Full Result 2.00 Leicester | 13 January 2004

Groby Beginners' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (1m7f201yds) 2m Good 12 fences

1st £4,836 2nd £1,488 3rd £744 4th £372

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Keltic Bard 11/8F Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	112	135	92	132	–
b g Emperor Jones (USA) - Broughton Singer (IRE) (Common Grounds)
Held up, hampered bend approaching 3rd, headway 4 out, led approaching last, ran on well (tchd 7-4 and 15-8 in a place)

2 2	8. Sir Talbot 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	10	112	–	90	123	–
b g Ardross - Bermuda Lily (Dunbeath)
Held up, headway 8th, outpaced after 4 out, ran on flat (tchd 11-1)

3 1½ [3½]	1. Be My Destiny (IRE) 11/2 Andrew Thornton Mark Pitman	Andrew Thornton Mark Pitman	7	112	–	88	121	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Miss Cali (Young Man I)
Chased leaders, led 4 out, headed approaching last, weakened flat (op 5-1 tchd 13-2)

4 8 [11½]	9. Ede'Iff 40/1 Paddy Brennan ³ Bill Turner	Paddy Brennan ³ Bill Turner	7	108 t	–	73	109	–
b m Tragic Role (USA) - Flying Amy (Norwick)
Held up, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

5 4 [15½]	4. Far Horizon I (IRE) 5/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	10	112	–	73	113	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Led 2nd to 4 out, ridden when blundered 2 out, soon weakened (op 7-2)

6 4 [19½]	3. Brooklyn's Gold (USA) 7/1 David Dennis Ian Williams	David Dennis Ian Williams	9	112	–	68	105	–
b g Seeking The Gold (USA) - Brooklyn's Dance (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Led to 2nd, weakened approaching 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in a place)

7 18 [37½]	2. Boss Royal 100/1 Sean Curran Gerald Ham	Sean Curran Gerald Ham	7	112 t	82	45	87	–
ch g Afzal (IRE) - Born Bossy (Eborneezer)
Chased leaders until weakened 4 out (tchd 150-1 in a place)

8 2½ [40]	5. Generous Ways 40/1 Robert Thornton Richard Lee	Robert Thornton Richard Lee	9	112 t	–	42	85	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Clara Bow I (USA) (Coastal)
Held up, weakened after 4 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

9 8 [48]	7. Saby (FR) 25/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	6	112	112	31	77	–
bb g Sassanian (USA) - Valy Flett (FR) (Pietru)
Held up, weakened 4 out (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

9 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 3m 59.10s (slow by 8.10s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: M Rowland, M Collins & P Cox (Keltic Bard) 1st breeder: Michael E Broughton
2nd owner: W E Sturt (Sir Talbot)
3rd owner: Mrs Elizabeth Pearce (Be My Destiny)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.30 £3.30 £1.40 Ex: £35.30 CSF: £17.99

2:00 Leicester 13 Jan 2004

Groby Beginners' Chase Class E