Full Result 5.05 Hereford | 12 September 2001

Sislink Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (3m1f119yds) 3m1½f Good To Firm 13 hurdles

1st £3,444 2nd £984 3rd £492

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Leading Optimist 3/1C A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	1110	101	79	116	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Leading Line (Leading Man)
Chased leader, led approaching 9th, soon clear, eased considerably flat (tchd 7-2)

2 10	3. Fasil (IRE) 9/1 Joe Tizzard Mrs S D Williams	Joe Tizzard Mrs S D Williams	8	115	96	64	93	–
ch g Polish Patriot (USA) - Apple Peel (Pall Mall)
Held up and behind, steady headway 8th, soon ridden, outpaced 9th, rallied and went 2nd 2 out, no chance with winner (op 10-1 tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

3 2½ [12½]	2. Veneguera (IRE) 3/1C Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	8	117	98	63	93	–
b g Satco (FR) - Orlita (Master Buck)
Held up in touch, ridden 8th, outpaced 9th, stayed on one pace from 2 out (op 7-2 in places tchd 100-30 in places)

4 13 [25½]	4. Exterior Profiles (IRE) 12/1 John McNamara Karen George	John McNamara Karen George	11	115	96	48	78	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Best Of Kin (Pry)
Led, soon clear, ridden and headed approaching 9th, weakened after 2 out (op 10-1)

5 21 [46½]	7. Watkins 7/1 Gerry Supple ³ Deborah Cole	Gerry Supple ³ Deborah Cole	6	100	82	11	41	–
ch g King's Signet (USA) - Windbound Lass (Crofter)
Held up, ridden approaching 9th, soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6 hd [46¾]	6. Springford (IRE) 33/1 Carl Llewellyn Martin Bosley	Carl Llewellyn Martin Bosley	9	109	87	17	46	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Tickenor Wood (Le Bavard)
Held up, ridden and weakened approaching 9th (op 25-1)

7 3 [49¾]	9. Welsh Park (IRE) 50/1 Vince Slattery A P James	Vince Slattery A P James	8	100 14 b	79	5	34	–
ch g Balinger - Welsh Escort (Welsh Captain)
Always behind, lost touch from 8th (op 33-1)

8 17 [66¾]	8. Moor Hall Lady 20/1 Rodi Greene R S Brookhouse	Rodi Greene R S Brookhouse	10	100 4	79	–	17	–
gr m Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Forgiving I (Jellaby)
Prominent until ridden and weakened 9th (op 12-1)

9 20 [86¾]	5. Mr Cavallo (IRE) 3/1C Richard Johnson Lucinda Russell	Richard Johnson Lucinda Russell	9	112	94	–	13	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Mrs Guru (Le Bavard)
Held up in touch, ridden and weakened approaching 9th, tailed off (trainer had no explanation for the poor run) (tchd 11-4 and 100-30, 7-2 in a place)

10 23 [109¾]	10. Just Because (IRE) 100/1 Mr David Turner ⁷ Gruffydd Jones	Mr David Turner ⁷ Gruffydd Jones	9	97 26	79	–	–	–
ch g Sharp Charter - Lakefield Lady (Over The River)
Always behind, ridden approaching 8th, soon tailed off (op 50-1)

10 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 6m 18.40s (slow by 14.40s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: M C Pipe (Leading Optimist) 1st breeder: Mrs J Broad
2nd owner: Alan Chatfield (Fasil)
3rd owner: The Sporting Has Beens (Veneguera)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £1.90 Ex: £77.10 CSF: £26.04 Tricast: £79.66

5:05 Hereford 12 Sep 2001

Sislink Handicap Hurdle Class F