Full Result 2.40 Plumpton | 13 December 1999

Christmas Party at Plumpton Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (3yo) (1m7f195yds) 2m Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £2,582.50 2nd £720 3rd £347.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Tiger Grass (IRE) 9/4 Mick Fitzgerald William Muir	Mick Fitzgerald William Muir	3	110	–	–	115	–
gr g Ezzoud (IRE) - Rustic Lawn (Rusticaro)
Pressed leader, led 3 out, clear next, shaken up last, ran on well (op 7-4 tchd 5-2)

2 13	5. Kind Sir 2/1F Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	3	110	–	–	101	–
b g Generous (IRE) - Noble Conquest (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Held up in touch, effort 5th, mistake 3 out, soon chased winner, no impression next, well beaten when mistake last (op 5-4 tchd 9-4 in places)

3 14 [27]	11. Coral ReefI (IRE) 7/1 J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	3	104 v	–	–	81	–
ch f Karinga Bay - Mamara Reef (Salse)
Keen hold early, tracked leading pair, pushed along before 3 out, one pace after, finished tired (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

4 12 [39]	10. Bishopstone Pond (IRE) 10/1 Ross Studholme ³ S Mellor	Ross Studholme ³ S Mellor	3	106	–	–	69	–
b f Persian Bold (IRE) - Swift And Early (IRE) (Alzao)
Mistake 2nd, tracked leaders, outpaced 3 out, no danger after (op 14-1 after 16-1 in a place)

5 11 [50]	9. Allied Imperial 16/1 Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	3	109	–	–	63	–
b f Morpeth - Super Sarena (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up in touch, mistake 5th, effort and mistake next, no progress 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

6 27 [77]	1. Arius 16/1 Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	3	1011	–	–	36	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Ville Eternelle (USA) (Slew O'Gold)
Held up last pair, progress 5th, effort to chase leaders before 3 out, soon weakened (op 20-1)

7 2 [79]	2. Grand Sonnet (IRE) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	3	110	–	–	74	–
b c Second Set (IRE) - Mali I (USA) (Storm Bird)
Led, mistake 4th, headed and mistake 3 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up run-in (op 5-1)

8 10 [89]	6. Skiffle Man 10/1 R Wakley Ben Case	R Wakley Ben Case	3	110	–	–	24	–
b g Alhijaz - Laundry Maid (Forzando)
Held up rear, ridden and struggling after 4th, soon well behind (op 12-1)

9 dist [119]	12. Kumon Eileen 20/1 Mattie Batchelor ³ J R Jenkins	Mattie Batchelor ³ J R Jenkins	3	106	–	–	–	–
ch f Anshan - Katie Eileen (USA) (Bering)
Pulled hard early, held up, weakened 5th, tailed off (tchd 25-1 in a place)

10 7 [126]	14. Wilomeno 20/1 R P Varian ⁷ Linda Jewell	R P Varian ⁷ Linda Jewell	3	102	–	–	–	–
b f Efisio - Tzarina (USA) (Gallant Romeo)
Promenent to 4th, soon weakened, tailed off (tchd 25-1 in a place)

10 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 4m 21.20s (slow by 47.20s) Total SP: 131%
Non-runners: Hachty Boy (unsuitable ground), Jade Tiger (vet's certificate), Magique Etoile (unsuitable ground), Zahari (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: M J Caddy (Tiger Grass) 1st breeder: Holborn Trust Co
2nd owner: B K Smith (Kind Sir)
3rd owner: David Chown (Coral ReefI)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.40 £1.80 £1.50 Ex: £4.60 CSF: £7.76 Trifecta: £28.20

2:40 Plumpton 13 Dec 1999

Christmas Party at Plumpton Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class E