (Rymer)
Led to 4th, pulled up and dismounted after 6th

UR	7. Boyzontoowa (IRE) 4/1 Richie McGrath Wilf Storey	Richie McGrath Wilf Storey	8	106	101	–	–	–
b g Beau Sher - Lindabell (Over The River)
Held up, headway going well to track leaders 13th, close 4th when blundered and unseated rider 15th (op 5-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:54:00 Winning time: 6m 36.90s (slow by 42.90s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: R J Gilbert (Celtic Giant) 1st breeder: E Stuart Knape
2nd owner: N B Mason (Burnt Imp)
3rd owner: Richard Seed & Mrs Maralyn Seed (Market Scan)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £3.50 £1.70 £1.50 Ex: £17 CSF: £17.60 Tricast: £46.71 Trifecta: £149.80 Pool:£210.99 - part won 0.39 w/u.

2:50 Newcastle 20 Dec 2000

Weatherbys Insurance Handicap Chase Class D