Full Result 1.20 Chepstow | 7 December 2002

Jack Brown Bookmakers Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Soft 18 fences

1st £7,884.50 2nd £2,426 3rd £1,213 4th £606.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Gunner Welburn 11/4F Barry Fenton I A Balding	Barry Fenton I A Balding	10	117	123	117	138	–
ch g Gunner B - Vedra (IRE) (Carlingford Castle)
Held up, headway 8th, led 11th, clear approaching 4 out, shaken up flat, easily (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

2 5	2. Storm Damage (IRE) 7/1 Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	Robert Thornton Paul Nicholls	10	1112	128	117	131	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Connaught Lace (Connaught)
Soon prominent, ridden 8th, went 2nd 12th, stayed on one pace from 2 out, no chance with winner (op 5-1)

3 2½ [7½]	5. Ambleside (IRE) 8/1 Mattie Batchelor Mrs S D Williams	Mattie Batchelor Mrs S D Williams	11	113	119	105	120	–
b g Kambalda - Noellespir (Bargello)
Held up, headway 11th, ridden and outpaced approaching 5 out, stayed on again from 2 out (op 7-1)

4 dist [37½]	3. Mickthecutaway (IRE) 7/1 Mr R Burton ⁵ Heather Dalton	Mr R Burton ⁵ Heather Dalton	10	114	125	–	–	–
b g Rontino - Le-Mu-Co (Varano)
Led 2nd, ridden 9th, headed 11th, weakened after 13th, tailed off (op 13-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

5 ½ [38]	1. Royal Tommy (IRE) 16/1 Andrew Thornton Bob Buckler	Andrew Thornton Bob Buckler	10	1112	128	–	–	–
b g Royal Fountain - Cherry Token (Prince Hansel)
Held up, soon behind, mistake 6th, lost touch from 12th, tailed off (op 12-1)

6 dist [68]	7. Narrow Water (IRE) 7/2 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	9	1013	115	–	–	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Miss Doogles (Beau Charmeur)
Prominent, with leader 3rd to 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off (op 4-1)

PU	6. Mister Bigtime (IRE) 10/1 Leighton Aspell Brendan Powell	Leighton Aspell Brendan Powell	8	112	118	–	–	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Cnoc An Oir (Goldhill)
Led to 2nd, prominent, ridden 8th, weakened 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer said gelding had breathing problems) (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 and 14-1 in a place)

UR	8. Master Of Illusion (IRE) 13/2 Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Richard Lee	Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Richard Lee	9	102 v	109	–	–	–
ch g Castle Keep - Galloping Gold VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Prominent, 3rd when blundered and unseated rider 5th (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:21:00 Winning time: 6m 22.50s (slow by 33.50s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: W A Ritson/D H Hall (Gunner Welburn) 1st breeder: Mrs P Nicholson
2nd owner: T Curry,C Lewis,Penny Mitchell & J Olds (Storm Damage)
3rd owner: B M Yin (Ambleside)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.90 £1.60 £2.30 Ex: £17.70 CSF: £21.90 Tricast: £135.03

1:20 Chepstow 7 Dec 2002

Jack Brown Bookmakers Handicap Chase Class C