Full Result 4.55 Chepstow | 15 March 2002

Tale of Two Cities Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-95, 5yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Soft 12 fences

1st £2,989 2nd £854 3rd £427

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Asparagus (IRE) 3/1F Jim Culloty Matt Sheppard	Jim Culloty Matt Sheppard	8	1111 t	92	99	110	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Arctic Bead (IRE) (Le Moss)
Led after 1st, headed 5th, led after 7th, headed next, led 3 out, blundered 2 out, clear last, driven out (op 11-4 tchd 10-3 and 7-2 in places)

2 2	7. Red Oassis 14/1 Paul W Flynn M J M Evans	Paul W Flynn M J M Evans	11	105	72	77	86	–
ch g Rymer - Heron's Mirage (Grey Mirage I)
Behind, headway approaching 8th, hit 3 out, stayed on from 2 out, strong run under pressure run-in, going on close home (op 16-1 after 20-1 in places and 25-1 in places, tchd 12-1)

3 3 [5]	6. Boulevard Bay (IRE) 7/1 Jimmy McCarthy Renee Robeson	Jimmy McCarthy Renee Robeson	11	107 b	74	76	84	–
b g Royal Fountain - Cairita (Pitcairn)
Chased leader 4th, led next, headed after 7th, led 8th, headed 3 out, outpaced from 2 out, lost 2nd run-in (op 6-1)

4 19 [24]	5. Morstock 5/1 A P McCoy Ron Hodges	A P McCoy Ron Hodges	12	113	84	67	80	–
gr g Beveled (USA) - Miss Melmore (Nishapour)
Pushed along and behind 4th, headway approaching 8th, weakened and blundered 4 out (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

5 7 [31]	10. South West Express (IRE) 16/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	Marcus Foley ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	10	99 4	67	43	51	–
ch g Executive Perk - Bohemian Girl (Pardao)
Behind most of way

6 ¾ [31¾]	8. Gunner B Special 5/1 Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	Tom Doyle ³ Richard Lee	9	102 t	72	47	55	–
ch g Gunner B - Sola Mia (Tolomeo)
Behind, some headway approaching 8th, soon weakened (trainer said gelding made a noise) (op 7-1 after 8-1 in a place)

7 dist [61¾]	4. Real Estate 5/1 Andrew Thornton J S King	Andrew Thornton J S King	8	115	86	–	–	–
b g High Estate - Haitienne (FR) (Green Dancer)
Behind, headway 7th, weakened quickly before next, tailed off (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

8 1¾ [63½]	2. The Leader 15/2 Barry Keniry Patrick Chamings	Barry Keniry Patrick Chamings	9	120	95	–	–	–
b g Ardross - Leading Line (Leading Man)
Chased leaders to 7th and mistake, soon weakened, tailed off (op 9-2 tchd 8-1 in places and 9-1 in a place)

9 1¼ [64¾]	9. Ice Cube 12/1 Colin Bolger ⁷ Lisa Williamson	Colin Bolger ⁷ Lisa Williamson	6	99	69	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Arctic Rymes (Rymer)
Prominent early, behind from 6th, tailed off (op 8-1)

10 20 [84¾]	1. Calon Lan (IRE) 40/1 Henry Oliver Ray Williams	Henry Oliver Ray Williams	11	120	95	–	–	–
b g Bustineto - Cherish (Nashwan)
Led until after 1st, behind from 5th, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 50-1)

PU	11. Sir WilliamwallaceI (IRE) 50/1 J R Kavanagh John O'Shea	J R Kavanagh John O'Shea	9	100 5	67	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Kemchee (IRE) (Kemal)
In touch, chased leaders 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 12th

11 ran Off time: 4:57:00 Winning time: 4m 34.90s (slow by 44.90s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Who's To Say (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Simon Gegg (Asparagus) 1st breeder: Jerry Sloane
2nd owner: Mrs J Z Munday (Red Oassis)
3rd owner: Exors of the Late Mrs P Robeson (Boulevard Bay)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.40 £4.10 £2.10 Ex: £76.20 CSF: £46.46 Tricast: £284.91

4:55 Chepstow 15 Mar 2002

Tale of Two Cities Handicap Chase Class F