Full Result 4.10 Taunton | 2 March 2000

Royal Bath & West Novices' Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m12yds) 2m Soft 10 fences 2 omitted

1st £3,071.25 2nd £945 3rd £472.50 4th £236.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Bearys Cross (IRE) 12/1 Jay Harris ⁵ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁵ Ron Hodges	8	99 9 b	72	63	83	–
gr g Runnett - Etnas Princess (The Parson)
Chased leader to 3rd, left 2nd next, led after 4 out, headed next, challenged and hit next, every chance last, led run-in, all out (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

2 2½	5. Yajtahed (IRE) 2/1F Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	108	85	67	90	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Rainstone (Rainbow Quest)
Behind, headway and hit 6th, chased leader after 4 out, led 3 out, ridden last, headed and found no extra run-in (op 3-1)

3 16 [18½]	3. Nearly Gold 14/1 Mr A Charles-Jones Ron Hodges	Mr A Charles-Jones Ron Hodges	6	116	92	52	85	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Golden Medina (Cornuto)
Chased leaders, dropped rear 5th, tailed off 4 out, moderate headway from 3 out, kept on run-in (op 10-1)

4 10 [28½]	6. Ginger Watt (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell Richard Price	Leighton Aspell Richard Price	8	106	78	20	64	–
ch g Electric I - Deirdre Oge (Pontifex)
In touch, chased leaders 7th, weakened after 3 out, no chance when blundered last (op 12-1)

5 24 [52½]	7. Saafi (IRE) 33/1 Ollie McPhail ³ C L Popham	Ollie McPhail ³ C L Popham	9	911 6 b	72	1	31	–
b g Primo Dominie - Baby's Smile (Shirley Heights)
In touch, headway and hit 6th, weakened after next, no chance when blundered last (jockey suspended for seven days for failing to dismount a lame horse) (tchd 40-1 in a place)

6 17 [69½]	4. Punting Pete (IRE) 66/1 Vince Slattery Mrs K Waldron	Vince Slattery Mrs K Waldron	10	1010 t	82	1	24	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Silent Collection (Monksfield)
Led, soon clear, headed after 4 out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

BD	2. Mershiginer (IRE) 3/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	1111	97	–	–	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Shelleys Rocky Gem (Kemal)
Chased leaders when badly hampered and brought down 4th (op 5-2)

F	1. Rainbow Star (FR) 9/4 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	120 v	100	–	–	–
bb g Saumarez - In The Star (FR) (In Fijar)
Chasing leader when fell 4th (op 2-1 tchd 5-2, 11-4 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 4:13:00 Winning time: 4m 31.40s (slow by 34.40s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Major A W C Pearn (Bearys Cross) 1st breeder: Gerry Rogers
2nd owner: Nick Clark (Yajtahed)
3rd owner: Mrs Stanley Perry (Nearly Gold)
Tote win: £14 PL: £1.30 £1.60 £3.40 Ex: £40.70 CSF: £34.27 Tricast: £317.02 Trifecta: £135.80

Last fence on far side omitted each circuit

4:10 Taunton 2 Mar 2000

Royal Bath & West Novices' Handicap Chase Class F