Full Result 1.55 Lingfield | 11 December 2004

December Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £23,200 2nd £8,800 3rd £4,400 4th £2,000 5th £1,000 6th £600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. L'Ami (FR) 14/1 D Gallagher F Doumen	D Gallagher F Doumen	5	117	–	109	143	–
ch g Lute Antique (FR) - Voltige De Nievre (FR) (Brezzo)
Tracked leader to 4th, stayed prominent, upsides 3 out, narrow lead next, edged left under pressure flat, kept on

2 1¾	5. Distant ThunderI (IRE) 13/8F Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	110	–	101	134	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Park Breeze (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Tracked leader from 4th to 15th, effort again to dispute lead 3 out and next, still pressing winner last, no extra flat (op 6-4)

3 1¼ [3]	4. Tribal Venture (FR) 6/1 Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	Keith Mercer Ferdy Murphy	6	114	–	104	137	–
gr g Dom Alco (FR) - Babacha (FR) (Latnahc)
Held up in touch, progress 14th, effort to dispute lead 3 out, still upsides when pecked next, kept on same pace after (op 8-1)

4 8 [11]	3. A Glass In Thyne (IRE) 6/1 John McNamara Ben Pollock	John McNamara Ben Pollock	6	114	–	97	131	–
br g Glacial Storm (USA) - River Thyne (IRE) (Good Thyne)
Led, joined on all sides 3 out, beaten before next (op 7-1)

5 1¾ [12¾]	6. Glen Warrior 25/1 Leighton Aspell Julian Smith	Leighton Aspell Julian Smith	8	110	–	91	123	–
b g Michelozzo (USA) - Mascara VII (Damsire Unregistered)
In touch until outpaced after 15th, no danger from next, kept on (tchd 33-1)

6 dist [42¾]	7. What A Man (IRE) 33/1 Joe Tizzard Gary Moore	Joe Tizzard Gary Moore	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Beau Sher - Cactus Wren (IRE) (Remainder Man)
In touch until jumped slowly 13th and weakened, tailed off, beaten 55 lengths (op 50-1)

F	1. Alexanderthegreat (IRE) 9/4 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	6	117	–	–	137	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sandy Jayne (IRE) (Royal Fountain)
Held up, in touch but pushed along 15th, ridden to dispute lead 3 out, still every chance but under pressure when fell 2 out (op 7-4)

7 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 6m 14.20s (slow by 22.20s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: J A McCarthy (L'Ami) 1st breeder: Marc Trinquet & Bernard Trinquet
2nd owner: Old Moss Farm (Distant ThunderI)
3rd owner: Hill, Trembath, Bryan & Outhart (Tribal Venture)
Tote win: £16.60 PL: £2.80 £1.50 Ex: £37.50 CSF: £36.72

1:55 Lingfield 11 Dec 2004

December Novices' Chase Class A Grade 2