Full Result 8.15 Stratford | 27 June 2003

George Pragnell Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class D

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

1st £10,101 2nd £3,108 3rd £1,554 4th £777

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Waterberg (IRE) 6/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	8	104	100	102	123	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Pretoria (Habitat)
Tracked leaders, jumped slowly 7th, effort 14th, led 3 out, quickened clear after next, readily (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in a place)

2 10	1. Un Jour A Vassy (FR) 9/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	1112	122	114	135	–
b g Video Rock (FR) - Bayalika (FR) (Kashtan)
Settled in 3rd, went 2nd at 13th, led before next, headed 3 out, every chance until ridden and immediately outpaced from next (tchd 5-1 in places)

3 22 [32]	8. Lord Youky (FR) 5/1 Timmy Murphy Ian Williams	Timmy Murphy Ian Williams	9	102	98	68	89	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Lady Corteira (FR) (Carvin II)
Settled in rear, outpaced 13th, went moderate 3rd 3 out, never near leaders (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

4 16 [48]	9. Broadgate Flyer (IRE) 15/2 Warren Marston Lucinda Russell	Warren Marston Lucinda Russell	9	102 t	98	52	73	–
b g Silver Kite (USA) - Fabulous Pet (Somethingfabulous)
Pressed leaders, not fluent 9th, challenged after 13th, every chance when hit 15th, ridden and soon beaten (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

5 19 [67]	6. Maidstone Monument (IRE) 16/1 Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	8	104	100	35	56	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Loreto Lady (Brave Invader)
Led at brisk pace until 4th, chased leader until 13th, soon dropped out, tailed off (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6 hd [67¼]	2. Prince Sorinieres (FR) 12/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	8	1110	120	55	76	–
br g Valanjou I (FR) - Somewhat Better (Rheingold)
Not fluent 4th, driven along in rear rest of way, lost touch 13th, tailed off (tchd 14-1 in a place)

7 dist [97¼]	5. Wrens Island (IRE) 7/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Robin Dickin	Benjamin Hitchcott Robin Dickin	9	107	103	–	–	–
br g Yashgan - Tipiton (Balboa I)
Led 4th, headed before 14th, weakened rapidly next, tailed off (tchd 15-2 in places)

PU	4. Far Dawn (USA) 14/1 Jodie Mogford John Gallagher	Jodie Mogford John Gallagher	10	109	105	–	–	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Dawn's Reality (USA) (In Reality)
Jumped hesitantly in detached last, struggling throughout, tailed off and pulled up 15th (op 16-1 tchd 20-1 and 25-1 in places)

PU	3. Simber Hill (IRE) 7/2F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	9	115 b	115	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Princess Wager (Pollerton)
Towards rear, hit 10th, never going well after, lost touch 13th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out (trainer's representative said gelding made a bad mistake and was never travelling thereafter) (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

9 ran Off time: 8:15:00 Winning time: 5m 58.10s (slow by 18.10s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Robert Kirkland (Waterberg) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Mrs Bunty Millard (Un Jour A Vassy)
3rd owner: C N Barnes (Lord Youky)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £2.70 £1.80 £2 Ex: £52.90 CSF: £34.01 Tricast: £145.70

8:15 Stratford 27 Jun 2003

George Pragnell Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class D