Full Result 2.40 Wincanton | 10 February 2000

Dick Reynolds 'National Hunt' Auction Novices' Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5-7yo) (2m5f82yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £13,000 2nd £4,000 3rd £2,000 4th £1,000

Dick Reynolds 'National Hunt' Auction Novices' Hurdle Class B, 2m5½f - Good To Soft, Class 2 5-7yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Celtic Native (IRE) 2/1J Andrew Thornton Philip Hobbs	Andrew Thornton Philip Hobbs	5	105	–	92	149	–
bb m Be My Native (USA) - TarahumaraI (Soldier Rose)
Always going well, headway to go 2nd 3 out, led on bit soon after next, drawing clear when blundered last, soon recovered, easily (op 9-4)

2 16	6. No Tale To Tell (IRE) 2/1J Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	106	–	74	141	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Amberley (Deep Run)
Always prominent, led 4 out, ridden and headed soon after 2 out, not pace of winner (op 9-4 tchd 5-2)

3 20 [36]	4. Sly Empress (IRE) 7/1 P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	6	1011	–	55	117	–
b m Supreme Leader - Rivers Secret (Young Man I)
Held up in rear, good headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next (tchd 8-1 9-1 in places)

4 9 [45]	1. Be My Manager (IRE) 6/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	1013	–	46	114	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Fahy Quay (Quayside I)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened before next (op 9-2 tchd 13-2 in a place)

5 18 [63]	2. Clear Skies (IRE) 11/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	7	1012	113	22	97	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Fighting Doleila (Humdoleila)
Always in rear (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6 1¾ [64¾]	8. Days Destiny (IRE) 50/1 A Bates Seamus Mullins	A Bates Seamus Mullins	6	105 b¹	88	13	82	–
b m Mandalus (IRE) - Mistress Sarah (Ashford)
Led to 7th, weakened quickly after next (op 33-1)

7 dist [94¾]	9. Hollyhock 33/1 Jamie Evans M C Pipe	Jamie Evans M C Pipe	6	101	99	1	–	–
b m Rakaposhi King - Jennie's First (Idiots Delight)
Tracked leader, led 7th to 8th, weakened rapidly after 3 out, tailed off

PU	3. Sandy Duff 13/2 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	6	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Scottish Reel II (IRE) - Not Enough (Balinger)
In touch, mistake 4th, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (official explanation: trainer could not explain the poor run) (op 4-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

PU	5. Our Jolly Swagman 100/1 Barry Keniry Seamus Mullins	Barry Keniry Seamus Mullins	5	109	–	–	–	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Queens Dowry (Dominion)
Always behind, ridden approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 66-1)