Full Result 2.45 Southwell | 11 August 2003

Festival of Happy Feet Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) 3m2f Summer Good 19 fences

1st £4,030 2nd £1,240 3rd £620 4th £310

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Wild Spice (IRE) 4/7F Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	8	117	103	–	103	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Curry Lunch (Pry)
Not fluent, with leader, led and hit 6th, mistake 9th, mistake and headed 13th, led next, driven clear 2 out (op 4-6 tchd 8-11, 4-5 in a place)

2 6	1. West Pal (IRE) 3/1 Mr Phillip York ⁷ Raymond York	Mr Phillip York ⁷ Raymond York	9	110	85	–	91	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Buck And Roll (Buckskin)
Chased leaders, led 13th, headed next, ridden 3 out, stayed on same pace from next (tchd 5-2)

3 24 [30]	3. Benova Boy 16/1 Paul W Flynn S J Gilmore	Paul W Flynn S J Gilmore	11	110 p	64	–	64	–
ch g Ra Nova - Alithorne (Kinglet)
Led to 6th, driven along 12th, weakened 16th (tchd 20-1)

4 dist [60]	7. Jupiter's Fancy 20/1 Jim Crowley D W Barker	Jim Crowley D W Barker	8	109	–	–	–	–
ch m Jupiter Island - Joe's Fancy (Apollo Eight)
Blundered 1st, held up and behind, headway 7th, ridden 10th, weakened 14th (op 14-1)

PU	4. Morchard Mill 40/1 Marcus Foley Jean-Rene Auvray	Marcus Foley Jean-Rene Auvray	11	110 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Out Of Hand - Dorothy Jane (He Loves Me)
Blundered 1st, soon tailed off, pulled up after 12th (op 20-1)

PU	5. Runningwiththemoon 10/1 Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	Noel Fehily Chris Bealby	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Ardeal (Ardross)
Prominent until weakened approaching 12th, behind when pulled up before 14th (op 15-2 tchd 11-1, 12-1 in a place)

6 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 6m 57.30s (slow by 32.30s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: The Merry Mason (vet's certificate)
1st owner: M Crabb, B Ead, P May, M Moore (Wild Spice) 1st breeder: M J Thornhill
2nd owner: T D B Underwood (West Pal)
3rd owner: Mrs J M Gurney (Benova Boy)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £1.60 Ex: £2.50 CSF: £2.73