Full Result 3.05 Newbury | 10 February 2001

Lansdowne Club Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m69yds) 2m½f Soft 8 hurdles

1st £6,045 2nd £1,860 3rd £930 4th £465

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Maximus (IRE) 6/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ⁵ D M Grissell	Benjamin Hitchcott ⁵ D M Grissell	6	109	–	110	123	–
br g Un Desperado (FR) - Fais Vite (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Tracked leaders, headway to lead approaching 4 out, driven and ran on well run-in (op 7-1 after 8-1 in places)

2 2	7. Michel De Moeurs (FR) 10/1 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	6	110	112	107	121	–
ch g Northern Fashion (USA) - See That Girl (FR) (Dancer's Image)
Chased leader, driven to challenge 4 out, still every chance 2 out, hard driven run-in, kept on but not pace of winner (tchd 11-1 in places and 12-1 in places)

3 2½ [4½]	2. Fondmort (FR) 7/4F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	118	127	112	127	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Hansie (FR) (Sukawa)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders 4 out, driven to challenge 2 out, not quicken under pressure (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in places)

4 11 [15½]	1. Bilboquet (FR) 6/1 L Metais F Rohaut	L Metais F Rohaut	6	118 t	–	99	117	–
b g Lesotho (USA) - Balioka (FR) (Tourangeau)
In touch, headway 4 out, driven to challenge 2 out, soon weakened (op 9-2)

5 5 [20½]	3. Konker 11/4 Mr B Murphy ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	Mr B Murphy ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	6	1012	130	89	111	–
ch g Selkirk (USA) - Helens Dreamgirl (Caerleon)
Held up in rear, headway 4 out, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon weakened (op 9-4 tchd 3-1 in places)

6 ¾ [21¼]	9. Little Pippin I 12/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	5	109	–	79	97	–
ch m Rudimentary (USA) - Accuracy (Gunner B)
Behind, headway after 4th, every chance from 3 out until weakened quickly after next, weakened and went badly left last (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

7 18 [39¼]	4. Koji (NZ) 50/1 Andrew Thornton Merrita Jones	Andrew Thornton Merrita Jones	6	110	–	61	84	–
b g Kinjite (NZ) - Avenue North (NZ) (Rojipath)
Mid-division, headway 4th, weakened 3 out (tchd 66-1 in places)

8 dist [69¼]	6. Mcenroe (NZ) 50/1 Norman Williamson Merrita Jones	Norman Williamson Merrita Jones	8	110	–	20	–	–
ch g Zephyr Palace (NZ) - Publisher's Note (NZ) (Sovereign Edition)
Mistake 4th, always behind, tailed off (op 33-1)

F	8. TitanI 100/1 Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Lion Cavern (USA) - Sutosky (Great Nephew)
Led until headed approaching 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when fell last (op 66-1)

9 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 4m 13.60s (slow by 26.60s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Cockerell Cowing Racing (Maximus) 1st breeder: Ballysheehan Stud
2nd owner: Derek Millard (Michel De Moeurs)
3rd owner: W J Brown (Fondmort)
Tote win: £5.80 PL: £1.40 £1.80 £1.40 Ex: £47.30 CSF: £54.74 Trifecta: £93.70 Pool: £389.39 - 2.95 winning units

3:05 Newbury 10 Feb 2001

Lansdowne Club Novices' Hurdle Class C