Full Result 3.50 Stratford | 8 September 2001

Golden Drum Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Firm 15 fences

1st £6,968 2nd £2,144 3rd £1,072 4th £536

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Platonic-My-Eye (IRE) 9/2 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	8	113	105	89	111	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Love-In-A-Mist (Paddy's Stream)
Held up, headway 10th, led 3 out, blundered last, soon headed, rallied to lead near finish (tchd 5-1 and 11-2 in places)

2 hd	7. Peacemaker I (IRE) 5/1 Robert Thornton John Cornwall	Robert Thornton John Cornwall	9	102	90	74	93	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Gamonda (Gala Performance)
Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, soon outpaced, rallied next, led flat, headed near finish (11-2 and 6-1 in places)

3 1½ [1¾]	1. Nosam 12/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	11	1110 t	112	94	113	–
b g Idiots Delight - Socher (Anax)
Held up and behind, headway approaching last, ran on strongly, not reach leaders, finished lame (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

4 1¾ [3½]	3. Lord Strickland 4/1 A Honeyball ⁵ Philip Hobbs	A Honeyball ⁵ Philip Hobbs	8	1013	106	86	108	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lady Rag (Ragapan)
Always prominent, hampered bend after 11th, blundered 14th, every chance 3 out, hampered last, one pace (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in a place)

5 hd [3¾]	6. Piper's Rock (IRE) 16/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	10	112 v	104	84	104	–
ch g Zaffaran (USA) - Misclaire (Steeple Aston)
Led, headed after 10th, hampered bend after next, left in lead approaching 14th, headed 3 out, every chance when blundered last, no extra (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6 9 [12¾]	5. King Torus I (IRE) 8/1 Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	Jim Culloty Victor Dartnall	11	113 b	105	76	95	–
b g Torus - Kam A Dusk (Kambalda)
Held up, mistake 7th, effort 4 out, never troubled leaders (op 6-1)

7 21 [33¾]	8. Dragon King 100/30F Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	9	101	89	39	58	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Dunsilly Bell (London Bells)
Chased leaders, blundered 13th, weakened next (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

8 8 [41¾]	9. Daringly 33/1 Mr K Culligan ⁷ M F Barraclough	Mr K Culligan ⁷ M F Barraclough	12	911 4 9	92	34	53	–
b g Daring March - Leylandia (Wolver Hollow)
Held up, always in rear (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	2. Millcroft Riviera (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	115	107	–	–	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Rathtrim (Strong Gale)
Chased leader, led after 10th until pulled up approaching 14th, lame (jockey said gelding pulled up lame) (op 10-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 5m 52.50s (slow by 12.50s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: John P McManus (Platonic-My-Eye) 1st breeder: Neville J Tector
2nd owner: J R Cornwall (Peacemaker I)
3rd owner: N B Mason (Nosam)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.40 £1.20 £3.50 Ex: £26 CSF: £24.39 Tricast: £225.35

3:50 Stratford 8 Sep 2001

Golden Drum Handicap Chase Class D