Full Result 3.25 Ascot | 21 February 2004

Amlin Plus Reynoldstown Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 20 fences

1st £20,825 2nd £7,700 3rd £3,850 4th £1,750 5th £875

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Our Vic (IRE) 11/10F Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	6	114	–	123	157	–
b g Old Vic - Shabra Princess (Buckskin)
Tended to jump left, raced wide, in touch, tracked leader 15th, led 2 out, drew clear after last, easily (tchd 5-4 and 11-8 in places)

2 6	5. Rosslea (IRE) 3/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	6	114	135	118	142	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Burren Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Led to 9th, led 11th to after 14th, soon outpaced, kept on under pressure from 2 out, took 2nd flat, no chance with winner (op 100-30 tchd 7-2)

3 1½ [7½]	3. Double Honour (FR) 6/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	114	–	117	142	–
gr g Highest Honor (FR) - Silver Cobra (USA) (Silver Hawk)
Reminders to start, pressed leader, led 9th to 11th, not fluent 13th, effort to lead again after 14th, headed 2 out, one pace under pressure (op 7-1 tchd 11-2)

4 5 [12½]	6. L'Aventure (FR) 4/1 R P McNally Paul Nicholls	R P McNally Paul Nicholls	5	100 tb	134	95	118	–
b m Cyborg (FR) - Amphitrite (FR) (Lazer)
In touch, not fluent 5th, niggled along from 9th, not fluent 11th, struggling from 15th, kept on again from 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 dist [42½]	2. Buzybakson (IRE) 100/1 Richard Hobson John Cornwall	Richard Hobson John Cornwall	7	114	103	–	–	–
bb g Bob Back (USA) - Middle Verde (USA) (Sham)
Jumped slowly early and soon tailed off, lost further ground final circuit, beaten over a fence (tchd 150-1 in places and 200-1 in a place)

PU	1. Better Days I (IRE) 20/1 Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth Sue Smith	8	118	132	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Kilkilrun (Deep Run)
Close up, pressed leader 13th to after next, ridden when jumped left 4 out, weakened next, poor 5th when pulled up after 2 out, dismounted (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 6m 16.10s Total SP: 113%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Our Vic) 1st breeder: Col W B Mullins
2nd owner: Jim Lewis (Rosslea)
3rd owner: The 4th Middleham Partnership (Double Honour)
Tote win: £2.20 PL: £1.50 £1.60 Ex: £5.70 CSF: £5.07

3:25 Ascot 21 Feb 2004

Amlin Plus Reynoldstown Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2