Full Result 1.45 Haydock | 4 May 2002

Merewood Homes Swinton Handicap Hurdle Class A (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £31,900 2nd £12,100 3rd £6,050 4th £2,750 5th £1,375 6th £825

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Intersky Falcon 11/2 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	5	1110 b	148	141	159	–
ch g Polar Falcon (USA) - I'll Try (Try My Best)
Held up in touch, ridden and outpaced approaching 3 out, rallied approaching 2 out, hard ridden to lead close home (op 5-1 tchd 6-1)

2 ½	10. Gralmano (IRE) 6/1 Graham Lee Kevin Ryan	Graham Lee Kevin Ryan	7	100 1	125	116	135	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Llangollen (IRE) (Caerleon)
Held up, headway 4th, led approaching last, hard ridden and headed close home (trainer said gelding had lost a shoe) (op 11-2 tchd 7-1 in a place)

3 3 [3½]	7. Whistling Dixie (IRE) 12/1 Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey Mrs M Reveley	6	105	130	118	138	–
ch g Forest Wind (USA) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Held up and behind, smooth headway after 5th, hard ridden flat, no extra towards finish (op 10-1)

4 ¾ [4¼]	8. Tikram 10/1 Marcus Foley ⁵ Gary Moore	Marcus Foley ⁵ Gary Moore	5	910	126	113	132	–
ch g Lycius (USA) - Black Fighter (USA) (Secretariat)
Held up and behind, headway 3 out, kept on under pressure flat, nearest finish (op 9-1)

5 1¾ [6]	9. Monkerhostin (FR) 10/1 Mr R Flavin ⁵ Oliver Sherwood	Mr R Flavin ⁵ Oliver Sherwood	5	100 4	126	111	134	–
b g Shining Steel - Ladoun (FR) (Kaldoun)
Held up, headway after 4th, led after 5th, headed approaching last, weakened towards finish (op 8-1)

6 8 [14]	4. Tucacas (FR) 3/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1011	136	113	134	–
gr m Highest Honor (FR) - Three Well (FR) (Sicyos)
Held up, headway 3rd, led after 4th until after 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

7 4 [18]	11. Happicat (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Tinkler ⁷ Paul Webber	Andrew Tinkler ⁷ Paul Webber	7	97 10	125	98	119	–
gr g Cataldi - Gladonia (Godswalk)
Held up and behind, headway 3 out, no further progress from 2 out (op 25-1)

8 16 [34]	3. Milligan (FR) 5/1 Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams	Tony Dobbin Venetia Williams	7	114	142	100	119	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Madigan Mill (Mill Reef)
Prominent, not fluent 1st, ridden after 5th, weakened 3 out (op 4-1)

9 5 [39]	5. Fait Le Jojo (FR) 7/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	1010	135	73	106	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Pretty Davis (USA) (Trempolino)
Chased leader to 4th, weakened approaching 3 out (tchd 8-1 in places and 9-1 in a place)

10 6 [45]	6. Belle D'Anjou (FR) 14/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	5	106	131	63	96	–
b m Saint Cyrien (FR) - Epsibelle (IRE) (Darshaan)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, weakened 5th

11 6 [51]	2. The French Furze (IRE) 33/1 Paul Robson ⁵ Nicky Richards	Paul Robson ⁵ Nicky Richards	8	110	143	70	103	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
Led, clear approaching 3rd, headed after 4th, weakened quickly (op 25-1)

11 ran Off time: 1:47:00 Winning time: 3m 32.40s (fast by 5.60s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Burundi (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Interskyracing.com & Mrs Jonjo O'Neill (Intersky Falcon) 1st breeder: Fulling Mill Farm And Stud
2nd owner: Coleorton Moor Racing (Gralmano)
3rd owner: Mrs P D Savill (Whistling Dixie)
Tote win: £5.50 PL: £2.50 £2.10 £4.20 Ex: £65.40 CSF: £40.64 Tricast: £386.50

1:45 Haydock 4 May 2002

Merewood Homes Swinton Handicap Hurdle Class A (Grade 3)