Full Result 2.45 Fontwell | 6 January 2003

Sports Argus Beginners' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m3f35yds) 2m3f Heavy 15 fences

1st £4,085.25 2nd £1,257 3rd £628.50 4th £314.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Placid Man (IRE) 8/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	113	–	109	130	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Sparkling Gale (Strong Gale)
Close up, mistake 5th, tracked leader 7th, led after 10th, drew clear after 3 out, ridden and kept on strongly from next (op 6-1)

2 26	3. Midy's Risk (FR) 5/1 Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	Leighton Aspell Mrs N Smith	6	113	–	83	104	–
gr g Take Risks (FR) - Martine Midy (FR) (Lashkari)
Held up, progress to track leaders 10th, ridden and close 3rd after 4 out, beaten next, took modest 2nd last (op 9-1 tchd 10-1, 11-1 in a place)

3 17 [43]	9. Tamango (FR) 4/6F A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	A P McCoy Philip Hobbs	6	113	–	66	89	–
gr g Klimt (FR) - Tipmosa (FR) (Tip Moss)
Not fluent, disputed lead to 3rd, stayed prominent, chased winner 11th, ridden and upsides 3 out, soon weakened, lost 2nd last, finished tired (op 8-13 tchd 4-5 and 10-11 in a place)

4 dist [73]	6. Shemardi 50/1 Jamie Goldstein Michael Madgwick	Jamie Goldstein Michael Madgwick	6	113	75	–	–	–
b g Jumbo Hirt (USA) - Masirah (Dunphy)
Pushed along in rear 3rd, in touch until weakened before 10th, mistake 11th, well behind after, tailed off (tchd 66-1 in places)

5 16 [89]	1. Johnlegood 16/1 L Cummins Gary Moore	L Cummins Gary Moore	7	113	102	–	–	–
ch g Karinga Bay - Dancing Years I (USA) (Fred Astaire)
Held up, mistake 2nd, sharp reminders after 8th, weakened 10th, tailed off when tried to refuse and blundered 2 out

6 9 [98]	5. See You Around 8/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	8	113 b	92	–	–	–
b g Sharp Deal - Seeborg (Lepanto)
Disputed lead to 3rd, close up until weakened under pressure after 9th, tailed off

F	2. La Colina (IRE) 14/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	8	113	93	–	–	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Deep Stream (Deep Run)
Led after 3rd, not fluent 10th and soon headed, not fluent next, 12 lengths 4th and weakening when fell 3 out (op 12-1)

PU	7. Smetherds Tom 66/1 Sean Curran Richard Mitchell	Sean Curran Richard Mitchell	9	113	–	–	–	–
b g Dortino - Nellie's Joy VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Blundered 2nd, disputed lead to 3rd, jumped slowly 4th and dropped in rear, weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 5m 18.90s (slow by 31.90s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Sunlit Boy (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Highclere Thoroughbred Racing Ltd (Placid Man) 1st breeder: J G Bredin
2nd owner: Tony Hayward And Barry Fulton (Midy's Risk)
3rd owner: The Brushmakers (Tamango)
Tote win: £7.70 PL: £2.10 £1.10 £1.30 Ex: £43.10 CSF: £48.15

2:45 Fontwell 6 Jan 2003

Sports Argus Beginners' Chase Class E