Full Result 4.20 Fakenham | 17 March 2000

William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) (2m5f44yds) 2m5f Good 16 fences

1st £2,011.75 2nd £619 3rd £309.50 4th £154.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
DSQ	3. Commuter Country 7/4F Mr N King ⁷ Mrs P K J Brightwell	Mr N King ⁷ Mrs P K J Brightwell	9	112	–	77	90	–
gr g Town And Country - Landed Lady (Realm)
Held up, headway 7th, led 11th, clear 4 out, comfortably, finished 1st, disqualified - banned substances found in urine sample (tchd 2-1, 9-4 in a place)

1 15	4. On The Fly 12/1 Mr G Markham ⁷ M J Brown	Mr G Markham ⁷ M J Brown	9	112 t	–	59	76	–
b g Bustino - My Greatest Star (Great Nephew)
Held up, headway 6th, chased leader 8th, led 10th, headed next, one pace from 3 out, finished 2nd, placed 1st (op 8-1)

2 3½ [18½]	2. Chester Ben 11/2 Mr T Lane ⁷ Mrs P A Barthorpe	Mr T Lane ⁷ Mrs P A Barthorpe	11	112 v¹	–	55	71	–
ro g Alias Smith (USA) - Saleander (Leander)
Held up, driven along 5th, headway approaching 4 out, ridden next, weakening when mistake 2 out, finished 3rd, placed 2nd (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

3 10 [28½]	5. Starlight Fool 9/2 Mr R J Barrett ⁷ Julia Saunders	Mr R J Barrett ⁷ Julia Saunders	11	112	–	42	63	–
b g Idiots Delight - Casa's Star (Top Star)
Prominent, ridden approaching 4 out, weakening when blundered 2 out, finished 4th, placed 3rd (op 6-1)

4 2½ [31]	1. Castle Arrow (IRE) 3/1 Mr R Lawther ⁵ J White	Mr R Lawther ⁵ J White	7	114 b	–	40	59	–
b g Mansooj - Soulful (So Blessed)
Prominent, chased leader 5th, weakened 11th, finished 5th, placed 4th (tchd 100-30 in places)

5 23 [54]	6. Blue Marlin I 16/1 Mr J Owen ⁵ H H G Owen	Mr J Owen ⁵ H H G Owen	9	1013	–	6	31	–
gr m Nishapour (FR) - Miss Pisces (Salmon Leap)
Chased leader to 5th, mistake next, hit 9th, weakened 5 out, finished 6th, placed 5th (op 20-1 tchd 14-1)

PU	8. Worthy Memories 66/1 Mr D 'Old' Cook ⁷ Mrs Ruth Hayter	Mr D 'Old' Cook ⁷ Mrs Ruth Hayter	11	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Intrinsic I (Troy)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, pushed along 4th, hit 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 12th

PU	7. Mustang Molly 33/1 Andrew Martin ⁷ Andrew J Martin	Andrew Martin ⁷ Andrew J Martin	8	1011	–	–	–	–
br m Soldier Rose - Little 'N' Game (Convolvulus)
Led to approaching 10th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 25-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 5m 35.10s (slow by 21.10s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: M J Brown (On The Fly) 1st breeder: Chippenham Lodge Stud
2nd owner: M Barthorpe (Chester Ben)
3rd owner: Simon E Bown (Starlight Fool)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.20 £3 £1.70 Ex: £18.70 CSF: £20.56 Trifecta: £153.60

Following an inquiry by the stewards of the Jockey Club, Commuter Country, who passed the post 1st, was disqualified - banned substances found in urine sample.

4:20 Fakenham 17 Mar 2000

William Bulwer-Long Memorial Novices' Hunters' Chase Class H