Full Result 2.00 Newton Abbot | 25 May 2002

Maypole Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £3,922.75 2nd £1,207 3rd £603.50 4th £301.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Special Agenda (IRE) 11/2 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	8	1110	110	114	124	–
b g Torus - Easter Blade (IRE) (Fine Blade)
Held up and behind, steady headway approaching 7th, went 2nd 4 out, led 2 out, soon clear, readily (op 7-1)

2 11	7. Noble Comic 12/1 David Dennis Colin Tizzard	David Dennis Colin Tizzard	11	1012	98	91	101	–
b g Silly Prices - Barony (Ribston)
Led, ridden approaching 3 out, headed 2 out, soon beaten (op 10-1)

3 27 [38]	5. Hasard Saisi (FR) 7/1 R P McNally ³ Paul Nicholls	R P McNally ³ Paul Nicholls	6	112 t	105	57	81	–
ch g Mill Pond (FR) - Askja (FR) (Jefferson II)
Held up, headway 7th, weakened 4 out, left poor 3rd last (op 6-1)

4 12 [50]	9. French Connection 50/1 W Worthington Barry Leavy	W Worthington Barry Leavy	7	100 20 b	86	26	50	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Heaven-Liegh-Grey (Grey Desire)
Behind, mistake 2nd, lost touch 6th, tailed off (tchd 66-1 in places)

5 8 [58]	2. Zabadi (IRE) 9/1 B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	10	1111	111	43	67	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Zerzaya (Beldale Flutter)
Blundered 3rd, soon behind, lost touch 6th, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

F	1. Infini (FR) 5/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	120 v¹	114	–	–	–
gr g Le Nain Jaune (FR) - Contessina (FR) (Mistigri)
Prominent, hit 1st, mistake 7th, close 3rd when fell 9th (tchd 11-2)

PU	8. Bit Of A Snob 16/1 Leighton Aspell J S King	Leighton Aspell J S King	11	104	90	–	–	–
b g St Columbus - Classey (Dubassoff)
Prominent until weakened 7th, behind when mistake 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

PU	6. Kassala (FR) 100/30F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	115	105	–	–	–
b m Phantom Breeze (IRE) - Tip Land (FR) (Tip Moss)
Held up in touch, mistake 7th, behind when mistake 8th, pulled up before 9th (jockey said mare lost her action; vet later said mare had lost a near front plate) (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in a place and 3-1)

UR	4. Antonio Mariano (SWE) 7/2 Andrew Thornton Mrs L C Taylor	Andrew Thornton Mrs L C Taylor	11	117	107	–	106	–
b g Mango Express - Mango Sampaquita (SWE) (Colombian Friend)
Chased leader, ridden after 4 out, weakened 2 out, 3rd and beaten when blundered and unseated rider last (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 2:03:00 Winning time: 3m 57.50s (slow by 6.50s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Mrs L G Turner (Special Agenda) 1st breeder: S Neville
2nd owner: R E Dimond (Noble Comic)
3rd owner: Jeffrey Hordle (Hasard Saisi)
Tote win: £7.20 PL: £1.80 £2.80 £2.10 Ex: £120.20 CSF: £65.77 Tricast: £467.82

2:00 Newton Abbot 25 May 2002

Maypole Handicap Chase Class D