Full Result 3.35 Stratford | 19 October 2002

Saab Contract Hire Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m4f205yds) 2m5f Good 15 fences

1st £10,530 2nd £3,240 3rd £1,620 4th £810

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Thyne Will Tell (IRE) 9/4F A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	7	119	125	104	141	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Deep Khaletta (Deep Run)
Blundered 1st and 4th, behind, headway 10th, led 12th, clear after 3 out, ridden next and idled, soon challenged, stayed on well close home (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in a place)

2 1	11. Navarone 20/1 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	100 1	102	80	115	–
b g Gunner B - Anamasi (Idiots Delight)
Led after 1st, headed 12th, stayed chasing winner, outpaced after 3 out, rallied to challenge last, outpaced near finish (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places, 33-1 in a place)

3 9 [10]	6. Tik-A-Tai (IRE) 20/1 Rodi Greene Oliver Sherwood	Rodi Greene Oliver Sherwood	7	114	120	89	124	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Carrig Ross (Lord Ha Ha)
In touch 5th, lost place 10th, ridden next, rallied to chase leaders 12th, kept on same pace under pressure from 3 out (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4 10 [20]	7. Mr Markham (IRE) 14/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	10	111	117	76	111	–
b g Naheez (USA) - Brighter Gail (Bustineto)
Behind, jumped slowly 8th, headway 10th, weakened 12th (op 10-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

5 hd [20¼]	2. Be My Manager (IRE) 11/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	120	130	89	124	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Fahy Quay (Quayside I)
Led until after 1st, challenged 9th, hit 10th, weakened from 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1, 13-2 in a place)

6 dist [50¼]	1. Good Lord Murphy (IRE) 66/1 Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard ⁵ Dr P Pritchard	10	119	130	–	–	–
br g Montelimar (USA) - Semiwild (USA) (Rumbo)
Well behind from 8th, tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

7 3 [53¼]	10. Gue Au Loup (FR) 8/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	8	100	102	–	–	–
gr g Royal Charter (FR) - Arche D'Alliance (FR) (Pamponi)
Chased leader, challenged 9th to 11th, weakened 12th, tailed off (tchd 10-1, 12-1 and 14-1 in places)

8 2½ [55¾]	9. The Land Agent 14/1 Seamus Durack Seamus Mullins	Seamus Durack Seamus Mullins	11	109	111	–	–	–
b g Town And Country - Notinhand (Nearly A Hand)
Blundered 1st, headway 7th, chased leaders 9th, hit 12th and soon weakened, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

F	8. Mighty Strong 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	8	1010	112	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Muffet's Spider (Rymer)
Pressed leaders until hit 9th, weakening in 4th when fell 3 out (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

PU	5. Spring Grove (IRE) 6/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	7	116	122	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Lucy Lorraine (IRE) (Buckskin)
In touch, hit 10th and soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 in places)

PU	3. The Major (NZ) 25/1 R Wakley John Cornwall	R Wakley John Cornwall	9	1112	128	–	–	–
ch g Try To Stop Me - Equation (NZ) (Palatable)
Behind, hit 10th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 3:35:00 Winning time: 5m 10.60s (slow by 12.60s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: R J B Partners (Thyne Will Tell) 1st breeder: Joseph Smiddy
2nd owner: A J Cresser (Navarone)
3rd owner: The Chamberlain Addiscott Partnership (Tik-A-Tai)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.60 £4.10 £5.90 Ex: £61.30 CSF: £49.61 Tricast: £746.75

3:35 Stratford 19 Oct 2002

Saab Contract Hire Handicap Chase Class C