Full Result 2.45 Newton Abbot | 5 November 2003

William Hill Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (3m1f170yds) 3m2f Good 20 fences

1st £4,725.50 2nd £1,454 3rd £727 4th £363.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Fasgo (IRE) 7/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	115	113	111	133	–
b g Montelimar (USA) - Action Plan (Creative Plan I)
Chased leader from 3rd, led 16th, ridden 4 out, clear 2 out, eased towards finish (op 4-1)

2 5	3. Kick For Touch (IRE) 13/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	6	117	115	108	128	–
ch g Insan (USA) - Anns Run (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 7th, every chance 4 out, ridden after 3 out, one pace (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

3 9 [14]	7. Hardiman (IRE) 4/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	10	106	100	84	103	–
ch h Phardante (FR) - Mention Of Money (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway 7th, ridden 16th, weakened 2 out (tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 9 [23]	2. Lord Maizey (IRE) 2/1F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	117	115	90	111	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - My Maizey (Buckskin)
Held up and behind, steady headway approaching 14th, ridden 15th, weakened 16th ( trainer's representative was unable to offer any explanation for the gelding's poor running) (op 7-4)

5 1¼ [24¼]	4. Moral Support (IRE) 33/1 C Rafter ³ J S Moore	C Rafter ³ J S Moore	11	113	114	87	110	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - Marians Pride (Pry)
Chased leader to 3rd, blundered and lost place 9th, soon behind (tchd 50-1 in a place)

6 29 [53¼]	1. Possible Pardon (NZ) 6/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	1112 b	120	64	108	–
b g Iades (FR) - Wonderful Excuse (NZ) (Alibhai)
Led to 16th, weakened 4 out, tailed off (tchd 13-2)

PU	8. Vague Idea 25/1 Sam Thomas ⁷ O J Carter	Sam Thomas ⁷ O J Carter	10	912	99	–	–	–
gr g Tout Ensemble - Roodle Doodle (Rugantino)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

7 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 6m 30.90s (slow by 13.90s) Total SP: 110%
Non-runners: Swincombe (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: F A Smith (Fasgo) 1st breeder: J A Keogh
2nd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Kick For Touch)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Hardiman)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £3.10 £2.20 Ex: £24.60 CSF: £23.81 Tricast: £86.21

2:45 Newton Abbot 5 Nov 2003

William Hill Handicap Chase Class D