Full Result 4.20 Chepstow | 1 April 2002

Welsh Champion Hurdle (Handicap) Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £10,172.50 2nd £3,130 3rd £1,565 4th £782.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Vol Solitaire (FR) 5/2 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	4	100 5	136	–	131	–
b g Loup Solitaire(USA) - Vol Sauvage(FR) (Always Fair)
Made all, pressed when hit 2 out, kept on well under pressure (tchd 9-4 and 11-4 in places)

2 nk	1. Copeland EvensF A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	120 v	157	–	159	–
b g Generous(IRE) - Whitehaven (Top Ville)
Tracked leader, every chance from 3 out, not quicken close home (op 4-5 tchd 8-11)

3 6 [6¼]	6. Achilles Wings (USA) 11/1 Tom Doyle³ Karen George	Tom Doyle³ Karen George	6	911 10	130	–	127	–
b g Irish River(FR) - Shirley Valentine (Shirley Heights)
Tracked leaders, 3 lengths down but ridden when hit 2 out, one pace after (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

4 16 [22¼]	3. Rudi Knight 5/1 Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	7	100 5	130	–	109	–
ch g Rudimentary(USA) - Fleeting Affair (Hotfoot I)
Held up in touch, effort 4 out, beaten next (tchd 11-2)

5 21 [43¼]	7. Arribilo (GER) 100/1 M Sharratt P R Johnson	M Sharratt P R Johnson	8	103 3 47	133	–	91	–
b g Top Ville(IRE) - Arborea(GER) (Priamos)
Took keen hold, behind, pushed along approaching 4 out, lost touch, tailed off