Full Result 2.30 Huntingdon | 24 April 2000

Pickwick Promotions Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m3f189yds) 2m4f Good 15 fences

1st £3,180.45 2nd £978.60 3rd £489.30 4th £244.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Richie's Delight (IRE) 3/1 Robert Thornton C M Kinane	Robert Thornton C M Kinane	7	116	112	104	99	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Johnstown Love (IRE) (Golden Love I)
Headway to chase leaders 10th, stayed on under pressure to lead run-in (op 7-2)

2 2	7. Nicanjon 40/1 Richard Hobson ⁷ John Allen	Richard Hobson ⁷ John Allen	9	107 v¹	77	95	92	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Rosalina (Porto Bello)
Led until 2 out, led and mistake last, headed and one pace run-in (op 25-1)

3 ½ [2½]	8. Normania (NZ) 40/1 Leighton Aspell Miss S Edwards	Leighton Aspell Miss S Edwards	7	110 t	76	95	90	–
b h First Norman (USA) - Brigania (NZ) (Brigand I)
Chased leaders, went 2nd halfway, led 2 out until last, one pace (op 33-1)

4 10 [12½]	6. Kovach (IRE) 14/1 Warren Marston Alan King	Warren Marston Alan King	7	110	90	83	83	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Giolla's Bone (Pitpan)
Headway to chase leaders halfway, outpaced 12th, 4th and beaten when blundered 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5 dist [42½]	1. Catfish Keith (IRE) 13/8F Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	6	1112	122	57	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Diklers Run (Deep Run)
Prominent, not fluent and ridden 12th, weakened 3 out, eased when no chance (op 6-4 tchd 7-4 in places)

6 14 [56½]	4. Bukehorn 33/1 S Wynne Pam Sly	S Wynne Pam Sly	9	110	–	28	–	–
b g Bold Owl - Milly Kelly (Murrayfield)
Held up and behind, mistake 5th, no chance from halfway

7 8 [64½]	5. Filou Du Bois (FR) 33/1 C R Weaver ⁷ Henrietta Knight	C R Weaver ⁷ Henrietta Knight	7	107	78	17	–	–
b g Shafoun (FR) - Jamaica (FR) (Tryptic)
Prominent until weakened 9th, no chance from 12th

PU	9. Young Radical (IRE) 2/1 B Grattan John Upson	B Grattan John Upson	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Radical - Fountain Blue (Le Tricolore)
Held up rear, pulled up before 9th (op 7-4)

PU	3. Ballybentragh I (IRE) 25/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Ballymas (Martinmas)
Lost touch 10th, well behind when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 33-1 40-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 5m 1.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Exors Of The Late G A Hubbard (Richie's Delight) 1st breeder: Timothy Dunne
2nd owner: John Allen (Nicanjon)
3rd owner: Coldharbour Racing Ltd (Normania)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.10 £4.40 £6 Ex: £49.40 CSF: £92.55

2:30 Huntingdon 24 Apr 2000

Pickwick Promotions Novices' Chase Class E