Full Result 3.40 Plumpton | 14 January 2002

SIS Digital - The Vital Link Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m4f114yds) 2m4½f Soft 12 hurdles

1st £3,444 2nd £984 3rd £492

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Half The Pot (IRE) 7/1 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	7	104	98	76	117	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Deep Green (Deep Run)
Tracked leader, led 4th, clear 8th, pressed briefly after 3 out, soon clear again, easily (op 6-1)

2 8	5. Kildare Chiller (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Peter Hedger	Leighton Aspell Peter Hedger	8	1012	106	76	114	–
ch g Shahrastani (USA) - Ballycuirke (Taufan)
Settled well in rear, steady progress 8th, chased winner and closed after 3 out, ridden and no impression next (tchd 14-1 in places)

3 11 [19]	4. Ambry 5/2 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	112 b	110	69	105	–
br g Machiavellian (USA) - Alkaffeyeh (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
In touch, chased leading pair 5th, chased winner 8th to after 3 out, one pace under pressure soon after (op 2-1 tchd 11-4 in places)

4 3 [22]	2. Jim Jam Joey (IRE) 20/1 Jamie Goldstein D M Grissell	Jamie Goldstein D M Grissell	9	115	113	69	103	–
ch g Big Sink Hope (USA) - Ascot Princess (Prince Hansel)
Chased leading pair to 5th, ridden after 7th, effort under pressure to dispute 2nd briefly after 3 out, soon beaten (op 12-1)

5 1¼ [23¼]	9. Shannon Light I (IRE) 14/1 Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	10	101	95	50	84	–
bb g Electric I - Shannon Lass (Callernish)
Last pair and never going the pace, ridden from 5th, progress 8th, no impression leaders after next, kept on (tchd 16-1 in places)

6 18 [41¼]	10. Bigwig (IRE) 9/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Gary Moore	Marcus Foley ⁵ Gary Moore	9	99 1 b	94	31	65	–
ch g Thatching - Sabaah (USA) (Nureyev)
Settled well in rear, some progress 8th, no impression leaders from next, well beaten when blundered last (op 14-1 tchd 8-1)

7 dist [71¼]	6. Golden Rose (IRE) 9/1 Colin Bolger ⁷ Thomas Patrick McGovern	Colin Bolger ⁷ Thomas Patrick McGovern	10	103	104	–	–	–
br m Roselier (FR) - Lady Nethertown (Windjammer)
Chased leaders, hard ridden and weakened 8th, tailed off after next (op 8-1)

PU	11. Charlie Charlie 14/1 Mr K Culligan ⁷ L Wells	Mr K Culligan ⁷ L Wells	11	99 2 6 tb¹	96	–	–	–
b g Emarati (USA) - Hound Song (Jukebox)
Led at good pace to 4th, pressed winner until weakened rapidly 8th, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

PU	3. Digup St Edmunds 10/1 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	9	114	112	–	–	–
br g Bustino - Sharp Glance (IRE) (Deep Run)
Rear, in touch before 6th, ridden and weakened after 7th, well behind when pulled up before 8th (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	8. Supreme Irony (IRE) 25/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Michael Roberts	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Michael Roberts	9	912	95	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Florenanti (Floriferous)
Chased leaders, weakened under pressure 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th (tchd 33-1 in places)

PU	1. Celtic Pride (IRE) 9/4F A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	A P McCoy Jonjo O'Neill	7	120	121	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Grannie No (Brave Invader)
Last pair and never going pace, progress under pressure after 7th, mistake and weakened next, pulled up before 9th (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 and 100-30 in places)

11 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 5m 21.60s (slow by 37.60s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mrs P V Crocker (Half The Pot) 1st breeder: Oliver Loughlin
2nd owner: P R Hedger (Kildare Chiller)
3rd owner: Raymond Gross, Ms Adrienne Gross (Ambry)
Tote win: £10.40 PL: £2.80 £3.80 £1.20 Ex: £119.70 CSF: £95.93 Tricast: £277.93
Jackpot:
Placepot: £92.00 to a £1 stake. Pool £32,471.65 - 257.60 winning tickets
Quadpot: £8.40 to a £1 stake. Pool £3,083.10 - 270.20 winning tickets

3:40 Plumpton 14 Jan 2002

SIS Digital - The Vital Link Handicap Hurdle Class D