Full Result 3.00 Leicester | 12 December 2001

Jelson Homes Novices' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (1m7f201yds) 2m Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £3,146 2nd £968 3rd £484 4th £242

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Arctic Spirit I 7/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Robin Dickin	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ Robin Dickin	6	108	79	77	96	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Dickies Girl (Saxon Farm)
Always prominent, chased leader 4th, mistake 4 out, led after next, headed 2 out, led last, ridden out (op 6-1)

2 2½	10. Indian Gunner 25/1 Mattie Batchelor Dr Jeremy Naylor	Mattie Batchelor Dr Jeremy Naylor	8	109	77	72	89	–
b g Gunner B - Icy Miss (Random Shot)
Hampered 1st, chased leaders, led 2 out, headed last, one pace flat (tchd 33-1 in places)

3 1¼ [3¾]	13. Easby Blue 6/1 Jimmy McCarthy John Pickering	Jimmy McCarthy John Pickering	9	100 1	68	62	79	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Mellie (Impecunious)
Held up, headway 6th, every chance last, no extra flat (op 5-1)

4 8 [11¾]	12. River Styx (IRE) 7/1 S Wynne D McCain	S Wynne D McCain	6	100 1 b	68	54	71	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Money For Honey (New Brig)
Held up, hampered 5th, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from next (tchd 8-1 in places)

5 2 [13¾]	1. Wellie (IRE) 16/1 Warren Marston M J Wilkinson	Warren Marston M J Wilkinson	8	1110	92	76	93	–
bb g Aristocracy (IRE) - Sweet View (King's Ride)
Held up and behind, mistake 3 out, shaken up next, never near to challenge (op 14-1)

6 13 [26¾]	6. Guid Willie Waught (IRE) 5/1F C Maude J R Adam	C Maude J R Adam	6	1012	80	51	68	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Drumdeels Star (IRE) (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

7 shd [26¾]	9. Calhoun (FR) 12/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	6	109	77	48	65	–
b g Sheyrann (IRE) - Blanche Dame (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Led and soon clear, headed after 3 out, weakening when blundered next (tchd 14-1 in a place)

8 2 [28¾]	2. Ardfinnan (IRE) 10/1 R Wakley Ian Williams	R Wakley Ian Williams	8	118 v	90	59	76	–
b g Torus - O Tuk Deep (Deep Run)
Jumped left, prominent to 8th (op 8-1)

9 2½ [31¼]	11. Tumbleweed Glen (IRE) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn P Kelsall	Carl Llewellyn P Kelsall	5	109	77	43	60	–
ch g Mukaddamah (USA) - Mistic Glen (IRE) (Mister Majestic)
Held up, always in rear (jockey said gelding was lame pulling up) (op 9-2)

10 5 [36¼]	7. Ello Ollie (IRE) 14/1 Jamie Goldstein Andy Turnell	Jamie Goldstein Andy Turnell	6	1012	80	41	58	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Kayanna (Torenaga)
Held up, jumped slowly 7th, always in rear

11 13 [49¼]	5. Native Eire (IRE) 20/1 V T Keane ⁵ Noel Wilson	V T Keane ⁵ Noel Wilson	7	108	81	29	46	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Ballyline Dancer (Giolla Mear)
Held up, always in rear (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

F	14. Be My Romany (IRE) 25/1 Tom Doyle ³ John Needham	Tom Doyle ³ John Needham	9	911 1	68	–	–	–
ch m Be My Native (USA) - Romany Fortune (Sunyboy)
Held up, fell 5th (tchd 33-1 in places)

UR	3. Empire Gold (USA) 6/1 Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	Robert Thornton Kim Bailey	6	118 b	90	–	–	–
ch g Strike The Gold (USA) - Careless Halo (USA) (Sunny's Halo)
Chased leaders, 4th when blundered and unseated rider 4th (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 in a place)

13 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 4m 5.70s (slow by 14.70s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Mr Bossman I (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: The Lordy Racing Partnership (Arctic Spirit I) 1st breeder: Mrs Julia Hoskins
2nd owner: Mrs S P Elphick (Indian Gunner)
3rd owner: S Kitching (Easby Blue)
Tote win: £9.90 PL: £2.90 £11.10 £2.10 Ex: £650 CSF: £172.51 Tricast: £1,127.02

3:00 Leicester 12 Dec 2001

Jelson Homes Novices' Handicap Chase Class E