Full Result 4.00 Fontwell | 27 April 2000

George Gale & Co Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (3m1f142yds) 3m1½f Good 13 hurdles

1st £3,412.50 2nd £1,050 3rd £525 4th £262.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Maid Equal 6/1 Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	9	117 6 tv	116	85	143	–
gr m Pragmatic - Dissolution I (Henbit)
Mid-division, ridden and headway after 10th, led after 3 out, soon drew clear, eased to a walk last 50 yds (op 4-1)

2 8	7. Quickswood (IRE) 6/1 Barry Fenton C R Barwell	Barry Fenton C R Barwell	7	111 v	107	69	113	–
b g Yashgan - Up To Trix (Over The River)
Headway to track leaders 6th, ridden 10th, 2nd and no chance with winner when blundered badly 2 out (tchd 13-2, 7-1 in a place)

3 4 [12]	6. Simber Hill (IRE) 4/1F Richard Johnson Alan King	Richard Johnson Alan King	6	111	107	65	106	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Princess Wager (Pollerton)
Chased leaders, ridden 10th, one pace from 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in a place)

4 2½ [14½]	8. Jazz Duke 16/1 A Honeyball ⁷ M J Weeden	A Honeyball ⁷ M J Weeden	7	104	103	59	100	–
ch g Rising - Gone (Whistling Wind I)
Outpaced towards rear halfway, good late headway

5 3 [17½]	12. Zafarelli 10/1 Barry Keniry ⁵ J R Jenkins	Barry Keniry ⁵ J R Jenkins	6	99 9 v	92	45	87	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Voltigeuse (USA) (Filiberto)
Towards rear, some headway under pressure when mistake 3 out, never reached leaders (op 14-1)

6 2½ [20]	1. Quini Eagle (FR) 11/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	1111 v¹	117	68	113	–
gr g Dom Pasquini (FR) - Miss Eagle (FR) (Staunch Eagle)
Prominent, every chance when mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

7 5 [25]	11. Kybo's Revenge (IRE) 12/1 A Garrity ⁷ Richard Rowe	A Garrity ⁷ Richard Rowe	9	97 6 b	92	38	78	–
ch g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Mettle Kettle (Cut Above)
Rear until some late headway (tchd 14-1 in places)

8 1¼ [26¼]	4. Walking Tall (IRE) 20/1 Christopher Murray ⁷ Thomas Patrick McGovern	Christopher Murray ⁷ Thomas Patrick McGovern	9	112	115	61	100	–
ch g Hatim (USA) - Futility (Tower Walk)
Prominent, led 6th until after 3 out, soon weakened

9 2½ [28¾]	14. Weapons Free 50/1 B Powell Snr Lydia Richards	B Powell Snr Lydia Richards	9	100 27	92	35	74	–
b g Idiots Delight - Sea Kestrel (Sea Hawk II)
Prominent until 4th, no danger from 10th (tchd 66-1 in places)

10 4 [32¾]	3. Who Am I (IRE) 16/1 Robert Walford ⁷ R H Alner	Robert Walford ⁷ R H Alner	10	112	115	54	93	–
b g Supreme Leader - Bonny Joe (Derring Rose)
Mistake 5th, smooth headway to track leaders 10th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching next (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

11 [32¾]	5. Be My Mot (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Goldstein D M Grissell	Jamie Goldstein D M Grissell	8	114	110	49	88	–
b m Be My Native (USA) - Madam Butterfly (Deep Run)
Prominent until weakened 3 out (op 12-1)

12 [32¾]	9. Secret Bid (IRE) 14/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1010	102	41	80	–
ch g Seclude I (USA) - Trial Bid (Grundy)
Hampered and ridden 5th, soon struggling to go pace (op 12-1)

13 [32¾]	13. Simply (IRE) 50/1 Danny O'Sullivan ⁷ Zoe Davison	Danny O'Sullivan ⁷ Zoe Davison	11	97 23	92	31	70	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Be A Dancer (Be Friendly)
Always rear, driven along and no chance from 9th (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	10. Fujiyama Crest (IRE) 25/1 Tom Doyle ⁵ Roger Curtis	Tom Doyle ⁵ Roger Curtis	8	103 b	100	–	–	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Snoozy Time (Cavo Doro)
Led until 6th, ridden and lost place next, well behind when pulled up after 9th

14 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 6m 40.00s (slow by 22.00s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Heeru Kirpalani Racing (Maid Equal) 1st breeder: H L Kirpalani
2nd owner: Harvey Spack (Quickswood)
3rd owner: J E Brown (Simber Hill)
Tote win: £8 PL: £2.50 £2.50 £1.90 Ex: £58.70 CSF: £36.54 Tricast: £147.50 Trifecta: £288.20

First two distances official, the remainder are estimated and no distances taken for last three horses to finish

4:00 Fontwell 27 Apr 2000

George Gale & Co Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class D