Full Result 3.30 Ludlow | 7 January 2000

Butts Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,562 2nd £732 3rd £366

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. A Chef Too Far 9/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	7	105 1 t	84	97	99	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Epithet (Mill Reef)
Held up, headway 4 out, led 3 out, readily drew clear run -in (op 8-1)

2 5	3. Taleban 7/1 Noel Fehily ⁵ Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily ⁵ Charlie Mann	5	111	99	108	108	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Triode (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Close up, niggled along from 5th, not fluent 4 out, kept on under pressure, not pace of winner run-in (tchd 8-1)

3 4 [9]	2. Medium Wave 4/1 Henry Oliver ³ Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver ³ Simon Sherwood	8	117 b	103	108	108	–
b g Domynsky - Alumia (Great Nephew)
In touch, headway 4 out, led briefly approaching 3 out, still every chance but driven next, weakened from last (tchd 9-2 and 5-1 in places)

4 7 [16]	4. Barren Lands 7/1 Paul W Flynn ⁵ Kevin Bishop	Paul W Flynn ⁵ Kevin Bishop	5	110	98	96	96	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Current Raiser (Filiberto)
Held up, headway under pressure approaching 3 out, no impression on leaders (op 6-1)

5 ½ [16½]	9. Fletcher 10/1 T Jenks Hughie Morrison	T Jenks Hughie Morrison	6	106	85	82	85	–
b g Salse (USA) - Ballet Classique (USA) (Sadler's Wells)
Led, ridden and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, no danger when mistake last (tchd 11-1 and 12-1 in places)

6 8 [24½]	6. Manolito (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy M J Wilkinson	A P McCoy M J Wilkinson	6	1013	92	81	85	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Las-Cancellas (IRE) (Monksfield)
Midfield, headway 4 out, soon chasing leaders, weakened next (op 9-2)

7 11 [35½]	5. Negative Equity 12/1 M Griffiths ⁵ David Bridgwater	M Griffiths ⁵ David Bridgwater	8	1012	96	74	75	–
ch g Be My Chief (USA) - Rather Romantic (CAN) (Verbatim)
Behind, headway past beaten horses, never on terms (op 7-1)

8 1¾ [37¼]	1. Calhoun (FR) 3/1F Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	5	1111	107	84	84	–
b g Sheyrann (IRE) - Blanche Dame (FR) (Saint Cyrien)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden after 4 out, weakened before next (tchd 7-2)

9 6 [43¼]	8. Garden Party II (FR) 14/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	6	1011	90	61	61	–
br g Argument (FR) - Betty Royale (FR) (Royal Charter)
Prominent until weakened quickly 4 out (jockey said the gelding began hanging badly left down the back straight and became unsteerable) (tchd 16-1 in places)

10 17 [60¼]	12. Mountain Magic 66/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Alan Juckes	Ollie McPhail ³ Alan Juckes	5	911 5 b	79	32	33	–
b m Magic Ring (IRE) - Nevis (Connaught)
Close up until driven and weakened after 4 out

11 4 [64¼]	7. Sharway Lady 12/1 Jason Maguire ³ S A Brookshaw	Jason Maguire ³ S A Brookshaw	5	109	91	40	41	–
b m Shareef Dancer (USA) - Eladale (IRE) (Ela-Mana-Mou)
Midfield, ridden along approaching 5th, weakened after 4 out (op 10-1)

12 1½ [65¾]	11. Blurred Image (IRE) 50/1 Mr P R Costello ⁷ Ann Price	Mr P R Costello ⁷ Ann Price	9	98 1 5	80	27	28	–
ch g Exactly Sharp (USA) - Bear's Affair (Gay Fandango)
Handy until lost place quickly 4th, soon behind

13 1¼ [67]	13. My Lost Love 50/1 Mr T Stephenson Alan Hollingsworth	Mr T Stephenson Alan Hollingsworth	5	103 3 10 t	82	28	29	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Love Of Silver (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Close up until ridden and weakened quickly after 4 out

PU	14. Crack On Cheryl 66/1 Leighton Aspell F Jordan	Leighton Aspell F Jordan	6	100 15	79	–	–	–
b m Rakaposhi King - Furstin (Furry Glen)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

14 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 3m 54.80s (slow by 21.80s) Total SP: 134%
1st owner: Hon Mervyn Greenway (A Chef Too Far) 1st breeder: Barrettstown Stud Farms Ltd
2nd owner: The Tramp Partnership (Taleban)
3rd owner: The Perseverance Mob (Medium Wave)
Tote win: £9.20 PL: £2.10 £2.20 £3.10 Ex: £15.40 CSF: £71.51 Tricast: £278.66 Trifecta: £145.10

3:30 Ludlow 7 Jan 2000

Butts Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E