Full Result 3.00 Newbury | 26 November 1999

Sunley Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 12 hurdles

1st £4,510 2nd £1,360 3rd £660 4th £310

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Highland (IRE) 8/1 Mick Fitzgerald Simon Sherwood	Mick Fitzgerald Simon Sherwood	5	1013	–	121	129	–
gr g Supreme Leader - Precipienne (Precipice Wood)
Held up, steady headway approaching 4 out, chased leader next, challenged and jumped big 2 out, soon led, driven and stayed on well run-in (tchd 9-1 in places and 10-1 in places)

2 10	1. Courlis Pontet (FR) 11/10F Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	9	114	–	120	122	–
b g Le Pontet (FR) - Ma Protegee (FR) (Le Verglas)
Tracked leaders until led 7th, clear after 4 out, headed soon after 2 out, one pace under pressure approaching last (op 5-4 tchd 6-4 and 13-8 in places)

3 2 [12]	7. Greycoat Boy 20/1 L Cummins J S King	L Cummins J S King	7	1013	101	114	114	–
gr g Pragmatic - Sirdar Girl (Milford)
Behind, headway 7th, hard ridden 8th, chased leader 4 out to next, one pace under pressure from 2 out (op 16-1)

4 23 [35]	4. Conspirito (IRE) 7/1 Andrew Thornton Mark Pitman	Andrew Thornton Mark Pitman	6	1013	–	91	91	–
b g Orchestra - Fly Fuss (Little Buskins)
Led, headed and not fluent 7th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

5 16 [51]	9. Hopeful I (FR) 20/1 D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	D J Casey Oliver Sherwood	4	1013	–	83	83	–
b g Mister Mat (FR) - Pretentaine (FR) (In The Mood I)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 4 out and soon beaten, no chance when mistake last (op 16-1)

6 19 [70]	5. Do Me A Favour (IRE) 20/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	5	1013	–	56	56	–
b g Classic Memory - Ice Pearl (Flatbush)
In touch, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

7 nk [70¼]	6. Don't Tell Jr (IRE) 25/1 Robert Thornton G A Hubbard	Robert Thornton G A Hubbard	5	1013	–	76	76	–
b g Mister Lord (USA) - Middle Third (Miner's Lamp)
Behind, reminders 5th, headway next to track leaders, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8 2 [72¼]	3. Cloak Of Darkness I (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	1013	–	74	74	–
b g Thatching - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
Held up in rear, staying on when mistake 4 out, not recover (op 4-1 tchd 6-1)

9 1 [73¼]	11. Nigel's Boy 66/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	7	1010	–	53	53	–
b g Bold Fort - Furnace Lass VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Chased leader to 7th, weakened quickly next

10 22 [95¼]	2. Tales Of Bounty (IRE) 9/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	4	114	111	36	36	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Tales Of Wisdom (Rousillon)
Behind, ridden 8th, no response (op 8-1)

11 ¾ [96]	12. Tommy Hotspur (IRE) 66/1 G Tormey Ian Williams	G Tormey Ian Williams	6	1013	–	30	30	–
b g Royal Fountain - Ramble Bramble (Random Shot)
Chased leaders, ridden 6th, weakened 8th (op 50-1)

12 4 [100]	10. Naughty Dandy I (IRE) 20/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1013	–	56	26	–
gr g Celio Rufo - Annie Will Run (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, ridden 6th, weakened next (op 16-1)

12 ran Off time: 3:03:00 Winning time: 5m 57.40s (slow by 10.40s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: John Halliday (Highland) 1st breeder: Monatrim Stud
2nd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Courlis Pontet)
3rd owner: N W Rimington (Greycoat Boy)
Tote win: £6.80 PL: £2.30 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £7.20 CSF: £15.42 Trifecta: £157.20

3:00 Newbury 26 Nov 1999

Sunley Novices' Hurdle Class C