Full Result 4.20 Haydock | 1 March 2003

Castle Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Good

1st £2,065 2nd £590 3rd £295

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Vodka Bleu (FR) 2/7F Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	4	110	–	–	117	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Viva Vodka (FR) (Crystal Glitters)
Always prominent, led 2f out, all out (op 1-4 tchd 1-3 in places)

2 hd	5. Provocative (FR) 10/1 R Walsh Martin Todhunter	R Walsh Martin Todhunter	5	114	–	–	121	–
bb g Useful (FR) - All Blue (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Held up, headway 5f out, chased winner over 1f out, every chance inside final furlong, ran on under pressure (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

3 16 [16¼]	6. Thames (IRE) 6/1 Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	Barry Geraghty Nicky Henderson	5	114	–	–	107	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Aon Dochas (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Chased leaders, improved to go 2nd 6f out, led 3f out, ridden and headed 2f out, weakened final furlong (op 4-1)

4 15 [31¼]	9. Black Stripe Lady 50/1 Jim Crowley Martin Todhunter	Jim Crowley Martin Todhunter	5	1013	–	–	85	–
b m Karinga Bay - Garvenish (Balinger)
Behind, pushed along after 6f out, kept on past beaten horses closing stages, not trouble leaders

5 ½ [31¾]	3. Idbury (IRE) 50/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	114	–	–	89	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Delcarrow (Roi Guillaume)
In touch, ridden over 3f out, soon weakened (tchd 66-1)

6 1¼ [33]	1. Alforenka 66/1 Mr S Hughes ⁷ Henry Daly	Mr S Hughes ⁷ Henry Daly	6	1011	–	–	88	–
ch g Alflora (IRE) - Tochenka (Fine Blue)
Chased leader, ran wide bend after 3f, weakened 6f out (op 50-1)

7 ¾ [33¾]	4. Just For Fun (IRE) 40/1 Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	5	114	–	–	87	–
br g Kahyasi (IRE) - Copper Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Held up, ridden 4f out, never on terms (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

8 11 [44¾]	7. Yankee Crossing (IRE) 12/1 J R Kavanagh Jonjo O'Neill	J R Kavanagh Jonjo O'Neill	5	114	–	–	76	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Ath Leathan (Royal Vulcan)
Held up, effort and hung left over 3f out, soon beaten (op 20-1)

9 10 [54¾]	2. Donie Dooley (IRE) 25/1 B J Crowley Paul Dalton	B J Crowley Paul Dalton	5	114	–	–	66	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Bridgeofallen (IRE) (Torus)
Led, ridden and headed 3f out, soon weakened (op 50-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 3m 55.90s (slow by 21.90s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: The Johnson Family (Vodka Bleu) 1st breeder: Yan Houyvet
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Provocative)
3rd owner: Trevor Hemmings (Thames)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £1.90 £1.70 Ex: £3.40 CSF: £4.47
Placepot: £55.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £59,189.25. 776.60 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £26.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £2,556.50. 71.40 winning tickets.

4:20 Haydock 1 Mar 2003

Castle Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H