Full Result 2.10 Warwick | 21 December 2002

Whitnash Novices' Chase Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £7,735 2nd £2,380 3rd £1,190 4th £595

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cool Investment (IRE) 4/1 Mark Bradburne Robert Stronge	Mark Bradburne Robert Stronge	5	110	101	102	119	–
b g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Superb Investment (IRE) (Hatim)
Always prominent, led and jumped left 2 out, ridden out (op 9-2 after 8-1 in places and 9-1 in a place tchd 5-1 in places)

2 2½	6. Tell Me Why I (IRE) 40/1 Mattie Batchelor Paul Webber	Mattie Batchelor Paul Webber	6	110	–	99	116	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Clonarctic Slave (Sir Mordred)
Raced keenly, led after 1st, mistake and headed 15th, outpaced 2 out, stayed on flat (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

3 1¾ [4¼]	8. Would You Believe 7/2 John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	6	110	–	97	115	–
gr g Derrylin - Ramelton (Precipice Wood)
Led until after 1st, mistake 4th, led 15th, headed 2 out, no extra flat (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

4 shd [4¼]	5. Surprising I 2/1F Robert Thornton Philip Hobbs	Robert Thornton Philip Hobbs	7	110	–	97	116	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Ascot Lass (Touching Wood)
Tracked leaders, mistake 14th, every chance when hampered 2 out, no extra flat (tchd 5-2)

5 16 [20¼]	7. Wild Spice (IRE) 16/1 Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	7	109	–	81	102	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Curry Lunch (Pry)
Chased leaders, mistake 13th, weakened next (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

6 21 [41¼]	1. Boyne Banks (IRE) 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	–	60	92	–
ch g Boyne Valley I (IRE) - Pallatess (Pall Mall)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 12th, blundered next, weakened 3 out (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

7 13 [54¼]	4. Sterling Dot Com (IRE) 16/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	110	109	47	64	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Daddy's Folly (Le Moss)
Chased leaders, mistake and lost place 6th, hit 9th, weakened 12th (op 12-1)

PU	3. Kingston-Banker 3/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	110	111	–	–	–
b g Teamster - Happy Manda (Mandamus)
Held up, mistake 7th, weakened 13th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 5-2 tchd 10-3 in places)

8 ran Off time: 2:10:00 Winning time: 6m 18.00s (slow by 18.00s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: A P Holland (Cool Investment) 1st breeder: Markus Graff
2nd owner: Mrs C A Waters (Tell Me Why I)
3rd owner: D Allen (Would You Believe)
Tote win: £5.20 PL: £2.20 £2.50 £1.60 Ex: £123.90 CSF: £104.54

2:10 Warwick 21 Dec 2002

Whitnash Novices' Chase Class C