Full Result 2.00 Huntingdon | 23 March 2003

Clopton Maiden Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f171yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £3,698.50 2nd £1,138 3rd £569 4th £284.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Pirandello (IRE) 7/2F John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	5	110	–	46	90	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - Scenic Villa (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders, led 5th, driven out (op 5-1 tchd 10-3)

2 3	5. Don't Sioux Me (IRE) 6/1 Noel Fehily Conor Dore	Noel Fehily Conor Dore	5	110	–	43	89	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Commanche Belle (Shirley Heights)
Held up, mistake 4th, headway approaching 3 out, went right last, not clear run flat, stayed on (op 7-1)

3 ¾ [3¾]	3. Bed Bug (FR) 6/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	42	86	–
b g Double Bed (FR) - Cotation (FR) (Recitation)
Chased leaders, every chance from 3 out, hung left flat, not quicken (op 9-2)

4 1¾ [5½]	12. Tweli 12/1 Dave Crosse ³ Ian Wood	Dave Crosse ³ Ian Wood	6	1011	–	40	84	–
b g Deploy - Flying Fantasy (IRE) (Habitat)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on (op 8-1 tchd 14-1, 16-1 in a place)

5 4 [9½]	7. Forest Heath (IRE) 20/1 Sean Curran Hugh Collingridge	Sean Curran Hugh Collingridge	6	110	–	36	81	–
gr g Common Grounds - Caroline Lady (JPN) (Caro)
Chased leaders, every chance 3 out, mistake next, weakened flat (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 3 [12½]	18. Teorban (POL) 9/1 Jim Culloty Mark Pitman	Jim Culloty Mark Pitman	4	107	–	26	70	–
b c Don Corleone - Tabaka (POL) (Pyjama Hunt)
Prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 5-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7 ¾ [13¼]	2. Barrow (SWI) 9/2 Jason Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Jason Maguire Ferdy Murphy	6	110	–	32	78	–
br h Caerleon (USA) - Bestow (Shirley Heights)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened last (op 7-2)

8 ¾ [14]	14. Black Rainbow (IRE) 50/1 V T Keane ³ Tim Etherington	V T Keane ³ Tim Etherington	5	106	–	26	71	–
br m Definite Article - Inonder (Belfort)
Held up in touch, pulled hard, weakened 2 out (tchd 66-1 in places)

9 2½ [16½]	1. Art Expert (FR) 100/1 Tom Scudamore Mrs N Macauley	Tom Scudamore Mrs N Macauley	5	110	–	28	73	–
b g Pursuit Of Love - Celtic Wing (Midyan)
Made most to 5th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 66-1)

10 ½ [17]	11. Transatlantic (USA) 20/1 R Forristal ³ Henry Daly	R Forristal ³ Henry Daly	5	1011	–	27	73	–
gr g Dumaani (USA) - Viendra (USA) (Raise A Native)
Held up, pulled hard, headway 4th, weakened after 3 out (op 14-1)

11 nk [17¼]	16. Monica Geller 40/1 Wayne Hutchinson ³ J W Payne	Wayne Hutchinson ³ J W Payne	5	106	–	22	67	–
b m Komaite (USA) - Rion River (IRE) (Taufan)
Held up, ridden 5th, always in rear (op 25-1)

12 hd [17½]	6. Double Destiny 20/1 Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	Barry Fenton Emma Lavelle	7	110	–	27	72	–
b g Anshan - Double Gift (Cragador)
Held up, always in rear (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

13 2 [19½]	8. Indian Star (GER) 40/1 R Farrant J C Tuck	R Farrant J C Tuck	5	110	–	25	70	–
br g Sternkoenig (IRE) - Indian Night (GER) (Windwurf)
Held up, never near to challenge (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

14 dist [49½]	4. Dominion Prince 150/1 A Bateman ⁵ D Mullarkey	A Bateman ⁵ D Mullarkey	5	109 t	–	–	–	–
b g First Trump - Lammastide (Martinmas)
Behind from 4th (op 100-1)

PU	17. Hamunaptra 50/1 Jimmy McCarthy Michael Wigham	Jimmy McCarthy Michael Wigham	4	107	–	–	–	–
ch g Alhijaz - Princess Dancer (IRE) (Alzao)
Behind when pulled up after 5th (tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	13. Weston Marauder 150/1 Sean Fox M J Gingell	Sean Fox M J Gingell	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Rushing River (USA) (Irish River)
Behind when blundered 5th, soon pulled up (op 100-1)

UR	15. Little Sky 100/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ D Mullarkey	Colin Bolger ⁵ D Mullarkey	6	104	–	–	–	–
gr m Terimon - Brown Coast (Oats)
Swerved right and unseated rider 2nd

17 ran Off time: 2:04:00 Winning time: 3m 59.20s (slow by 22.20s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Petara
1st owner: Quicksilver Racing Partnership (Pirandello) 1st breeder: Mrs A J Hall
2nd owner: L I Cohen (Don't Sioux Me)
3rd owner: The Barrow Boys Iv (Bed Bug)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.50 £2.80 £2.80 Ex: £24.90 CSF: £19.90

2:00 Huntingdon 23 Mar 2003

Clopton Maiden Hurdle Class E