Full Result 2.00 Chepstow | 2 December 2000

Keyline Builders Merchants Handicap Hurdle Class C

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

1st £8,716.50 2nd £2,682 3rd £1,341 4th £670.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Tensile (IRE) 7/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1110	123	126	144	–
b g Tenby - Bonnie Isle (Pitcairn)
Held up in rear, steady headway 6th, hit 3 out, led next, kept on well run-in, readily (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

2 2	7. Prokofiev (USA) 9/2 L Cooper ³ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ³ Jonjo O'Neill	4	1012 t	114	115	128	–
br g Nureyev (USA) - Aviara (USA) (Cox's Ridge)
Chased leader to 4th, lost place 6th, stayed on again to chase leaders approaching 4 out, chased winner 2 out, carried head awkwardly, one pace (op 3-1)

3 12 [14]	3. Flagship Colm (IRE) 14/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	5	116	119	104	123	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Maryland Flagship (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 6th, pressed leaders 4 out, led soon after, headed 2 out, soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

4 7 [21]	8. Handy Lass 7/1 Mr R Widger Julian Smith	Mr R Widger Julian Smith	11	111	114	90	109	–
b m Nicholas Bill - Mandrian (Mandamus)
In touch, driven to chase leaders approaching 4 out, weakened next (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

5 22 [43]	4. Mister Benjamin (IRE) 9/2 Sam Stronge ³ Paul Nicholls	Sam Stronge ³ Paul Nicholls	5	112	118	65	91	–
b g Polish Patriot (USA) - Frau Ahuyentante (ARG) (Frari)
In touch, chased leaders approaching 4 out, soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

6 5 [48]	6. Saint Cecilia 9/2 Benjamin Hitchcott ⁵ Brian Eckley	Benjamin Hitchcott ⁵ Brian Eckley	7	110	118	58	86	–
ch m Orchestra - Among The Gold (Giolla Mear)
Led, soon well clear, headed after 4 out, soon weakened (tchd 11-2)

7 1 [49]	9. Time N Tide (IRE) 20/1 E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	4	110	113	52	80	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Now ThenI (Sandford Lad)
Chased leaders to 7th, weakened quickly approaching 4 out (op 14-1)

8 dist [79]	5. Deymiar (IRE) 16/1 Jim Culloty D R Gandolfo	Jim Culloty D R Gandolfo	8	115	118	–	–	–
b g Doyoun - Dedra (FR) (Faunus)
Always behind, lost touch after 7th, tailed off (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9 ½ [79½]	2. Disco Des Mottes (FR) 25/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	9	118	121	–	–	–
b g Useful (FR) - Video Des Mottes (FR) (Montevideo I)
Hit 1st, always behind, lost touch after 7th, tailed off (op 16-1)

9 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 5m 9.10s (slow by 32.10s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: D Charlesworth (Tensile) 1st breeder: Barronstown Stud And Ron Con Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs John Magnier & Michael Tabor (Prokofiev)
3rd owner: P Slade (Flagship Colm)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.50 £2 £2.60 Ex: £14.40 CSF: £10.58 Tricast: £82.15 Trifecta: £235.10 1.00 w/u, pool £331.18

2:00 Chepstow 2 Dec 2000

Keyline Builders Merchants Handicap Hurdle Class C