Full Result 2.00 Leicester | 5 December 2002

John O'Gaunt Maiden Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 18 fences

1st £4,124.25 2nd £1,269 3rd £634.50 4th £317.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Hersov (IRE) 4/6F J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	112	–	106	124	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Higher Again (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Prominent, mistake and lost place 4th, headway 8th, hit 10th, chased leader 12th, every chance when left in lead and hampered 3 out, clear after next (op 8-15, tchd 4-6, 8-11 in places)

2 22	1. Catchatan (IRE) 50/1 Tom Doyle Paul Webber	Tom Doyle Paul Webber	7	112 t	81	84	99	–
b g Cataldi - Snowtan (IRE) (Tanfirion)
Held up in touch, ridden when left 2nd 3 out, weakened after next, jumped slowly last (op 40-1)

3 9 [31]	6. Pontius 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	112	107	75	94	–
b g Terimon - Coole Pilate (Celtic Cone)
Held up, headway 11th, ridden when left 3rd 3 out, soon weakened and eased (op 4-1, tchd 5-1 in a place)

4 dist [61]	9. Scottish Clover 66/1 P G Hourigan Heather Dalton	P G Hourigan Heather Dalton	9	1011	–	–	–	–
ch m Scottish Reel II (IRE) - National Clover (National Trust I)
Held up, effort 12th, hit 14th, soon weakened (op 40-1)

5 2½ [63½]	7. Sleight Of Hand I (IRE) 33/1 Philip Hide J S King	Philip Hide J S King	9	112	66	–	–	–
b g Hollow Hand - Marand (Damsire Unknown)
Led to 2nd, led 5th to 8th, weakened 12th (op 25-1, tchd 40-1 in places)

F	5. Paddy's Thyme (IRE) 66/1 Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	Davy Russell Ferdy Murphy	6	112	–	–	–	–
gr g Good Thyne (USA) - Nanny Kehoe (IRE) (Sexton Blake)
Held up, fell 11th (op 66-1, tchd 100-1 in a place)

F	8. Would You Believe 9/2 John McNamara Kim Bailey	John McNamara Kim Bailey	6	112	–	–	114	–
gr g Derrylin - Ramelton (Precipice Wood)
Led 2nd to 5th, led 8th, slight lead when fell 3 out (tchd 5-1 in places)

PU	3. Hijacked 100/1 Henry Oliver Alan Hollingsworth	Henry Oliver Alan Hollingsworth	8	112	–	–	–	–
b g True Song - Scamper I (Abwah)
Held up, headway after 5th, weakened approaching 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th

UR	4. Hotters (IRE) 14/1 Benjamin Hitchcott Mark Pitman	Benjamin Hitchcott Mark Pitman	7	112 p	91	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Siul Currach (Deep Run)
Prominent, chased leader when blundered and unseated rider 10th (op 16-1, tchd 20-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 6m 5.90s (slow by 25.90s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Michael H Watt (Hersov) 1st breeder: Kenneth Parkhill
2nd owner: Dennis Yardy (Catchatan)
3rd owner: H R Mould (Pontius)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.20 £2.10 £1.10 Ex: £21.80 CSF: £39.87

2:00 Leicester 5 Dec 2002

John O'Gaunt Maiden Chase Class E