Full Result 3.10 Newton Abbot | 1 September 1999

Happy Snails Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (4-7yo) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £1,846.20 2nd £518.20 3rd £252.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Born To Please (IRE) 1/3F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	1112	104	100	100	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Gratify (Grundy)
Ran in snatches, pushed along after 4th, hard ridden from after 6th, driven to lead approaching 2 out, kept on all out (op 1-2 after 4-5 in a place, tchd 4-7 in a place)

2 2½	4. Alanna's Gold (IRE) 10/1 Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	6	1012	–	84	86	–
ch g Ajraas (USA) - Val Gardena (Ahonoora)
Keen hold early, led 3rd, kept narrow lead until headed approaching 2 out, still every chance last, weakened run-in, finished lame (tchd 12-1)

3 13 [15½]	2. Courbaril 9/2 L Cummins ³ Mrs K Waldron	L Cummins ³ Mrs K Waldron	7	112 b	–	79	78	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Free On Board (Free State I)
Slowly away, soon recovered, chased leaders 3rd, ridden 7th and outpaced, moderate headway again from 2 out (op 5-2)

4 8 [23½]	6. Shaded (IRE) 50/1 Vince Slattery D J Minty	Vince Slattery D J Minty	5	1012	61	69	65	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Sarsaparilla (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, challenged 4th to 7th, ridden and weakened 3 out (op 25-1)

5 20 [43½]	5. Office Hours 40/1 Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	7	105 t	63	48	43	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Charmina (FR) (Nonoalco)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders next, weakened after 3 out (op 20-1)

6 8 [51½]	3. What Jim Wants (IRE) 14/1 D Matthews P Wegmann	D Matthews P Wegmann	6	115 b	84	56	42	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Sally Gone (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
In touch, headway 4th, ridden after 6th and soon behind, dismounted (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 and 20-1 in a place)

7 12 [63½]	7. Little But Lethal 66/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	6	107	–	36	18	–
b m Totem I (USA) - ProclaimerI (Town Crier)
Led to 3rd, stayed pressing leader to 5th, ridden after next, soon behind (op 50-1)

PU	8. Top Titfer 50/1 Ross Studholme ³ G F H Charles-Jones	Ross Studholme ³ G F H Charles-Jones	5	104	–	–	–	–
ch m Cap Diamant (USA) - Top Yard (Teekay)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 5m 15.20s (slow by 18.20s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: A B S Racing (Born To Please) 1st breeder: Mrs S O'Riordan
2nd owner: Mrs Sally Mullins (Alanna's Gold)
3rd owner: Nick Shutts (Courbaril)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1 £2.20 £1.30 Ex: £5.50 CSF: £4.63 Trifecta: £27.30 . Pool: £383.82. 9.96 winning tickets
The was no bid for the winner

3:10 Newton Abbot 1 Sep 1999

Happy Snails Selling Hurdle Class G