Full Result 4.40 Stratford | 20 April 2002

John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup Class H (Hunters' Chase)

(Class 6) (5yo+) 3m OMS Good 18 fences

1st £3,020.50 2nd £863 3rd £431.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Ozzie Jones 4/1 Mr D S Jones ³ K R Pearce	Mr D S Jones ³ K R Pearce	11	127	112	–	120	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Distant Relation (Great Nephew)
Always prominent, went 2nd 9th, led 12th, driven clear flat (op 7-2 tchd 100-30)

2 6	2. Rightsaidfred 7/2 Mr P Bull ⁵ S Gordon-Watson	Mr P Bull ⁵ S Gordon-Watson	14	125	–	–	114	–
b g Lighter - Ladybank I (Dear Gazelle)
Always prominent, hit 12th, chased winner from 14th, ridden approaching last, no extra flat (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

3 19 [25]	7. Mr Custard 9/2 Miss L Sweeting ⁷ Miss L J C Sweeting	Miss L Sweeting ⁷ Miss L J C Sweeting	10	117	–	–	89	–
b g Newski (USA) - May Owen (Master Owen)
Held up and behind, headway when hit 14th, no further progress from 3 out (op 4-1 tchd 5-1)

4 21 [46]	8. Polden Pride 33/1 Mrs L Borradaile ⁷ Mrs L Borradaile	Mrs L Borradaile ⁷ Mrs L Borradaile	14	117	81	–	69	–
b g Vital Season - Bybrook I (Border Chief)
Always behind (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

5 19 [65]	9. Secret Alliance (IRE) 33/1 Mr J Handley ⁷ P C Handley	Mr J Handley ⁷ P C Handley	10	117	–	–	57	–
b g Royal Fountain - Hardy Polly (Pollerton)
Led, clear 6th, headed and hit 12th, weakening when mistake 4 out (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	11. Stride To Glory (IRE) 50/1 Mr M Hooper ⁷ Miss Joanne Tremain	Mr M Hooper ⁷ Miss Joanne Tremain	11	117 b	–	–	–	–
b g Superpower - Damira (FR) (Pharly)
Behind, mistakes 1st and 3rd, tailed off 9th, pulled up before 14th (op 20-1)

PU	6. Manhattan Castle (IRE) 33/1 Mr S Pile ⁷ Miss S E Cook	Mr S Pile ⁷ Miss S E Cook	13	117	90	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Allamanda (FR) (Versailles II)
Held up, blundered 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 13th (op 20-1)

PU	4. Camitrov (FR) 20/1 Mr G Kerr ⁷ G R Kerr	Mr G Kerr ⁷ G R Kerr	12	117	–	–	–	–
b g Sharken (FR) - Emitrovna (FR) (Buisson D'Or)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 25-1)

PU	10. Straight On (IRE) 25/1 Mrs S Hodge ⁷ Mrs S A Hodge	Mrs S Hodge ⁷ Mrs S A Hodge	11	117	–	–	–	–
bb g Tremblant I - Maybird (Royalty)
Pulled hard, chased leader from 3rd until mistake 9th, mistake 14th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

PU	3. Tea Box (IRE) 2/1F Mr D Kemp ⁷ M A Kemp	Mr D Kemp ⁷ M A Kemp	11	1113	–	–	–	–
b g Meneval (USA) - Elteetee (Paddy's Stream)
Chased leader to 3rd, prominent until outpaced 12th, rallied approaching 14th, 4th and weakening when pulled up 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action so he pulled it up but was subsequently found to be sound) (op 5-2 tchd 11-4)

PU	12. Triple Crown (IRE) 50/1 Mr M Bluck ⁷ R M Bluck	Mr M Bluck ⁷ R M Bluck	9	1111 4	–	–	–	–
bb g Tidaro (USA) - Noreen Beag (Thatching)
Behind, mistakes 7th and 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 4:40:00 Winning time: 6m 6.90s (slow by 26.90s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Just Jake (no suitable jockey)
1st owner: Keith R Pearce (Ozzie Jones) 1st breeder: Carlton Consultants Ltd
2nd owner: P A Bull (Rightsaidfred)
3rd owner: Miss L J C Sweeting (Mr Custard)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £1.80 £1.50 £1.10 Ex: £14.70 CSF: £17.11

4:40 Stratford 20 Apr 2002

John And Nigel Thorne Memorial Cup Class H (Hunters' Chase)