Full Result 3.50 Chepstow | 27 December 2002

Coral Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £3,786.25 2nd £1,165 3rd £582.50 4th £291.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. General 9/2 Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	5	1112	118	77	123	–
b g Cadeaux Genereux - Bareilly (USA) (Lyphard)
Led in start, headway to track leaders 3rd, led and hit 2 out, driven out run-in (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in a place)

2 4	7. Roman King (IRE) 5/1 Paddy Brennan ⁵ Paul Nicholls	Paddy Brennan ⁵ Paul Nicholls	7	99 8	92	47	92	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Romantic Feeling (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, led 3 out, headed and not fluent next, edged left under pressure last, stayed on same pace (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

3 5 [9]	2. Lawz (IRE) 9/1 Dave Crosse ⁵ Charlie Mann	Dave Crosse ⁵ Charlie Mann	8	116	117	67	112	–
br g Lahib (USA) - Sea Port I (Averof)
Led until headed but every chance 3 out, hit next and soon outpaced (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

4 6 [15]	5. Silk Trader 5/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ John Mackie	Tommy Phelan ⁵ John Mackie	7	1012	109	53	98	–
b g Nomadic Way (USA) - Money Run (Deep Run)
Chased leaders until after 4th, every chance 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)

5 22 [37]	3. Nick's Choice 14/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	6	117	113	35	79	–
b g Sula Bula - Clare's Choice (Pragmatic)
Well behind until stayed on from 2 out, never dangerous (op 8-1)

6 17 [54]	6. Ifrane Balima (FR) 6/4F R Farrant J C Tuck	R Farrant J C Tuck	6	106	98	–	47	–
ch g Video Rock (FR) - Balima Des Saccart (FR) (Quart De Vin)
Held up, ridden after 4th, soon beaten (op 9-4)

7 20 [74]	4. Open Ground (IRE) 10/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	5	115 v	111	–	40	–
ch g Common Grounds - Poplina (USA) (Roberto)
Chased leaders, ridden 4th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 6-1)

7 ran Off time: 3:52:00 Winning time: 4m 25.80s (slow by 39.80s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Tony A Hayward (General) 1st breeder: Sheikh Ahmed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: D J & F A Jackson (Roman King)
3rd owner: A L R Morton (Lawz)
Tote win: £6.60 PL: £3.30 £2.20 Ex: £45.70 CSF: £28.11
Placepot: £28.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £64,722.20. 1,684.75 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £13.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,250.90. 178.50 winning tickets.

3:50 Chepstow 27 Dec 2002

Coral Bookmakers Handicap Hurdle Class D