Full Result 2.50 Newcastle | 1 December 2001

Pertemps 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £22,200 2nd £8,510 3rd £4,255 4th £2,035

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Landing Light (IRE) 4/5F J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	118	162	122	161	–
b g In The Wings - Gay Hellene (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Close up, led 2 out, driven out run-in (op 10-11 tchd 1-1 and 11-10 in places)

2 1	5. The French Furze (IRE) 5/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	7	110	146	113	152	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Led to 3 out, rallied, every chance when jumped left and mistake last, kept on (op 7-2)

3 6 [7]	4. Simply Gifted 25/1 Alan Dempsey Tim Easterby	Alan Dempsey Tim Easterby	6	110 b	135	107	147	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Souveniers (Relko)
Prominent, ridden before 3 out, one pace when mistake next (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

4 5 [12]	3. Dibea Times (FR) 3/1 Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	Graham Lee Malcolm Jefferson	4	110	139	102	140	–
b g Sheyrann (IRE) - Cerise Royale (FR) (Garde Royale)
Pulled hard in touch, headway 4 out, led 3 out to next, soon weakened, beaten when hit last (op 5-2)

5 3½ [15½]	2. Montalcino I (IRE) 5/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	5	114	149	102	141	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Only Gossip (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leader to before 4 out, soon outpaced, beaten when mistake 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

5 ran Off time: 2:51:00 Winning time: 4m 1.90s (slow by 12.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs John Poynton (Landing Light) 1st breeder: Ballymacoll Stud Farm Ltd
2nd owner: Jim Ennis (The French Furze)
3rd owner: Steve Hammond (Simply Gifted)
Tote win: £1.60 PL: £1.10 £3.20 Ex: £5 CSF: £6.05

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