Full Result 3.00 Catterick | 29 November 2000

North Yorkshire Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f145yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £3,802.50 2nd £1,170 3rd £585 4th £292.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Queens Brigade 10/1 B Storey James Walton	B Storey James Walton	8	108	83	87	96	–
b g K-Battery - Queen Of Dara (Dara Monarch)
In touch, headway after 8th, led before 2 out, stayed on (op 9-1)

2 1½	11. Mill Orchid 16/1 Graham Lee Richard Fahey	Graham Lee Richard Fahey	6	100 7	75	77	83	–
b m Henbit (USA) - Milinetta (Milford)
Towards rear, stayed on well under pressure from between last 2, nearest finish

3 3½ [5]	3. Charnwood Jack (USA) 7/1 Jim Crowley Martin Todhunter	Jim Crowley Martin Todhunter	7	113	92	88	98	–
ch g Sanglamore (USA) - Hyroglyph (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Held up, headway to track leaders 9th, kept on same pace from 3 out

4 5 [10]	1. Count Karmuski 11/2 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	8	120	103	91	104	–
b g Ardross - Trimar Gold (Goldhill)
In touch, some headway before 3 out, no further progress from 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

5 1¼ [11¼]	6. June's River (IRE) 11/4F Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	7	111	90	75	88	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - June Bug (Welsh Saint)
Behind, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous (op 9-2)

6 1¼ [12½]	2. Fassan (IRE) 10/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	8	116 v	95	79	92	–
br g Contract Law (USA) - Persian Susan (USA) (Herbager)
Prominent, led before 5th, headed before 2 out, soon weakened (op 12-1)

7 ¾ [13¼]	10. Lurpak Legend (IRE) 9/1 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	106	81	63	77	–
br g Castle Keep - Welsh Tan (Welsh Saint)
Held up, took closer order halfway, chasing leaders 3 out, weakened from 2 out (tchd 10-1 and 11-1 in a place)

8 3½ [16¾]	8. Made Of Steel (IRE) 5/1 David O'Meara ⁵ Ian Emmerson	David O'Meara ⁵ Ian Emmerson	11	106 7	86	62	79	–
b g Flash Of Steel - Kew Gift (Faraway Son)
Led until headed 3rd, soon lost place, well behind halfway, stayed on from last (jockey said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 9-2)

9 11 [27¾]	5. Smart Spirit (IRE) 8/1 Anthony Ross ³ Mrs M Reveley	Anthony Ross ³ Mrs M Reveley	6	1013	91	49	80	–
b m Persian Bold (IRE) - Sharp Ego (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Soon close up, weakened before 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

10 2 [29¾]	7. Aelred 11/2 Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	Kenny Johnson Robert Johnson	7	1012	87	42	74	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Sponsorship (Sparkler I)
Led 3rd until before 5th, remained prominent until weakened before 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 4m 9.60s (slow by 22.60s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Jokers Charm (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Messrs F T Walton (Queens Brigade) 1st breeder: Malcolm Bull
2nd owner: R Meredith (Mill Orchid)
3rd owner: Leeds Plywood And Doors Ltd (Charnwood Jack)
Tote win: £14.60 PL: £3.20 £3.10 £3.90 Ex: £202 CSF: £148.40 Tricast: £1,116.24

3:00 Catterick 29 Nov 2000

North Yorkshire Handicap Chase Class F