Full Result 3.45 Hereford | 12 June 2002

Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m53yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £3,402 2nd £972 3rd £486

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Shamsan (IRE) 9/4J Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	5	118	106	99	113	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Awayil (USA) (Woodman)
Held up, steady headway 6th, ridden 3 out, led approaching last, ran on well (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 and 3-1 in places)

2 1	2. Marmaduke (IRE) 11/2 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	6	1112	110	102	116	–
ch g Perugino (USA) - Sympathy (Precocious)
Led, ridden and headed approaching last, ran on (op 4-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

3 1 [2]	5. Young Buck I (IRE) 20/1 Rodi Greene Ferdy Murphy	Rodi Greene Ferdy Murphy	8	113 tb	102	92	107	–
ch g Glacial Storm (USA) - Lady Buck (Pollerton)
Mid-division, headway to chase leader after 4th, hard ridden 3 out, kept on same pace flat (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

4 4 [6]	1. Bering Gifts (IRE) 12/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	120	112	99	113	–
b g Bering - Bobbysoxer (Valiyar)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 2 out, not reach leaders (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

5 1½ [7½]	3. Valfonic 9/4J A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	1111 t	112	94	111	–
b g Zafonic (USA) - Valbra (Dancing Brave)
Not jump well, held up towards rear, ridden and headway 3 out, weakened last (op 2-1 tchd 5-2)

6 11 [18½]	9. Raneen Nashwan 16/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	6	104	90	62	77	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - Raneen Alwatar (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent, ridden 5th, weakened 3 out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7 19 [37½]	6. Storm Tiger (IRE) 16/1 Tom Doyle Clive Cox	Tom Doyle Clive Cox	11	111 v	100	54	69	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Happy Party (Invited)
Chased leader until after 4th, weakened 3 out (vet said gelding finished distressed) (op 8-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

8 8 [45½]	10. Fashion Victim 25/1 Henry Oliver Mrs A C Tate	Henry Oliver Mrs A C Tate	7	100 3	86	31	46	–
b g High Estate - Kirkby Belle (Bay Express)
Held up and behind, headway after 4 out, weakened 3 out (trainer said gelding had a breathing problem) (op 16-1)

9 dist [75½]	8. Royal Beluga (USA) 7/1 Mick Fitzgerald Tom George	Mick Fitzgerald Tom George	5	110 v¹	99	–	–	–
b g Rahy (USA) - Navratilovna (USA) (Nureyev)
Prominent to 3rd, behind when ridden 5th, tailed off (op 4-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 3m 46.60s (slow by 2.60s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Brooksie (horse-box broke down)
1st owner: Jack Joseph (Shamsan) 1st breeder: Burton Agnes Stud Co Ltd
2nd owner: Martin Butler (Marmaduke)
3rd owner: Anthony O'Gorman (Young Buck I)
Tote win: £3 PL: £1.60 £1.80 £3.20 Ex: £17.70 CSF: £15.82 Tricast: £198.68

3:45 Hereford 12 Jun 2002

Welsh Guards Association Handicap Hurdle Class E