Full Result 4.00 Huntingdon | 24 February 2000

Peg Sims 85th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-95, 5yo+) (2m3f137yds) 2m3½f Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,038 2nd £868 3rd £434

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Henry Island (IRE) 16/1 G Tormey Mrs A J Bowlby	G Tormey Mrs A J Bowlby	7	115	88	109	116	–
ch g Sharp Victor (USA) - Monterana (Sallust)
Held up, midfield and going well 6th, smooth progress 3 out, led next, last, readily (op 20-1 tchd 25-1, 33-1 in a place)

2 10	11. Dunston Heath (IRE) 14/1 W Worthington Barry Leavy	W Worthington Barry Leavy	7	107	76	84	84	–
b g Durgam (USA) - Yola (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up, good progress after 6th, led 3 out until next, driven along, beaten when blundered last (op 10-1)

3 5 [15]	12. Roborette (FR) 14/1 R Forristal ³ J Neville	R Forristal ³ J Neville	7	104	76	78	79	–
b m Robore (FR) - Bentry (FR) (Ben Trovato)
Held up, good progress 7th, pressed leaders 3 out, driven and not quicken next (op 12-1)

4 ¾ [15¾]	17. Figawin 20/1 Mr A Walton Mrs H L Walton	Mr A Walton Mrs H L Walton	5	100	69	70	71	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Dear Person (Rainbow Quest)
Pulled hard in midfield, tracked leaders from 6th until ridden and no extra after 3 out, hit last (tchd 25-1)

5 1¾ [17½]	14. Waterhall 9/2 Robert Thornton James Eustace	Robert Thornton James Eustace	7	105	74	73	75	–
b g River God I (USA) - Tuneful Queen (Queen's Hussar)
Handy on inner, prominent from 6th, every chance 3 out, driven and found little before next (tchd 4-1, 5-1 in places)

6 2½ [20]	3. Bold King (FR) 12/1 Tom Scudamore ⁷ N A Callaghan	Tom Scudamore ⁷ N A Callaghan	5	110	90	86	88	–
gr g Turgeon (USA) - Vanila Fudge (USA) (Bold Bidder)
Made nearly all until ridden and headed 3 out, beaten next

7 shd [20]	7. Accademia (IRE) 7/1 Seamus Durack D J G Murray Smith	Seamus Durack D J G Murray Smith	7	1013	82	78	80	–
b g Top Of The World - Lady Gondola (Tug Of War)
Held up, good progress to join leaders 7th, every chance 3 out, hard ridden and soon beaten (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

8 13 [33]	5. Distinct Flyer (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ Andy Turnell	Jamie Goldstein ³ Andy Turnell	5	1013	85	65	70	–
gr g Distinctly North (USA) - Sabev (USA) (Saber Thrust)
Held up, steady progress 6th, pressed leaders but hard ridden 3 out, soon beaten

9 2½ [35½]	19. Called To The Bar 50/1 S Wynne Paul Rich	S Wynne Paul Rich	7	102 2 13	71	47	53	–
b g Legal Bwana - Miss Gaylord (Cavo Doro)
Dropped out in rear, no danger after 7th, stayed on steadily

10 7 [42½]	6. Ben Bowden 20/1 Leighton Aspell Steve Woodman	Leighton Aspell Steve Woodman	7	111	84	51	62	–
br g Sharrood (USA) - Elegant Rose (Noalto)
Prominent, 2nd at 7th, weakened quickly before next (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

11 24 [66½]	15. Master Dancer I 25/1 Miss C Dyson Claire Dyson	Miss C Dyson Claire Dyson	13	104	73	9	24	–
b g Mashhor Dancer (USA) - Silent Dancer (Quiet Fling)
Prominent until 5th, dropped rear and ridden next, not run on, tailed off (op 33-1)

12 14 [80½]	18. Upham Rascal 50/1 J R Kavanagh E L James	J R Kavanagh E L James	9	100 7 t	69	1	-4	–
ch g Gunner B - Upham Kelly (Netherkelly)
Started slowly, moderate progress 7th, soon beaten, tailed off

13 18 [98½]	21. Vert Espere 66/1 Stephen O'Connor ⁷ Trevor Wall	Stephen O'Connor ⁷ Trevor Wall	7	99 2 15	71	1	-9	–
ch g Green Adventure (USA) - Celtic Dream (Celtic Cone)
Rear and struggling 5th, tailed off 3 out

14 nk [99]	2. Two Lords 4/1F Norman Williamson M Tate	Norman Williamson M Tate	8	119	92	1	11	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Doddycross (Deep Run)
Behind and ridden 6th, tailed off 3 out (op 5-1)

15 3 [102]	16. Tachometer (IRE) 9/1 Timmy Murphy Stuart Howe	Timmy Murphy Stuart Howe	6	102	71	1	-9	–
b m Jurado (USA) - Tacheo (Tachypous)
Prominent until 6th, weakened next, tailed off (op 8-1)

16 11 [113]	13. Catempo (IRE) 33/1 E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	10	106	75	1	-9	–
b g Cataldi - Raise The Tempo (Relkino)
Prominent until 5th, rear and ridden next, tailed off 3 out

17 hd [113]	9. Bardon Boy 20/1 R Wakley Tom George	R Wakley Tom George	6	1011	80	1	-9	–
ch g Rakaposhi King - Paper Dice (Le Dauphin)
Prominent, ridden after 5th, jumped slowly next, weakened rapidly after next, tailed off

PU	20. Blakenmor 50/1 Mattie Batchelor ³ John Best	Mattie Batchelor ³ John Best	7	911 14 b¹	69	–	–	–
b g No Evil - Kinz (Great Nephew)
Close up, led briefly after 5th, reluctant from next and driven and lost place rapidly, well tailed off when pulled up last (op 33-1)

PU	8. Kriscliffe 25/1 Gary Lyons A P James	Gary Lyons A P James	7	1011	80	–	–	–
ch h Kris - Lady Norcliffe (USA) (Norcliffe)
Dwelt, always well behind, tailed off and pulled up 3 out (op 20-1)

PU	1. Gunner Sid 20/1 Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Mark Brisbourne	9	113 b	93	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - At Long Last (John French)
Behind, rushed up to leaders on outside after 3rd, weakened rapidly before 7th, tailed off and pulled up 3 out

20 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 5m 10.10s (slow by 38.10s) Total SP: 132%
Non-runners: Tangshan
1st owner: Mr J Hickford & Mr M Hickford (Henry Island) 1st breeder: And Mrs H H Morriss
2nd owner: Barry Leavy (Dunston Heath)
3rd owner: T A Wadsworth (Roborette)
Tote win: £27.10 PL: £5.70 £3.80 £2.50 Ex: £656.70 CSF: £185.61 Tricast: £2,952.40

4:00 Huntingdon 24 Feb 2000

Peg Sims 85th Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class F