Full Result 3.20 Chepstow | 28 December 1999

Calor Gas Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Heavy 16 fences

1st £4,037.50 2nd £1,225 3rd £600 4th £287.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Rio's King (IRE) 5/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	112	–	148	138	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Rio Dulce (Rio Carmelo)
Made all, clear 11th, hard driven from 2 out, kept on well (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

2 24	1. Young Spartacus 3/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	6	120	–	139	145	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Celtic Slave (Celtic Cone)
Held up in rear, headway 9th, chased winner from next, ridden 12th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, pecked last and one pace, eased when no chance (op 5-2)

3 30 [54]	7. Musical Sling (IRE) 25/1 Adrian Maguire Philip Hobbs	Adrian Maguire Philip Hobbs	6	112	105	99	86	–
b g Orchestra - Coctail Bid (Mandalus)
Chased leaders until hit 10th, weakened 4 out

4 28 [82]	5. King's Road (IRE) 2/1F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	–	73	58	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Live Aid (Little Buskins)
Always behind (op 3-1)

5 8 [90]	9. Nearly A Score 40/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	7	1011	94	60	45	–
b m Nearly A Hand - Boherash (Boreen)
Behind, headway 6th, hit next and weakened (op 33-1)

F	10. Fairy Ridge (IRE) 11/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	4	105	–	–	–	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Fairy Folk (IRE) (Fairy King)
Behind, headway 7th, ridden 11th, weakened 12th, poor 4th when fell 3 out (op 16-1)

F	2. Prince Sorinieres (FR) 7/2 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	4	119	–	–	–	–
br g Valanjou I (FR) - Somewhat Better (Rheingold)
In touch, ridden and one pace when fell 8th (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

PU	4. Drakestone 50/1 Mr F Windsor Clive ⁷ Reginald Brown	Mr F Windsor Clive ⁷ Reginald Brown	8	109	93	–	–	–
b g Motivate I - Lyricist I (Averof)
Chased winner from 3rd to 10th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 40-1)

PU	6. Look Sharper (IRE) 40/1 P Holley Bob Buckler	P Holley Bob Buckler	6	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Sharp Victor (USA) - Al-Nadda (Be My Guest)
In touch, hit 2nd, weakened 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 33-1)

UR	3. Gingembre I (FR) 16/1 Warren Marston Mrs L C Taylor	Warren Marston Mrs L C Taylor	5	118	–	–	–	–
ch g Le Nain Jaune (FR) - Teuphaine (FR) (Barbotan)
Blundered and unseated rider 2nd (tchd 20-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 5m 13.50s (slow by 30.50s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: The Gascoigne Brookes Partnership (Rio's King) 1st breeder: Barry O'Driscoll
2nd owner: B G Hellyer (Young Spartacus)
3rd owner: Terry Warner (Musical Sling)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £1.70 £1.40 £4.90 Ex: £9.60 CSF: £19.74 Trifecta: £259.20

3:20 Chepstow 28 Dec 1999

Calor Gas Novices' Chase Class D