Full Result 12.45 Sandown | 6 December 2002

GQ Novices' Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £6,994 2nd £2,152 3rd £1,076 4th £538

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Lord 'N' Master (IRE) 11/2 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	6	114	94	56	115	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Miss Good Night (Buckskin)
Not fluent to halfway, held up in rear, steady progress 4 out, went 2nd before 2 out, led last, soon pushed clear, comfortably (op 5-1)

2 7	7. Sir NormanI 11/4F Padge Whelan ³ R D E Woodhouse	Padge Whelan ³ R D E Woodhouse	7	103 t	82	37	93	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Moy Ran Lady (Black Minstrel)
Mostly jumped well, led, ridden 2 out, headed last, soon no chance with winner (trainer said gelding had hung left) (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

3 8 [15]	2. Benson (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	1112	102	49	107	–
bb g HawkstoneI (IRE) - Erin St Helen (IRE) (Seclude I)
Chased leader, mistake 6th, ridden and no impression before 3 out, lost 2nd before 2 out, weakened and mistake last (tchd 6-1, 13-2 in places)

4 1¼ [16¼]	6. Canon McCarthy (IRE) 4/1 Mattie Batchelor Tony Carroll	Mattie Batchelor Tony Carroll	6	109	85	30	87	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Archetype (Over The River)
Tracked leaders, ridden after 4 out, struggling and beaten 3 out, kept on flat (tchd 9-2)

5 7 [23¼]	5. Steve The Fish (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Jim Old	Leighton Aspell Jim Old	6	113	93	31	89	–
ch g Dry Dock - Country Clothing (Salluceva)
In touch, not fluent 8th and 10th, ridden after 4 out, well beaten from next (op 14-1 tchd 16-1)

F	1. Captain Zinzan (NZ) 15/2 Tony Dobbin Amanda Perrett	Tony Dobbin Amanda Perrett	7	1112	102	–	–	–
b g Zabeel (NZ) - Lady Springfield (NZ) (Sharivari)
Tracked leaders, disputing 3rd and well in touch when fell 12th (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places 9-1 in a place)

PU	3. Couloir 13/2 Mick Fitzgerald Hughie Morrison	Mick Fitzgerald Hughie Morrison	6	115	95	–	–	–
gr m Gran Alba (USA) - Hollow Creek (Tarqogan)
Always last, mistake 10th, soon struggling, weakening when mistake 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

7 ran Off time: 12:45:00 Winning time: 5m 28.10s (slow by 26.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Dr B Alexander (Lord 'N' Master) 1st breeder: Michael A McNamara
2nd owner: M A Sawyer (Sir NormanI)
3rd owner: Alpha Gold Partnership (Benson)
Tote win: £4.80 PL: £2.30 £2.20 Ex: £18.10 CSF: £20.59 Trifecta: £88.20 Pool of £9,976.10 - 80.30 winning tickets

12:45 Sandown 6 Dec 2002

GQ Novices' Handicap Chase Class D