Full Result 3.40 Fontwell | 17 February 2003

ABC-Dry (Southern) Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £4,173 2nd £1,284 3rd £642 4th £321

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Chief Witness (IRE) 7/2 Mr N Harris ⁵ Noel Chance	Mr N Harris ⁵ Noel Chance	7	114	–	70	118	–
b g Witness Box (USA) - Rosies Sister (IRE) (Deep Run)
Tracked leaders, led 3 out, drew clear last, comfortably (tchd 4-1 and 3-1)

2 4	14. Wintertide 4/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	112	–	59	103	–
b g Mtoto - Winter Queen I (Welsh Pageant)
Held up in rear, headway 7th, stayed on to take 2nd near finish (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in places)

3 nk [4¼]	2. Fork Lightning (IRE) 2/1F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	7	119	120	66	110	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Headway 5th, chased winner 3 out, held when pecked last (op 7-4 tchd 9-4 and 5-2 in places)

4 12 [16¼]	13. Roddy The Vet (IRE) 33/1 Leighton Aspell A Ennis	Leighton Aspell A Ennis	5	112	–	47	92	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Caronia (IRE) (Cardinal Flower)
Held up in rear, headway 8th, stayed on same pace from 3 out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

5 7 [23¼]	9. Major Shark (FR) 33/1 Timmy Murphy Luke Dace	Timmy Murphy Luke Dace	5	112	–	40	84	–
b g Saint Preuil (FR) - Cindy Cad (FR) (Cadoudal)
Chased leader, led 7th until 3 out, weakened approaching next (op 20-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

6 ¾ [24]	5. Almost Broke 10/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	6	112	–	39	83	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Teletex (Pollerton)
Held up, headway 8th, no impression from 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

7 5 [29]	8. Grayslake (IRE) 50/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	7	112	–	34	78	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Castlegrace I (IRE) (Kemal)
Raced wide, pulled hard in midfield, mistake 2nd, ran well until weakened 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

8 20 [49]	12. Prairie Star 25/1 A Honeyball ⁵ Bob Buckler	A Honeyball ⁵ Bob Buckler	8	1011	–	–	58	–
br g Landyap (USA) - Stars And Stripes I (Royalty)
Prominent to 7th (tchd 33-1)

9 1 [50]	7. Easy Squeezy 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	112	–	–	57	–
b g Alflora (IRE) - Easy Horse (FR) (Carmarthen)
Chased leaders to 5th (tchd 33-1 in places)

10 16 [66]	4. Almazard 50/1 Paul W Flynn L Wells	Paul W Flynn L Wells	6	112 b¹	–	–	41	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Almanot (Remainder Man)
Mid-division, driven along from 3rd, behind from 5th (tchd 66-1 and 100-1 in places and 150-1 in a place)

11 15 [81]	16. Cash Return 66/1 Mattie Batchelor Brendan Powell	Mattie Batchelor Brendan Powell	4	100	–	–	10	–
b f Bob's Return (IRE) - We're In The Money (Billion)
Prominent, mistakes 1st and 2nd, weakened 8th (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	3. Rodalko (FR) 10/1 A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	A P McCoy Oliver Sherwood	5	119	106	–	–	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Darling Rose (FR) (Rose Laurel)
With leaders, mistakes 5th and 7th, hit 8th, soon weakened, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

PU	11. Mr Morris 33/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	7	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Current Edition (IRE) - Manor Park Crumpet (True Song)
Led, mistake 6th, hit next, weakened and eased 8th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (op 16-1)

PU	6. Barcham Again (IRE) 12/1 John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	6	112	–	–	–	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Dante's Thatch (IRE) (Phardante)
Mid-division, weakened 8th, pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding lost its action) (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

PU	15. Judy Gale (IRE) 66/1 Rodi Greene Brendan Powell	Rodi Greene Brendan Powell	5	1011	–	–	–	–
br m Glacial Storm (USA) - Gale Choice (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Always behind, no chance 8th, pulled up before 2 out (oip 33-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	10. Master Cruise 50/1 Paddy Brennan ⁵ N M Babbage	Paddy Brennan ⁵ N M Babbage	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Zambrano - Miss Cruise (Cruise Missile)
Always behind, no chance 8th, pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

16 ran Off time: 3:41:00 Winning time: 5m 39.80s (slow by 27.80s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Michael French (Chief Witness) 1st breeder: Dr J O'Keeffe
2nd owner: J E Brown (Wintertide)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs F C Welch (Fork Lightning)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £1.40 Ex: £16.10 CSF: £17.65

3:40 Fontwell 17 Feb 2003

ABC-Dry (Southern) Novices' Hurdle Class E