Full Result 3.20 Chepstow | 1 March 2000

Poacher's Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £1,610 2nd £460 3rd £230

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Sparkling Dove 6/1 C Rafter ⁷ Cecil Price	C Rafter ⁷ Cecil Price	7	100 b	64	53	73	–
ch m Lighter - Nimble Dove (Starch Reduced)
Not fluent, held up, headway approaching 5th, led after 2 out, driven out flat (official explanation: trainer mare benefitted here from the fitting of blinkers) (op 8-1 after 20-1 in a place and 16-1 in places)

2 2½	4. Sir WalterI (IRE) 13/2 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	7	114	75	60	80	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Glenbalda (Kambalda)
Pulled hard and held up towards rear, headway approaching 5th, every chance from 2 out, no extra last 50 yards (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

3 23 [25½]	1. Hawthorne Glen 6/1 Mr A Irvine ⁷ Zoe Davison	Mr A Irvine ⁷ Zoe Davison	13	113	81	27	63	–
b g Furry Glen - Black Gnat (Typhoon)
Held up behind leaders, outpaced approaching 5th, stayed on again one pace from 2 out, no impression (jockey suspended for two days for using whip with excessive frequency) (tchd 7-1 in places)

4 ¾ [26¼]	7. Handsome Anthony (IRE) 8/1 Miss B Small Kevin McAuliffe	Miss B Small Kevin McAuliffe	9	1010	67	13	51	–
b g Lancastrian (IRE) - Gilded Empress (Menelek)
Held up, headway approaching 5th, weakened 3 out, left 3rd and hampered last (op 7-1)

5 7 [33¼]	5. Master Bomber (IRE) 4/1F B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	9	1013	70	4	44	–
b g Lancastrian (IRE) - London Anne (London Bells)
Prominent, left in lead 2nd, headed 4th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

6 1 [34¼]	6. Aficionado (IRE) 12/1 Mr S Blackwell Ray Williams	Mr S Blackwell Ray Williams	6	1012	69	1	42	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Haneena (Habitat)
Held up and keen hold, headway to press leaders 2nd, ridden and weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 14-1 in a place)

7 14 [48¼]	10. Fred's Boy 6/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	10	100	60	1	19	–
b g Nishapour (FR) - Eider (Niniski)
Held up, ridden from 4th, no danger, tailed off (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

8 3 [51¼]	9. Morts Little Hen 25/1 Carl Llewellyn T Morton	Carl Llewellyn T Morton	7	106	63	1	19	–
b m Henbit (USA) - Embuscade (Random Shot)
Always behind, tailed off from 5th

F	3. Thunderpoint (IRE) 8/1 Andrew Thornton Richard Price	Andrew Thornton Richard Price	8	116	77	–	77	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Urdite (FR) (Concertino)
Prominent, led 4th until after 2 out, 3rd and beaten when fell last (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

PU	2. Dobaandi Secret 5/1 S Wynne Alan Bailey	S Wynne Alan Bailey	4	1110	89	–	–	–
b g Reprimand - Secret Dance (Sadler's Wells)
Not fluent, led to 2nd, weakened from 4th, tailed off next, pulled up before 2 out (op 3-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 4m 29.10s (slow by 43.10s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Cecil J Price And Mr P Crawford (Sparkling Dove) 1st breeder: Mrs V E Price
2nd owner: J Parfitt (Sir WalterI)
3rd owner: Mrs Gail Davison (Hawthorne Glen)
Tote win: £9.10 PL: £2.20 £2.80 £3.30 Ex: £43.50 CSF: £44.65 Tricast: £231.73 Trifecta: £147.80
The winner was bought in for 2,800 guineas

3:20 Chepstow 1 Mar 2000

Poacher's Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G