Full Result 4.30 Newton Abbot | 31 May 2001

Drainage Direct Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £2,457 2nd £702 3rd £351

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Leading Spirit I (IRE) 11/1 Sean Curran Tony Newcombe	Sean Curran Tony Newcombe	9	107	75	–	91	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Shopping (FR) (Sheshoon)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 7th, ridden to lead last, ran on well (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

2 3½	10. Paulton 5/1 Richard Johnson Kevin Bishop	Richard Johnson Kevin Bishop	8	108 b	76	–	89	–
b g Lugana Beach - Runcina (Runnett)
Held up in touch, led after 3 out, ridden 2 out, headed last, no extra (tchd 6-1)

3 13 [16½]	13. Roborette (FR) 33/1 Joe Tizzard J Neville	Joe Tizzard J Neville	8	105 t	73	–	73	–
b m Robore (FR) - Bentry (FR) (Ben Trovato)
Behind, hard ridden after 6th, headway approaching 3 out, stayed on from 2 out (op 16-1)

4 ½ [17]	6. Celtic Land 14/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	111	83	–	82	–
b m Landyap (USA) - Celtic Mist (Celtic Cone)
Held up, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, never dangerous (op 12-1)

5 10 [27]	7. Oversman 20/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	8	1011 t	79	–	68	–
b g Keen - Jamaican Punch (IRE) (Shareef Dancer)
Held up mid-division, headway approaching 7th, hard ridden 3 out, soon weakened (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6 21 [48]	14. Keep Me In Mind (IRE) 25/1 Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	12	105 t	73	–	41	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gold Trinket (Golden Fleece)
Held up in touch, weakened approaching 3 out (op 16-1)

7 1 [49]	18. Pash Pronto 20/1 Tom Scudamore ³ M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore ³ M C Pipe	7	100 t	71	–	38	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Lidoma (IRE) (Dominion)
Led until approaching 7th, soon ridden and weakened (op 16-1)

8 nk [49¼]	3. Uncle Teddy (IRE) 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	115 b	86	–	54	–
b g Arctic Cider (USA) - Ishtar (Dike)
Held up, headway approaching 7th, weakened and eased approaching 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

9 2½ [51¾]	8. Head Gardener (IRE) 10/1 Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	7	106 b	77	–	41	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Silk Petal (Petorius)
Prominent until weakened approaching 7th (op 7-1 after 14-1 in a place and 20-1 in a place)

10 8 [59¾]	15. Nimbus Stratus 25/1 A Day ⁷ R G Frost	A Day ⁷ R G Frost	8	912	73	–	29	–
br g Welsh Captain - Touching Clouds (Touching Wood)
Prominent, ridden and lost place 4th, behind from 6th (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

11 5 [64¾]	4. El Don 20/1 Barry Keniry ³ C L Popham	Barry Keniry ³ C L Popham	9	1013	84	–	35	–
b g High Kicker (USA) - Madam Gerard (Brigadier Gerard)
Always behind (op 14-1)

12 7 [71¾]	1. Weather Wise 16/1 Tom O'Connor ⁷ Bill Turner	Tom O'Connor ⁷ Bill Turner	9	116 t	94	–	39	–
b g Town And Country - Sunshine Gal (Alto Volante I)
Prominent, ridden approaching 3rd, weakened 7th (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

13 2½ [74¼]	16. Gemolly (IRE) 14/1 A Honeyball ⁷ T Needham	A Honeyball ⁷ T Needham	8	100 3	75	–	17	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Hayhurst (Sandhurst Prince)
Ridden after 6th, always behind (tchd 16-1 in places and 12-1)

14 8 [82¼]	11. Golden Lily 16/1 Vince Slattery Ron Hodges	Vince Slattery Ron Hodges	8	107	75	–	-1	–
ch m Interrex (CAN) - Gold Risk (Mansingh)
Behind from 7th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

PU	5. Song For Jess (IRE) 4/1F D Gallagher F Jordan	D Gallagher F Jordan	8	111	83	–	–	–
b m Accordion (IRE) - Ritual Girl (Ballad Rock)
Behind from 7th, pulled up before 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

PU	2. Sir Lunchalot (IRE) 8/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	1110 v¹	91	–	–	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Halpin (Yashgan)
Held up, headway approaching 7th, soon ridden, weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 4-1)

PU	9. Purple Lace 12/1 R Wakley Stuart Howe	R Wakley Stuart Howe	9	108	76	–	–	–
b m Salse (USA) - Purple Prose (Rainbow Quest)
Always prominent, led approaching 7th, headed after 3 out, weakening when pulled up before 2 out (jockey said horse was hanging right throughout) (op 7-1)

PU	17. Johdamar (NZ) 16/1 Adrian Maguire Brendan Powell	Adrian Maguire Brendan Powell	8	103	71	–	–	–
ch g J O Dahlia (USA) - Ewar Star (Grundy)
Behind until pulled up before last (tchd 20-1 in places)

18 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 5m 20.00s (slow by 23.00s) Total SP: 145%
1st owner: Lavis Medical Systems (Leading Spirit I) 1st breeder: Sir Peter Nugent And Ascot Stables
2nd owner: Slabs And Lucan (Paulton)
3rd owner: T A Wadsworth (Roborette)
Tote win: £11.80 PL: £3.60 £1.20 £9.70 Ex: £68.30 CSF: £64.26 Tricast: £1,715.96
There was no bid for the winner.

4:30 Newton Abbot 31 May 2001

Drainage Direct Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G