Full Result 2.00 Chepstow | 4 December 1999

Martin Pipe Racing Club An Ideal Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m3f100yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £8,767 2nd £2,656 3rd £1,298 4th £619

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Sprint Up (FR) 14/1 Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	Joffret Huet ⁷ M C Pipe	5	103 b	104	103	108	–
b g Tadj (FR) - Springfull (FR) (Margouillat)
Held up, headway 6th, outpaced 4 out and shaken up 3 out, stayed on from next, strong run from last to lead final 75 yards (tchd 16-1)

2 2½	8. Distant Storm 10/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	6	108 b	102	99	105	–
ch h Pharly (FR) - Candle In The Wind (Thatching)
Tracked leaders, went 2nd 6th, challenged 4 out, led soon after, clear from 2 out, ridden and weakened rapidly run-in, headed final 75 yards (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

3 1½ [4]	2. Harrigale Moss (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	6	119 v	117	113	119	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Donegal Moss (Le Moss)
In touch, chased leaders 5th, jumped slowly 7th and lost place, ridden and headway 4 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, kept on run-in (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

4 4 [8]	1. Dark Stranger (FR) 11/8F Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	8	1110	118	111	115	–
b g Iveday (FR) - Abeille Royale (USA) (Turn To Mars)
In touch, pushed along 5th, lost place 7th, soon ridden, stayed on from 3 out, not reach leaders (op 5-4 tchd 6-4 and 13-8 in place)

5 1 [9]	3. Quistaquay 11/2 A Bates ³ Seamus Mullins	A Bates ³ Seamus Mullins	7	115	116	105	111	–
b m El Conquistador - Busy Quay (Quayside I)
Led to 5th, ridden from next, outpaced 4 out, kept on again under pressure from 2 out (op 4-1)

6 6 [15]	9. Doctor Green (FR) 25/1 Richard Johnson M C Pipe	Richard Johnson M C Pipe	6	107 v	101	91	93	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Highbrow I (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders until led 5th, headed after 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 16-1)

7 25 [40]	4. Call My Guest (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Thornton Ray Peacock	Andrew Thornton Ray Peacock	9	115	113	80	77	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Overcall (Bustino)
Held up, steady headway from 6th to chase leaders approaching 4 out, weakened rapidly and lost touch before next (op 14-1)

8 20 [60]	7. April Seventh (IRE) 20/1 D J Burchell J Neville	D J Burchell J Neville	8	1010	104	54	48	–
br g Stalker - Ring-Em-All (Decent Fellow)
Always behind, lost touch from 6th

PU	5. Mayb-Mayb 11/2 Paul W Flynn ⁵ J Neville	Paul W Flynn ⁵ J Neville	9	1010	109	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Mayotte (Little Buskins)
With leaders early, behind from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (jockey said his mount had lost his action and suffered a cut foreleg) (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:02:00 Winning time: 5m 0.80s (slow by 23.80s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Martin Pipe Racing Club (Sprint Up) 1st breeder: Jean-Pierre Rouillay And Yves Bourdin
2nd owner: D H Driscoll (Distant Storm)
3rd owner: Allan Stennett And Mrs J M Stennett (Harrigale Moss)
Tote win: £13.60 PL: £2.20 £2.60 £1.70 Ex: £92.40 CSF: £127.50 Tricast: £1,091.21

2:00 Chepstow 4 Dec 1999

Martin Pipe Racing Club An Ideal Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle Class C