Full Result 12.40 Leicester | 5 January 2000

Ford Maiden Chase Class E (Div I)

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m4f45yds) 2m4f Good 15 fences

1st £3,042 2nd £936 3rd £468 4th £234

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. General Claremont (IRE) 100/30 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	115	95	93	112	–
gr g Strong Gale (IRE) - Kasam (General Ironside)
Blundered 1st, in rear when hit 3rd, headway 10th, led approaching and jumped left 3 out, ridden out (op 5-2 tchd 7-2 in places)

2 5	7. Nasone (IRE) 9/2 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	9	115	105	89	106	–
b g Nearly A Nose (USA) - Skateaway (Condorcet)
Held up in touch, blundered 3rd, ridden 7th, chased winner approaching 2 out, one pace from last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

3 11 [16]	2. Far Springs (IRE) 5/2F Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	9	115	99	80	100	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Ellasprings (Al Sirat I)
Led, hit 1st, headed next, remained handy, led and hit 5 out, headed approaching 3 out, weakened last (tchd 3-1, 100-30 in a place)

4 6 [22]	3. Frank Byrne 16/1 Andrew Thornton Jim Old	Andrew Thornton Jim Old	8	115	94	75	90	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Polarita (Arctic Kanda)
Led 2nd, headed next, lost place 5th, headway 10th, weakened 3 out (op 12-1)

5 25 [47]	6. Moondarga (NZ) 16/1 Carl Llewellyn Amanda Perrett	Carl Llewellyn Amanda Perrett	6	115	93	54	63	–
gr g Touching Wood (USA) - Misty Sue (NZ) (Prince Tudor)
Held up, behind from 7th, tailed off when jumped slowly 3 out (op 14-1)

PU	5. Knightsbridge Star (IRE) 7/1 Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	11	115	–	–	63	–
br g Good Thyne (USA) - Sparkling Cherry (Sparkler I)
Led 3rd, mistake 8th, headed 11th, weakened approaching 3 out, jumped slowly next, soon pulled up (op 9-2 tchd 8-1 in a place)

PU	10. Merry Christmas 66/1 Mickey Brennan E H Owen Jun	Mickey Brennan E H Owen Jun	7	110	–	–	–	–
ch m Handsome Sailor - Merry Jane (Rymer)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (tchd 100-1 in places)

UR	8. Party Leader (IRE) 10/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	7	115	104	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sally Dale (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 5 out, blundered and unseated rider next (op 8-1)

UR	9. Ran Wild (IRE) 11/1 Jimmy McCarthy E L James	Jimmy McCarthy E L James	7	115	–	–	–	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Bramble Hatch (Pry)
Chased leaders, every chance when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 8-1)

9 ran Off time: 12:42:00 Winning time: 5m 20.50s (slow by 22.50s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Dont Tell Harry (vet's certificate)
1st owner: K G Manley (General Claremont) 1st breeder: J Mernagh
2nd owner: John Plackett (Nasone)
3rd owner: A N Solomons (Far Springs)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.20 £1.90 £1.30 Ex: £9 CSF: £17.15 Trifecta: £43.60

12:40 Leicester 5 Jan 2000

Ford Maiden Chase Class E (Div I)