Full Result 1.40 Hereford | 7 November 2002

John King Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m2f208yds) 2m3f Good 13 fences

1st £4,147 2nd £1,276 3rd £638 4th £319

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Deliceo (IRE) 5/1 Jim Culloty Matt Sheppard	Jim Culloty Matt Sheppard	9	104	76	–	82	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Grey's Delight (Decent Fellow)
Held up and behind, ridden after 4 out, headway approaching 2 out, strong run under pressure to lead post (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

2 nk	8. Aircon (IRE) 9/2F Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	7	1010 v	82	–	89	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Corrielek (Menelek)
Always prominent, blundered 9th, jumped slowly 4 out, chased clear leader 2 out, hard ridden to lead last strides, headed post (op 7-2)

3 1 [1¼]	4. Bit O Magic (IRE) 14/1 Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	10	114 b¹	90	20	96	–
ch g Henbit (USA) - Arpal Magic (Master Owen)
Held up, headway 10th, led 4 out, clear when ridden after 2 out, mistake last, weakened and headed last strides (op 8-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

4 6 [7¼]	10. Iro Origny (FR) 11/2 Mr F Windsor Clive ⁵ Venetia Williams	Mr F Windsor Clive ⁵ Venetia Williams	6	99 t	72	–	71	–
b g Saint Cyrien (FR) - Coralline (FR) (Iron Duke)
Held up in touch, ridden and no headway from 3 out (tchd 6-1, 13-2 in places and 7-1 in a place)

5 2 [9¼]	5. Black Bullet (NZ) 14/1 Lee Vickers ⁵ Jennie Candlish	Lee Vickers ⁵ Jennie Candlish	9	1013	90	–	92	–
br g Silver Pistol (AUS) - Monte D'Oro (NZ) (Cache Of Gold)
Led, mistake 2nd, headed 4 out, 2nd when blundered and rider lost reins 3 out, not recover (jockey said he lost his reins following a bad mistake at the third-last) (op 9-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 3 [12¼]	1. Twice As Good (IRE) 6/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	8	117	98	17	92	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Twice As Fluffy (Pollerton)
Prominent to 4 out (tchd 7-1 and 8-1 in a place)

7 2 [14¼]	3. Prairie Minstrel (USA) 25/1 Marcus Foley ³ Robin Dickin	Marcus Foley ³ Robin Dickin	8	112	91	–	83	–
b g Regal Intention (CAN) - Prairie Sky (CAN) (Gone West)
Held up and behind, ridden 4 out, no response (op 16-1)

8 1½ [15¾]	2. Judaic Ways 5/1 Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	Mark Bradburne Henry Daly	8	115	91	–	82	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Judeah (Great Nephew)
Held up, headway approaching 9th, hit 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in places)

9 dist [45¾]	7. Giveaway 16/1 Jodie Mogford D J Wintle	Jodie Mogford D J Wintle	7	1011 t	83	–	–	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Radiant Bride (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Behind, jumped slowly 4th, blundered 7th, soon well behind, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

F	6. White In Front 11/1 Jamie Goldstein Ann Price	Jamie Goldstein Ann Price	11	111	87	–	85	–
ch g Tina's Pet - Lyaaric (Privy Seal)
Chased leader, ridden approaching 3 out, 3rd when fell 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 4m 52.70s (slow by 19.70s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: The Blues Partnership (Deliceo) 1st breeder: Edward Fitzpatrick
2nd owner: G Hutsby (Aircon)
3rd owner: Geoff Adam (Bit O Magic)
Tote win: £5.60 PL: £2.30 £1.80 £3.60 Ex: £22 CSF: £27.50 Tricast: £290.88

1:40 Hereford 7 Nov 2002

John King Birthday Celebration Handicap Chase Class E