Full Result 5.45 Uttoxeter | 25 August 2000

Bass Brewers Midlands Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,904 2nd £544 3rd £272

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. French Connection 9/1 W Worthington Barry Leavy	W Worthington Barry Leavy	5	105 b	71	80	81	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Heaven-Liegh-Grey (Grey Desire)
Prominent, driven to lead last, edged left, kept on gamely (op 7-1)

2 1¼	3. Duello 11/10F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	1111 v	91	98	100	–
b g Sure Blade (USA) - Royal Loft (Homing)
Held up last, looked reluctant 5th and ran in snatches after, challenged on inner from 2 out, not much room flat, found little close home (op 5-4 tchd 13-8 and 7-4 in places)

3 hd [1½]	7. Sewards Folly 10/1 Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	Seamus Durack Peter Bowen	4	105	72	78	79	–
b f Rudimentary (USA) - Anchorage I (IRE) (Slip Anchor)
Keen hold, pressed leader until led 6th, driven and headed last, one pace (op 7-1)

4 shd [1½]	1. Prussia 7/1 Lee Vickers ⁷ William Clay	Lee Vickers ⁷ William Clay	9	117	94	101	102	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Vagrant Maid (USA) (Honest Pleasure)
Led until 6th, soon ridden, lost place and looked beaten 2 out, flashed tail but kept on again flat (op 5-1)

5 2½ [4]	5. Star Manager (USA) 10/1 Noel Fehily ³ R C Spicer	Noel Fehily ³ R C Spicer	10	102	71	74	77	–
b g Lyphard (USA) - Angel Clare (FR) (Mill Reef)
Close up, challenged 3 out, every chance next, hard ridden and beaten last (tchd 8-1)

6 1¾ [5¾]	4. Pc's Eurocruiser (IRE) 5/1 Robert Thornton Garry Woodward	Robert Thornton Garry Woodward	4	106	73	73	76	–
b g Fayruz - Kuwait Night (Morston)
Held up tracking leaders, ridden and effort 2 out, no extra last (op 7-2 tchd 11-2)

7 10 [15¾]	8. Clytha Hill Lad 12/1 Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	9	100 2	66	52	66	–
b g Domitor (USA) - Quae Supra (IRE) (On Your Mark II)
Pulled hard in rear, effort and flattered briefly 3 out, weakened next, mistake last (tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

8 18 [33¾]	9. Le Grand Gousier (USA) 16/1 Carl Llewellyn Richard Price	Carl Llewellyn Richard Price	6	100 7 b	66	25	42	–
ch g Strawberry Road (AUS) - Sandy Baby (USA) (Al Hattab)
Dropped to rear after 4th, tailed off 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 5:45:00 Winning time: 3m 43.60s (slow by 1.60s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Connel's Croft (horsebox stuck in traffic)
1st owner: Joe Singh (French Connection) 1st breeder: Peter Martin Dodd
2nd owner: M C Pipe (Duello)
3rd owner: P Bowen (Sewards Folly)
Tote win: £9.80 PL: £2 £1.30 £1.80 Ex: £29.80 CSF: £19.01 Tricast: £98.89
The winner was bought in for 3,200 guineas. PC's Eurocruiser was claimed by Mr Richard Johnson for £5,000.

5:45 Uttoxeter 25 Aug 2000

Bass Brewers Midlands Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G