Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 29 January 2000

Ladbroke Trophy Chase (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £20,426.25 2nd £6,285 3rd £3,142.50 4th £1,571.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Makounji (FR) 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	108	135	161	155	–
b m Tip Moss (FR) - Maisonnaise (FR) (Labus)
Made all, tended to jump right, mistake 13th, forged clear approaching 2 out, readily (op 14-1)

2 26	1. Celibate (IRE) 7/1 A P McCoy Charlie Mann	A P McCoy Charlie Mann	9	1112	153	146	144	–
ch g Shy Groom (USA) - Dance Alone (USA) (Monteverdi)
Held up, ridden 10th, headway 3 out, stayed on to chase winner approaching last but no chance (tchd 8-1 in places)

3 nk [26¼]	6. Storm Damage (IRE) 9/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	106	133	126	130	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Connaught Lace (Connaught)
Chased winner to 9th, stayed prominent, disputing 3rd when blundered badly and lost place 3 out, kept on again next, finished well but not a danger (op 5-1)

4 4 [30¼]	4. In The Blood I (IRE) 100/30 C Maude Philip Hobbs	C Maude Philip Hobbs	9	1013	140	128	127	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Polly's Slipper (Pollerton)
In touch, ridden 12th, chased leaders 3 out, outpaced approaching 2 out, weakened last (op 9-4 tchd 7-2 in places)

5 ½ [30¾]	2. The Outback Way (IRE) 3/1F Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	10	1111	152	139	139	–
br g Kambalda - Precision Chopper (Menelek)
Chased leaders, hit 8th, challenged 13th, ridden and outpaced when not fluent 2 out, weakened quickly last (op 5-2)

F	3. Nordance Prince (IRE) 9/2 B J Crowley ⁵ Venetia Williams	B J Crowley ⁵ Venetia Williams	9	114	150	–	–	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Shirleys Princess (Sandhurst Prince)
Held up in touch, well there when fell 8th (op 7-2)

PU	7. Jack Doyle (IRE) 20/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	100 1	127	–	–	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Sister Ida (Bustino)
Hit 2nd, always behind, lost touch 12th, tailed off when pulled before 4 out

7 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 5m 35.00s (slow by 28.00s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Robert Waley-Cohen (Makounji) 1st breeder: Noel Pelat
2nd owner: Stamford Bridge Partnership (Celibate)
3rd owner: T Curry,C Lewis,Penny Mitchell & J Olds (Storm Damage)
Tote win: £17.60 PL: £3.40 £2.50 Ex: £92.70 CSF: £94.22

4:05 Cheltenham 29 Jan 2000

Ladbroke Trophy Chase (Handicap) Class B