Full Result 3.05 Hereford | 26 December 2002

Sun Valley Garlic Butter Kiev Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (3m1f44yds) 3m1f Soft 16 fences 3 omitted

1st £4,585.75 2nd £1,411 3rd £705.50 4th £352.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Its Only Polite (IRE) 7/2 Mark Bradburne Alastair Lidderdale	Mark Bradburne Alastair Lidderdale	6	1012	–	–	91	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Decent Debbie (Decent Fellow)
In touch, jumped big 2nd, went 2nd 3 out, led flat, ridden out (tchd 5-1)

2 ¾	7. Isou (FR) 6/1 A Bateman ⁵ Victor Dartnall	A Bateman ⁵ Victor Dartnall	6	107	–	–	90	–
ch g Dom Alco (FR) - Aghate De Saisy (FR) (Rhapsodien)
Tracked leaders, mistake 13th, ridden and outpaced next, stayed on strongly final 200yds, just failed (op 9-2)

3 ½ [1¼]	3. Apple Joe 16/1 E Husband Dr P Pritchard	E Husband Dr P Pritchard	6	1012	70	–	90	–
b g Sula Bula - Hazelwain (Hard Fact)
Led to 4th, led after 9th, driven between last 2, headed flat, no extra last 75yds, lost 2nd near finish (op 20-1 tchd 25-1)

4 dist [31¼]	9. Orient Bay (IRE) 50/1 Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt ⁵ Matt Sheppard	Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt ⁵ Matt Sheppard	7	1011 4	–	–	–	–
b g Commanche Run - East Link (IRE) (Over The River)
With leader to 3rd, jumped left 5th, dropped rear next, slow jump 10th, soon tailed off (op 20-1)

F	2. Jaloux D'Estruval (FR) 100/30 Henry Oliver Mrs L C Taylor	Henry Oliver Mrs L C Taylor	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Kadalko (FR) - Pommette III (FR) (Trac)
Held up in touch, close 4th when fell 12th (op 6-4 tchd 7-2 in a place)

PU	11. Scottish Clover 50/1 P G Hourigan Heather Dalton	P G Hourigan Heather Dalton	9	107	–	–	–	–
ch m Scottish Reel II (IRE) - National Clover (National Trust I)
Headway to lead 4th, mistakes 8th and 9th, soon headed, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 20-1)

PU	1. Echo Du Lac (FR) 11/10F Robert Thornton Alan King	Robert Thornton Alan King	6	115	111	–	–	–
b g Matahawk - Love Dream (FR) (Platonic Love)
In touch, hampered and mistake 5th, 3rd and driven when jumped slowly 14th, soon eased, pulled up before next (trainer said gelding had breathing problems) (op 5-4 tchd 6-4)

7 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 7m 3.90s (slow by 50.90s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: Beau Brun (unsuitable ground), Cloudy Creek (unsuitable ground), Dragon Hunter (vet's certificate), William Lionheart (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Bonusprint (Its Only Polite) 1st breeder: Ronald O'Neill
2nd owner: The Isou Partnership (Isou)
3rd owner: A J Whiting (Apple Joe)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.50 £2.80 Ex: £25.90 CSF: £25.26

3:05 Hereford 26 Dec 2002

Sun Valley Garlic Butter Kiev Novices' Chase Class E