Full Result 4.00 Newton Abbot | 30 August 2000

Pot Black Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 10 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	7. Mighty Surprise 5/2 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	105	88	86	92	–
b f Sure Blade (USA) - Flash-By (Ilium)
Held up, good headway to go 2nd 4 out, hard ridden to lead 2 out, ran on (tchd 3-1 in a place and 2-1)

2 5	2. Fairtoto 13/8F Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	4	113	99	93	104	–
b g Mtoto - Fairy Feet (Sadler's Wells)
Always prominent, led 4 out, ridden and headed when mistake 2 out, one pace (op 6-4 tchd 7-4 and 15-8 in places)

3 1¾ [6¾]	3. Ideal Jack (FR) 4/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	113 v¹	–	91	97	–
b g Agent Bleu (FR) - Nuit Des Fanges (FR) (Trac)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 15 [21¾]	6. Sarasota Storm 14/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	1012	68	70	77	–
b g Petoski - Challanging (Mill Reef)
Chased leader until lost place 4th, headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 14-1 after 16-1 in a place)

5 1 [22¾]	4. Alpine Fugue (IRE) 10/1 Barry Keniry ³ Seamus Mullins	Barry Keniry ³ Seamus Mullins	6	109 v	86	68	76	–
b g Classic Music (USA) - Val Gardena (Ahonoora)
In touch until weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-1)

6 25 [47¾]	8. Notagainthen 33/1 Jim Culloty S G Knight	Jim Culloty S G Knight	4	105	–	33	44	–
b f Then Again - Fairy Ballerina (Fairy King)
In touch until weakened 4 out (tchd 33-1 in a place)

PU	1. Hope Value 10/1 Mr R Widger Gordon Edwards	Mr R Widger Gordon Edwards	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Rock City (IRE) - Folle Idee (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Led until headed 4 out, weakened rapidly next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding lost his action in the back straight) (op 7-1)

PU	5. Bell Tex (IRE) 33/1 Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	8	1012	–	–	–	–
br g Orchestra - Lyngard (Balliol I)
Held up, headway to chase leader 4th, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 5m 16.40s (slow by 19.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs V A Tory (Mighty Surprise) 1st breeder: R J And Mrs Tory
2nd owner: Mrs Joan L Egan (Fairtoto)
3rd owner: Peter R Masters (Ideal Jack)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.60 £1.20 £1.80 Ex: £8.20 CSF: £6.79 Trifecta: £44.90 Pool: £63.33 - part won 0.90 w/u.

4:00 Newton Abbot 30 Aug 2000

Pot Black Novices' Hurdle Class E