Full Result 1.10 Catterick | 31 December 1999

Fingall Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) (1m7f156yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £1,730 2nd £480 3rd £230

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Empire State (IRE) 7/2 Derek Byrne Richard Fahey	Derek Byrne Richard Fahey	4	111	78	87	93	–
b g High Estate - Palm Dove (USA) (Storm Bird)
Held up, headway to track leaders after 3 out, soon ridden, slight lead when left clear last (official explanation: trainer said gelding was suited by the drop in class) (tchd 4-1)

2 12	1. Earp (IRE) 11/2 N Hannity ⁵ George Moore	N Hannity ⁵ George Moore	7	115	87	84	90	–
b g Anita's Prince - Ottavia Abu (Octavo)
Mid-division, driven along halfway, headway before 2 out, stayed on, never able to challenge (op 6-1 tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places)

3 2 [14]	7. Navan Project (IRE) 15/2 R Supple A R Dicken	R Supple A R Dicken	5	104	67	62	65	–
gr g Project Manager - Just Possible (Kalaglow)
Prominent until weakened before 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places and 7-1)

4 4 [18]	11. Lucy Tufty 25/1 Lee Vickers ⁷ George Prodromou	Lee Vickers ⁷ George Prodromou	8	97 4	63	54	57	–
b m Vin St Benet - Manor Farm Toots (Royalty)
Mid-division, outpaced after 3 out, held from 2 out (op 14-1)

5 10 [28]	5. Fortune Hopper 6/1 Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	5	1013	76	58	70	–
gr g Rock Hopper - Lots Of Luck (Neltino)
Led or disputed lead until headed 4th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 13-2 tchd 7-1)

6 11 [39]	2. Brancepeth Belle (IRE) 11/4F G F Ryan N B Mason	G F Ryan N B Mason	9	113 t	80	50	53	–
b m Supreme Leader - Head Of The Gang (Pollerton)
Mid-division until weakened after 3 out (tchd 3-1 and 5-2 after early 7-2 in places)

7 21 [60]	10. Cee-N-K (IRE) 25/1 G Lake ⁷ D McCain	G Lake ⁷ D McCain	5	97 2	63	12	15	–
b g Thatching - Valois (Lyphard)
Tracked leaders, reminders before 4th, weakened after 3 out, behind when blundered last (op 33-1)

8 3 [63]	12. Count Keni 100/1 N Old Smith I Park	N Old Smith I Park	4	100 6	63	9	12	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Flying Amy (Norwick)
Led to 1st, prominent until weakened quickly after 3 out (op 50-1)

9 30 [93]	9. Rose Flyer (IRE) 25/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	9	101 b	64	1	-9	–
b m Nordico (USA) - String Of Straw (Thatching)
Disputed lead to 3rd, weakened after 5th, tailed off, broke blood vessel (op 16-1 tchd 33-1)

F	8. Camair Crusader (IRE) 16/1 Alan Dempsey W McKeown	Alan Dempsey W McKeown	5	103	66	73	73	–
br g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Sigrid's Dream (USA) (Triple Bend)
Tracked leaders, led 4th, hit 2 out, ridden and just headed when fell last (op 14-1)

PU	4. Classic Exhibit 14/1 Russ Garritty A Streeter	Russ Garritty A Streeter	10	110	77	–	–	–
b g Tate Gallery (USA) - See The Tops (Cure The Blues)
Mid-division until weakened after 3 out, well behind when pulled up before last (op 5-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

PU	13. Faustnluce Lady 100/1 P Griffiths ⁷ W J Smith	P Griffiths ⁷ W J Smith	10	911 10 6 tb	67	–	–	–
b m Faustus (USA) - Miss Friendly (Status Seeker)
Lost touch from halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 50-1)

12 ran Off time: 1:12:00 Winning time: 3m 53.50s (slow by 15.50s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Taakid (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: E O'Malley (Empire State) 1st breeder: Lyonstown Stud, Swettenham Stud And Ron Con Ltd
2nd owner: Denis Tumelty (Earp)
3rd owner: Got To Be In It To Win It Partnership (Navan Project)
Tote win: £4.40 PL: £1.40 £2.50 £2.10 Ex: £10.90 CSF: £19.91 Tricast: £123.09 Trifecta: £136.60
The winner was bought in for 3,000gns.

1:10 Catterick 31 Dec 1999

Fingall Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G