Full Result 2.30 Newton Abbot | 7 August 2000

Childcraft Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) (2m167yds) 2m1f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,697.50 2nd £830 3rd £415 4th £207.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Regal Splendour (CAN) 3/1 Barry Keniry ⁵ Seamus Mullins	Barry Keniry ⁵ Seamus Mullins	7	115	80	91	94	–
ch g Vice Regent (CAN) - Seattle Princess (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Tracked leader from 3rd, led 3 out, hard driven from 2 out, stayed on run-in (trainer's representative said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding benefitted from the drop in class here) (tchd 4-1)

2 7	3. Hillside Rose (IRE) 3/1 G Richards ⁷ A T Murphy	G Richards ⁷ A T Murphy	5	1012 t	76	76	82	–
b m Danehill (USA) - Miss Belgravia (USA) (Smarten)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, chased winner and ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace under pressure (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

3 11 [18]	4. Sarasota Storm 9/4F J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	113	74	59	70	–
b g Petoski - Challanging (Mill Reef)
Raced in 4th until headway into 3rd approaching 4 out, outpaced soon after, kept on again from 2 out but not a danger (op 7-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

4 6 [24]	2. Leading Spirit I (IRE) 7/2 Mattie Batchelor A D Smith	Mattie Batchelor A D Smith	8	117	78	54	70	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Shopping (FR) (Sheshoon)
Led, jumped slowly 2nd, clear next, ridden after 4th, headed 3 out, soon weakened (three-day ban: used whip with excessive frequency (Aug 19,23,25)) (op 11-4)

5 28 [52]	5. Another Hubblick 7/1 Richard Johnson R J Baker	Richard Johnson R J Baker	9	112	73	7	34	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Sue Lark (Sir Lark)
Chased leaders to 3rd, soon weakened (op 8-1)