Full Result 4.15 Newbury | 23 March 2002

Mark Longland 30th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class D

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

1st £4,504.50 2nd £1,386 3rd £693 4th £346.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Isio (FR) 4/6F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	116	129	88	133	–
b g Silver Rainbow - Swifty (FR) (Le Riverain)
Tracked leaders, slight lead 3rd, headed next, challenged 4 out, narrow lead next, driven clear last, eased near finish (op 8-13 tchd 8-11)

2 3	8. Tagar (FR) 4/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	79	124	–
b g Fijar Tango (FR) - Fight For Arfact (Salmon Leap)
Held up in rear, headway and hit 4 out, chased winner 2 out, outpaced under pressure run-in (tchd 9-2 in places)

3 16 [19]	1. Idiome (FR) 6/1 Henry Oliver Mrs L C Taylor	Henry Oliver Mrs L C Taylor	6	116	121	69	117	–
b g Djarvis (FR) - Asterie L'Ermitage (FR) (Hamster)
Prominent, chased leader 3rd, led 4th, narrowly headed 3 out,soon weakened (op 11-2 tchd 13-2 in places)

4 11 [30]	6. Mr Fluffy 20/1 Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	52	100	–
br g Charmer (IRE) - Hinton Bairn (Balinger)
Always behind, and never dangerous, blundered 3 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

5 1 [31]	4. Exodous (ARG) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	5	110	–	51	97	–
ch g Equalize (USA) - Empire Glory (ARG) (Good Manners)
In touch, chased leaders approaching 4 out, soon weakened, no chance when mistake last (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

PU	7. Somayda (IRE) 66/1 Tom Doyle ³ Ms J S Doyle	Tom Doyle ³ Ms J S Doyle	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Flame Of Tara (Artaius)
Chased leaders to 4th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

PU	5. Kirisnippa 50/1 Sean Curran A P Jones	Sean Curran A P Jones	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Kiri Te (Liboi)
Slight lead to 3rd, weakened after next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 40-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	3. Duma Tau (IRE) 25/1 Jim Culloty J T Gifford	Jim Culloty J T Gifford	6	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Executive Perk - Di's Wag (Scallywag)
With leader to 3rd, weakened 4 out, pulled up before 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 4:17:00 Winning time: 4m 1.90s (slow by 14.90s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Sir Peter & Lady Gibbings (Isio) 1st breeder: Jean-Francois Bedu And Vcte Roger De Soultrait
2nd owner: P J Orme (Tagar)
3rd owner: Mrs L C Taylor (Idiome)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £1.70 £2.10 Ex: £3.10 CSF: £3.11

4:15 Newbury 23 Mar 2002

Mark Longland 30th Birthday Novices' Hurdle Class D