Full Result 1.35 Wincanton | 4 November 2000

West Country Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m5f82yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £4,426.50 2nd £1,362 3rd £681 4th £340.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Arlequin De Sou (FR) 9/4F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	1110 b	108	107	121	–
b g Sir Brink (FR) - Colombine (USA) (Empery)
Made all, drew clear from 2 out, eased near finish (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

2 3	4. Stormhill Stag 7/1 Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	8	1011	102	98	113	–
b g Buckley - Sweet Sirenia (Al Sirat I)
Held up, headway to chase winner 3 out, ridden and 3l down when blundered next, one pace after (op 11-2)

3 24 [27]	8. Sheer Impulse (IRE) 11/2 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	107	91	59	74	–
br m Montelimar (USA) - Koshear (Hardgreen)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, weakened before next (op 9-2)

4 12 [39]	5. Dragon Lord 14/1 Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	6	1010	94	47	65	–
b g Warning - Cockatoo Island (High Top)
Chased leaders, weakened after 3 out (op 20-1)

5 nk [39¼]	3. Taufan Boy 6/1 Barry Keniry ³ G B Balding	Barry Keniry ³ G B Balding	7	111	102	55	73	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Lydia Maria (Dancing Brave)
Held up until outpaced 7th, never on terms after (op 5-1)

6 2 [41¼]	7. Balanak (USA) 8/1 Timmy Murphy D R Gandolfo	Timmy Murphy D R Gandolfo	9	108	92	43	61	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Banque Privee (USA) (Private Account)
In rear when mistake 8th, never on terms (op 7-1 tchd 10-1)

7 6 [47¼]	9. Keep Me In Mind (IRE) 7/1 Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell Richard Mitchell	11	100 4	85	27	47	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Gold Trinket (Golden Fleece)
Always in rear (tchd 15-2)

8 6 [53¼]	1. King Wizard (IRE) 8/1 Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	6	1110	108	44	65	–
bb g Supreme Leader - Magic User (Deep Run)
Chased winner, mistakes 5th and 6th, weakening when mistake 3 out (op 6-1)

9 20 [73¼]	6. Evening Chorus (USA) 33/1 Sean Curran P Wegmann	Sean Curran P Wegmann	5	109 tv	93	4	30	–
b g Shadeed (USA) - Evening Air (USA) (J O Tobin)
Prominent until weakened after 6th, tailed off (op 25-1)

9 ran Off time: 1:36:00 Winning time: 5m 39.00s (slow by 48.00s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs Karola Vann (Arlequin De Sou) 1st breeder: Gilles Deroubaix
2nd owner: R Taylor (Stormhill Stag)
3rd owner: Mrs U Wainwright (Sheer Impulse)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.70 £2 £1.50 Ex: £47.10 CSF: £17.41 Tricast: £71.57 Trifecta: £70.60 Part won.

1:35 Wincanton 4 Nov 2000

West Country Handicap Hurdle Class E