Full Result 1.10 Fakenham | 14 December 2002

Horserace Betting Levy Board Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £5,096 2nd £1,568 3rd £784 4th £392

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Marigliano (USA) 8/1 Noel Fehily Kevin Morgan	Noel Fehily Kevin Morgan	9	102 p	97	86	103	–
b g Riverman (USA) - Mount Holyoke (Golden Fleece)
Held up, headway 6th, led last, ridden out (trainer's representative said gelding sulked last time, having been ridden more prominently from the outset, but today's more patient tactics suited) (op 6-1)

2 2½	2. Executive Decision I (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	Leighton Aspell Lucy Wadham	8	114 v	112	99	116	–
ch g Classic Music (USA) - Bengala I (FR) (Hard To Beat)
Held up in touch, pulled hard, headway 5th, led after 3 out, headed last, stayed on same pace

3 1 [3½]	3. Diamonds Will Do (IRE) 9/4F B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	5	1011	106	91	108	–
b m Bigstone (IRE) - Clear Ability I (IRE) (Be My Guest)
Made most until after 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on flat (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 3-1 in places)

4 3 [6½]	1. Deferlant (FR) 5/1 Mr R Burton ⁵ Heather Dalton	Mr R Burton ⁵ Heather Dalton	5	117 v	120	103	120	–
ch g Bering - Sail Storm (USA) (Topsider)
Tracked leaders, every chance 3 out, hit next, weakened last (tchd 11-2)

5 10 [16½]	6. Flag Fen (USA) 4/1 Sean Curran Hugh Collingridge	Sean Curran Hugh Collingridge	11	100	95	67	84	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Damascus Flag (USA) (Damascus)
Chased leader, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened approaching last (op 3-1 tchd 7-2 9-2 in a place)

6 5 [21½]	4. Beyond Borders (USA) 14/1 R P McNally ³ Steve Gollings	R P McNally ³ Steve Gollings	4	106 b	104	71	88	–
bb g Pleasant Colony (USA) - Welcome Proposal (Be My Guest)
In touch, ridden approaching 4th, weakened after 6th (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7 8 [29½]	7. Harmonic I (USA) 8/1 Benjamin Hitchcott George Prodromou	Benjamin Hitchcott George Prodromou	5	100 1	95	54	71	–
b m Shadeed (USA) - Running Melody (Rheingold)
Prominent, ridden 5th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 7-1)

8 5 [34½]	8. Protocol I (IRE) 20/1 J R Kavanagh Mrs S Lamyman	J R Kavanagh Mrs S Lamyman	8	100 6 t	95	49	66	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Ukraine's Affair (USA) (The Minstrel)
Prominent, lost place 4th, soon behind (op 12-1)

8 ran Off time: 1:10:00 Winning time: 4m 10.10s (slow by 20.10s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: Dunraven (vet's certificate)
1st owner: G S Alcock & B R Jones (Marigliano) 1st breeder: Prince Sultan Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Kabeer
2nd owner: Ms K J Austin (Executive Decision I)
3rd owner: Geraldine Degville & Lawrence Degville (Diamonds Will Do)
Tote win: £8.10 PL: £2.20 £4 £2 Ex: £95.80 CSF: £84.22 Tricast: £258.52

1:10 Fakenham 14 Dec 2002

Horserace Betting Levy Board Handicap Hurdle Class D