Full Result 1.10 Taunton | 16 January 2003

European Breeders Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class D

(Class 3) (4-7yo) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £5,427.50 2nd £1,670 3rd £835 4th £417.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Our Vic (IRE) 1/3F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	119	115	99	135	–
b g Old Vic - Shabra Princess (Buckskin)
Made all, clear 6th, unchallenged (op 4-9 tchd 1-2 in places)

2 7	11. Supreme Piper (IRE) 12/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	5	113	–	86	114	–
b g Supreme Leader - Whistling Doe (Whistling Deer)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, went 2nd approaching 2 out but no chance with winner (op 10-1)

3 13 [20]	9. Nonantais (FR) 33/1 Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	Mattie Batchelor Mark Bradstock	6	113	–	73	102	–
b g Nikos - Sanhia (FR) (Sanhedrin)
Chased winner from 3rd but no chance from 6th, lost 2nd approaching 2 out (op 20-1)

4 21 [41]	2. Tim's The Man (IRE) 16/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	119	–	58	86	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Pindas (Bargello)
Chased leaders, ridden 6th and soon no chance with leaders (op 12-1)

5 7 [48]	3. Bed Bug (FR) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	113	–	45	73	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Cotation (FR) (Recitation)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, eased when no chance from 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 15 [63]	7. Little Enam (IRE) 25/1 Richard Johnson Charles Egerton	Richard Johnson Charles Egerton	7	113	–	30	58	–
gr g Un Desperado (FR) - Black Pheasant (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
Not fluent, always behind (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

7 ½ [63½]	12. Therealbandit (IRE) 12/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	6	113	–	29	58	–
b g Torus - Sunrise Highway VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Behind from 4th (vet said gelding finished wrong behind) (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

8 3½ [67]	8. Noble Deed (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Thornton Henrietta C Knight	Andrew Thornton Henrietta C Knight	6	113	–	25	54	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Legal Statement (IRE) (Strong Statement)
Hit 2nd, behind (op 20-1)

9 2½ [69½]	14. Cash Return 100/1 Sean Curran Brendan Powell	Sean Curran Brendan Powell	4	100	–	–	35	–
b f Bob's Return (IRE) - We're In The Money (Billion)
Soon behind (op 66-1)

10 6 [75½]	10. Stack The Pack (IRE) 12/1 Jason Maguire Tom George	Jason Maguire Tom George	6	113	–	16	46	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Game Trix (Buckskin)
Not jump well, chased leaders until mistake and weakened 6th (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

11 18 [93½]	13. Dawn Court 100/1 Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	Robert Walford ³ R H Alner	6	109	–	–	23	–
b m Rakaposhi King - Herald The Dawn (Dubassoff)
Soon behind (op 66-1)

12 2 [95½]	4. Ben More 66/1 Wayne Hutchinson ⁵ J S King	Wayne Hutchinson ⁵ J S King	5	1012	–	–	26	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Stac-Pollaidh (Tina's Pet)
Jumped slowly 1st, effort 5th, soon weakened (op 25-1)

PU	5. Crystal Vein 100/1 Philip Hide Brendan Powell	Philip Hide Brendan Powell	5	113	–	–	–	–
gr g Miner's Lamp - Crystal Comet (Cosmo)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 66-1)

PU	6. General O'Keeffe 50/1 J R Kavanagh Jimmy Frost	J R Kavanagh Jimmy Frost	6	113	–	–	–	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Rosie O'Keeffe (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
In touch to 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 25-1)

14 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 4m 43.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Our Vic) 1st breeder: Col W B Mullins
2nd owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Supreme Piper)
3rd owner: The Frankly Intolerable (Nonantais)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.10 £1.80 £2.90 Ex: £5.20 CSF: £6.01

1:10 Taunton 16 Jan 2003

European Breeders Fund 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle (Qualifier) Class D