Full Result 4.15 Stratford | 1 August 2002

Blenheim Water Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Soft 12 fences

1st £4,777.50 2nd £1,470 3rd £735 4th £367.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Gatflax (IRE) 9/4 Graham Lee Andy Turnell	Graham Lee Andy Turnell	10	107	84	101	96	–
b g Supreme Leader - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
Held up and behind, pushed along approaching 6th, good headway to chase leader after 9th, ridden to lead 2 out, soon clear (op 7-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

2 9	6. How Ran On (IRE) 10/1 W Worthington Lisa Williamson	W Worthington Lisa Williamson	11	100 6	77	85	84	–
bb g Mandalus (IRE) - Kelly's Bridge (Netherkelly)
Always prominent, mistake 6th, led 8th, headed and blundered 2 out, beaten when not fluent last (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

3 11 [20]	1. Roller Blade 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1110	101	98	93	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Sparkling Cinders (Netherkelly)
With leader, led 4th to 8th, 3rd and weakening when mistake 4 out (tchd 5-1, 11-2 in places and 4-1)

4 10 [30]	8. French Connection 25/1 Sean Curran Barry Leavy	Sean Curran Barry Leavy	7	100 20 tb	77	64	61	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Heaven-Liegh-Grey (Grey Desire)
Held up, ridden 7th, behind from 8th (tchd 33-1 in places)

5 19 [49]	5. Queensway I (IRE) 11/1 Dave Crosse ⁵ R M Carson	Dave Crosse ⁵ R M Carson	10	911 t	79	47	48	–
b g Pennine Walk - Polaregina (FR) (Rex Magna)
Held up and behind, steady headway 6th, ridden approaching 9th, weakened approaching 4 out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	7. Colonel Brown (IRE) 14/1 Vince Slattery O O'Neill	Vince Slattery O O'Neill	6	100 10	77	–	–	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Musical Smoke (IRE) (Orchestra)
Chased leaders, lost place approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

PU	4. Gipsy Cricketer 2/1F Tom Scudamore D J Caro	Tom Scudamore D J Caro	6	107	84	–	–	–
b g Anshan - Tinkers Fairy (Myjinski)
Led, mistake 2nd, headed 4th, ridden and weakened approaching 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (trainer said the gelding was unsuited by the ground and jumped poorly) (op 7-4 tchd 9-4 in places)

7 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 4m 18.30s (slow by 23.30s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Ulusaba (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Dr John Hollowood (Gatflax) 1st breeder: J Gahan
2nd owner: Halewood International Ltd (How Ran On)
3rd owner: N A Twiston-Davies (Roller Blade)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £2.10 £3.70 Ex: £10.80 CSF: £21.78 Tricast: £86.22

4:15 Stratford 1 Aug 2002

Blenheim Water Handicap Chase Class E