Full Result 2.30 Hexham | 20 December 1995

Santa Claus Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (3m41yds) 3m Good 17 fences 2 omitted

1st £3,002 2nd £896 3rd £428 4th £194

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Easby Joker 11/10F Peter Niven S E Kettlewell	Peter Niven S E Kettlewell	7	117	104	80	121	–
b g Idiots Delight - Be Spartan (Spartan General)
Held up, hit 1st, improved to track leaders 10th, jumped into lead 2 out, soon in command, pushed out flat

2 3	0. Lupy Minstrel 10/1 D Parker ³ C Parker	D Parker ³ C Parker	10	104	90	61	97	–
br g Black Minstrel - Lupreno (Hugh Lupus)
Prominent, challenged before 3 out, hit 2 out, soon ridden along, stayed on under pressure after last, no chance with winner

3 5 [8]	0. Tudor Fellow (IRE) 9/2 A S Smith John Wade	A S Smith John Wade	6	108	91	61	93	–
ch g Decent Fellow - Canadian Tudor (Tudor Music)
Prominent, led 4th until headed 8th, led again 10th until headed 2 out, soon ridden and no extra

4 12 [20]	0. Inconclusive 10/1 J 'Old' Burke Mrs S A Bramall	J 'Old' Burke Mrs S A Bramall	8	110	97	59	87	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Kilbride Madam (Mandalus)
Prominent until lost place 9th, improved under pressure from 3 out, one pace next

5 7 [27]	0. Potato Man 50/1 Ken Whelan ⁵ D A Lamb	Ken Whelan ⁵ D A Lamb	9	912 3 10	83	38	69	–
gr g Zambrano - Kit's Future (Saucy Kit)
Always prominent, led 8th until 10th, every chance when blundered 3 out, soon beaten

6 5 [32]	0. Gala Water 10/1 T Reed T D C Dun	T Reed T D C Dun	9	1012 4	95	49	73	–
ch m Politico (USA) - Royal Ruby I (Rubor)
Chased leaders until outpaced 5 out, driven and headway approaching 3 out, soon ridden and beaten

7 20 [52]	0. Gunmetal Boy 16/1 Graham Lee ³ Lucinda Russell	Graham Lee ³ Lucinda Russell	11	100	86	23	44	–
b g Warpath - Geranium I (Ragusa)
Mid-division, tracked leaders from 11th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

PU	0. Majic Rain 7/2 J Callaghan D Eddy	J Callaghan D Eddy	10	118	105	–	–	–
bl g Northern Value (USA) - Dinsdale I (Menelek)
Led until 4th, hit 7th, soon ridden and lost place, behind when pulled up after 10th

8 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 6m 39.60s (slow by 31.60s) Total SP: 124%
1st owner: G R Orchard (Easby Joker) 1st breeder: C S Wates
2nd owner: Raymond Anderson Green (Lupy Minstrel)
3rd owner: John Wade (Tudor Fellow)

2:30 Hexham 20 Dec 1995

Santa Claus Handicap Chase Class E