Full Result 1.30 Haydock | 6 January 2001

New Year Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m6f204yds) 2m7f Soft 18 fences

1st £9,586.20 2nd £2,949.60 3rd £1,474.80 4th £737.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Noble Lord 11/1 Warren Marston Richard Phillips	Warren Marston Richard Phillips	8	1110	128	137	143	–
ch g Lord Bud - Chasers' Bar (Oats)
Mistakes, towards rear, ridden 4 out, closed approaching next, led approaching last, ridden clear run-in (op 10-1)

2 9	3. Village King (IRE) 12/1 Tony Dobbin Philip Hobbs	Tony Dobbin Philip Hobbs	8	1110	128	126	132	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Honorine (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Led until pecked and headed 13th, ridden 4 out, soon outpaced, stayed on well run-in, no chance with winner (op 8-1)

3 hd [9¼]	4. Hescondido (FR) 11/2 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	6	118	126	124	131	–
gr g Dadarissime (FR) - Vahine De Prairie (FR) (Brezzo)
Prominent, mistake 10th (water), led 13th, headed approaching last, beaten run-in, lost second on line (op 9-2)

4 1 [10¼]	6. Hugo De Grez (FR) 11/4F B Storey Andrew Parker	B Storey Andrew Parker	6	110 t	118	115	122	–
b g Useful (FR) - Piqua Des Gres (FR) (Waylay)
Held up in touch, prominent after 10th (water), not fluent 3 out, soon ridden, stayed on same pace (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in places)

5 dist [40¼]	2. Goguenard I (FR) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	1110	128	89	125	–
b g Gaspard De La Nuit (FR) - Laika III (FR) (El Toro)
Prominent, driven and outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied and every chance approaching last, weakened quickly run-in, virtually pulled up (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 14 [54¼]	9. Skillwise 8/1 Peter Niven Tim Easterby	Peter Niven Tim Easterby	9	109	113	57	–	–
b g Buckley - Calametta (Oats)
Tracked leaders, ridden 13th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off (op 6-1)

PU	5. Step On Eyre (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	11	112	120	–	–	–
b g Step Together I (USA) - Jane Eyre I (Master Buck)
In touch, blundered 9th, soon behind and struggling, mistake 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before next (op 8-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

PU	8. Callfourseasons (IRE) 5/1 R Wakley Tom George	R Wakley Tom George	9	109	113	–	–	–
b g Euphemism - Home And Dry (Crash Course)
In touch, close up 8th, weakened 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (jockey said gelding was never travelling well) (jockey said gelding was never travelling well throughout the race) (op 4-1)

PU	7. Ross Minster (IRE) 12/1 Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	7	1011 b	115	–	–	–
u g Roselier (FR) - Face To Face I (The Parson)
Mistake 1st, soon ridden along and behind, tailed off 10th (water), pulled up after 12th (op 10-1)

9 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 6m 47.40s (slow by 57.40s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Jeff McCarthy (Noble Lord) 1st breeder: J E Swiers
2nd owner: Capt E J Edwards-Heathcote (Village King)
3rd owner: Major-Gen R L T Burges (Hescondido)
Tote win: £13.80 PL: £2.90 £4 £2.10 Ex: £113.30 CSF: £112.98 Tricast: £730.63 Trifecta: £345.60 Part won.

1:30 Haydock 6 Jan 2001

New Year Handicap Chase Class B