Full Result 6.40 Stratford | 19 May 2000

Derreck Draycott Memorial Novices' Chase Class D (for the Charles Lea Memorial Trophy)

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £4,238 2nd £1,304 3rd £652 4th £326

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Darakshan (IRE) 5/2 Andrew Thornton David Arbuthnot	Andrew Thornton David Arbuthnot	8	110	–	119	114	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Dafayna (Habitat)
Settled in touch, 4th and ridden 9th, chased leader after next, driven to lead 2 out, in command last, comfortably (op 9-4 tchd 11-4 in places)

2 6	2. Alabang 13/8F Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	Jimmy McCarthy Charles Egerton	9	110	–	111	111	–
ch g Valiyar (IRE) - Seleter (Hotfoot I)
Steadied start, headway 5th, led 9th, blundered 10th when 5l clear, ridden and headed 2 out, outpaced before last (op 7-4 tchd 2-1 in places and 6-4)

3 dist [36]	5. Ok So (IRE) 12/1 Robert Thornton M F Morris	Robert Thornton M F Morris	7	110	–	69	–	–
ch g Naheez (USA) - Flowering Moss (IRE) (Le Moss)
Close up, not fluent and reminders 6th, hit 7th, pressed leader 8th until next, well outpaced after next, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

4 dist [66]	3. Atto (IRE) 33/1 Warren Marston J S King	Warren Marston J S King	6	110	–	25	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Deep Cristina (Deep Run)
Chased leader, led after 5th, headed 9th, badly oupaced next, finished tired and tailed off (op 20-1)

PU	1. Nearly Gold 100/30 Richard Johnson Ron Hodges	Richard Johnson Ron Hodges	6	116 b¹	94	–	–	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Golden Medina (Cornuto)
Ridden 4th, prominent until downed tools from 6th, last when jumped slowly 7th, tailed off and pulled up after next (op 9-4)

PU	6. Vraimert Bleu 20/1 Henry Oliver ³ John Spearing	Henry Oliver ³ John Spearing	6	1011 b¹	60	–	–	–
gr g Arzanni - Vi's Delight (New Member)
Led until after 5th, ridden 6th, tailed off after 8th, hopelessly tailed off when climbed 3 out and next and pulled up (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 6:40:00 Winning time: 4m 12.50s (slow by 17.50s) Total SP: 106%
1st owner: Noel Cronin (Darakshan) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Elite Racing Club (Alabang)
3rd owner: Mrs M B Murtagh (Ok So)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.80 £1.40 Ex: £12 CSF: £5.77

6:40 Stratford 19 May 2000

Derreck Draycott Memorial Novices' Chase Class D (for the Charles Lea Memorial Trophy)