Full Result 3.15 Wetherby | 1 November 2003

John Smith's Hurdle Class A (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m1f110yds) 3m1½f OMS Good

1st £17,400 2nd £6,600 3rd £3,300 4th £1,500 5th £750 6th £450

John Smith's Hurdle Class A (Registered As The West Yorkshire Hurdle) Grade 2, 3m1½f - Good, Class 1 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Gralmano (IRE) 6/1 Graham Lee Kevin Ryan	Graham Lee Kevin Ryan	8	110	136	101	148	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Llangollen (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, steady headway halfway, challenged and hit 3 out, led next and soon ridden, driven and stayed on well flat (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

2 3	8. Royal Emperor (IRE) 6/4F Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	7	110	148	98	144	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Boreen Bro (Boreen)
Close up, led 5th, ridden along 3 out, headed next, soon driven and no extra flat (op 11-10 tchd 7-4 in places)

3 9 [12]	2. Rostropovich I (IRE) 3/1 Mick Fitzgerald M F Morris	Mick Fitzgerald M F Morris	6	114 tp	–	93	140	–
gr g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Infamy (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, hit 8th, ridden along and outpaced next, stayed on same pace from 2 out (op 4-1 tchd 11-4)

4 ¾ [12¾]	3. Stromness (USA) 9/1 Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	114 t	141	92	139	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto)
Held up, headway on inner to track leaders halfway, ridden along before 3 out, driven and weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

5 1½ [14¼]	1. Pay It Forward 15/2 Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	Barry Geraghty Mrs John Harrington	5	114	–	90	139	–
b g Anshan - Kellsboro Kate (Paddy's Stream)
Held up, headway to track leaders when hit 7th and 8th, blundered 4 out and soon beaten (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

6 11 [25¼]	9. Spendid (IRE) 14/1 Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	Wayne Hutchinson Alan King	11	110	–	75	125	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Spendapromise (IRE) (GoldhillI)
Prominent, ridden along approaching 3 out and soon weakened (tchd 16-1 in places)

7 11 [36¼]	10. Sudden Shock (GER) 12/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	8	110	140	64	111	–
br g Motley (USA) - Santalina (Relko)
Led to 5th, ridden along next, soon lost place and behind (tchd 14-1 in places)

8 dist [66¼]	5. Brush A King 100/1 Adam Pogson Charles Pogson	Adam Pogson Charles Pogson	8	110	100	–	–	–
b g Derrylin - Colonial Princess (Roscoe Blake)
Prominent, pushed along and losing place when mistake 6th, soon behind and tailed off from 5 out (op 50-1)