Full Result 1.55 Doncaster | 26 January 2002

River Don Novices' Hurdle Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (3m96yds) 3m½f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £10,800 2nd £4,140 3rd £2,070 4th £990

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Too Forward (IRE) 3/1 Adrian Maguire Mark Pitman	Adrian Maguire Mark Pitman	6	114	125	–	137	–
ch g Toulon - One Back (IRE) (Meneval)
Held up, went 2nd 2 out, led just after last, stayed on well (op 9-4)

2 3	2. Stromness (USA) 5/6F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	5	118	127	–	138	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Caithness (USA) (Roberto)
Tracked leaders going well, led 8th, hit 2 out, headed just after last, not quicken (op evens tchd 4-5)

3 dist [33]	7. Circle Of Wolves 33/1 Jamie Goldstein Bob Jones	Jamie Goldstein Bob Jones	4	105	97	–	91	–
ch g Wolfhound (USA) - Misty Halo (High Top)
With leaders, driven along 3 out, weakened next (tchd 40-1)

4 9 [42]	3. Proper Squire (USA) 3/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Mann	Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Mann	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Bien Bien (USA) - La Cumbre (Sadler's Wells)
Led to 6th, soon pushed along, lost place before 3 out (tchd 7-2, 4-1 in a place)

5 25 [67]	4. Sconced (USA) 50/1 J R Kavanagh M J Polglase	J R Kavanagh M J Polglase	7	114 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Affirmed (USA) - Quaff I (USA) (Raise A Cup)
With leader, led 6th until 8th, soon lost place, tailed off 3 out

PU	6. Spring Song 100/1 V T Keane Mike Sowersby	V T Keane Mike Sowersby	5	1013	–	–	–	–
b m Petong - Naturally Fresh (Thatching)
Reminders 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up after 6th