Full Result 2.55 Newbury | 25 October 2002

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C

(Class 3) (0-90, 3yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft

1st £9,568 2nd £2,944 3rd £1,472 4th £736

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	10. Tom Paddington 25/1 Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	Steve Drowne Hughie Morrison	7	810	68	13	83	–
b g Rock Hopper - Mayfair Minx (St Columbus)
Took keen hold, led 3f, stayed tracking leaders, headway when not clear run over 2f out, driven to lead approaching final furlong, readily

DSQ⁽¹⁶⁾ 3½	16. Marakabei 16/1 Lisa Jones ⁷ Rae Guest	Lisa Jones ⁷ Rae Guest	4	711	62	3	73	–
ch f Hernando (FR) - Kirsten (Kris)
Behind, headway over 3f out, ridden and hung left over 2f out, challenged over 1f out until outpaced inside final furlong, disqualified and placed last (tchd 20-1)

2⁽¹⁴⁾ 2 [5½]	6. King Eider 12/1 Seamie Heffernan John Dunlop	Seamie Heffernan John Dunlop	3	95	87	26	96	–
bb g Mtoto - Hen Harrier (Polar Falcon)
Behind, good headway 5f out, led inside final 3f, soon ridden, headed approaching final furlong and soon outpaced, finished third promoted to second (op 10-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ 1 [6½]	14. Mystic Forest 20/1 John Carroll Brian Meehan	John Carroll Brian Meehan	3	85	73	11	81	–
b g Charnwood Forest (IRE) - Mystic Beauty (IRE) (Alzao)
Behind, pushed along 6f out, switched right and headway over 3f out, ridden and every chance 2f out, soon outpaced, finished fourth promoted to third (tchd 25-1)

4⁽¹⁾ 3½ [10]	4. Starzaan (IRE) 12/1 Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	Jimmy Fortune Paul Cole	3	97	89	23	93	–
b g Darshaan - Stellina (IRE) (Caerleon)
Chased leaders, ridden and not much room over 2f out, soon beaten, finished fifth promoted to fourth (op 9-1)

5⁽¹⁰⁾ 11 [21]	5. Octane II (USA) 16/1 Shane Kelly Mark Brisbourne	Shane Kelly Mark Brisbourne	6	97 t	79	2	72	–
b g Cryptoclearance (USA) - Something True (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Behind, ridden 4f out, moderate headway final 2f, finished sixth promoted to fifth (tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽⁸⁾ nk [21¼]	13. Oriental Empress 12/1 David Kinsella ³ C W Thornton	David Kinsella ³ C W Thornton	3	82	73	–	64	–
b f Emperor Fountain - Beijing (USA) (Northjet)
In touch, headway to track leaders 7f out, ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out, finished seventh promoted to sixth

7⁽¹²⁾ 2 [23¼]	3. High Hope I (FR) 10/1 Dane O'Neill Gary Moore	Dane O'Neill Gary Moore	4	98	80	1	71	–
ch c Lomitas - Highness Lady (GER) (Cagliostro)
Behind, headway 6f out, chased leaders 3f out, soon weakened, finished eighth promoted to seventh (op 16-1)

8⁽⁵⁾ 12 [35¼]	7. Rahwaan (IRE) 7/1 Richard Hills John Dunlop	Richard Hills John Dunlop	3	94	86	–	65	–
b c Darshaan - Fawaakeh (USA) (Lyphard)
With leader until led after 3f, headed over 3f out, weakening when badly hampered and tried to bite runner over 2f out, finished ninth promoted to eighth (op 6-1)

9⁽²⁾ 1 [36¼]	2. Romany Prince 4/1 Martin Dwyer David Elsworth	Martin Dwyer David Elsworth	3	98	90	–	68	–
b g Robellino (USA) - Vicki Romara (Old Vic)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened 3f out, finished tenth promoted to ninth (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

10⁽⁹⁾ 4 [40¼]	8. Citrine (IRE) 12/1 Seb Sanders Chris Wall	Seb Sanders Chris Wall	4	90	72	–	46	–
ch f Selkirk (USA) - Classic Coral (USA) (Seattle Dancer)
Chased leaders, led over 3f out, headed inside final 3f, soon weakened, finished eleventh promoted to tenth (tchd 14-1 in places)

11⁽³⁾ 2 [42¼]	12. Allez Mousson 16/1 Joe Fanning Alan Bailey	Joe Fanning Alan Bailey	4	87	65	–	37	–
b g Hernando (FR) - Rynechra (Blakeney)
Behind from halfway, finished twelfth promoted to eleventh (tchd 20-1 and 25-1 in places)

12⁽⁷⁾ 1¼ [43½]	15. Distant Sky (USA) 50/1 Jamie Mackay Philip Mitchell	Jamie Mackay Philip Mitchell	5	84	62	–	33	–
ch g Distant View (USA) - Nijinsky Star (USA) (Nijinsky)
Chased leaders 10f, finished thirteenth promoted to twelfth (op 40-1)

13⁽¹¹⁾ 2½ [46]	11. Christmas Truce (IRE) 25/1 Oscar Urbina Mark H Tompkins	Oscar Urbina Mark H Tompkins	3	89	77	–	45	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - Superflash (Superlative)
Behind, effort 5f out, soon weakened, finished fourteenth promoted to thirteenth (op 20-1)

14 ran Off time: 2:57:00 Winning time: 3m 49.87s (slow by 26.37s) Total SP: 105%
Non-runners: Afadan (vet's certificate), Master McGrath (withdrawn, unruly in stalls)
Rule 4: Master McGrath (no.9) was withdrawn. The price at the time was 9/4 favourite. Rule 4 applies to all bets, deduction of 30 pence in the pound.
1st owner: M S Wilson Mrs Wilson (camp Farm Racing) (Tom Paddington) 1st breeder: Mrs M D W Wilson
2nd owner: Sir Thomas Pilkington (King Eider)
3rd owner: Walter Mariti (Mystic Forest)
Tote win: £25.60 PL: £4.90 £4.60 £5.50 Ex: £381.80 CSF: £176.54 Tricast: £2,199.21
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 60 (48%) M [7-10] 23 (22%) H [11-16] 67 (30%)

Following a stewards' inquiry, Marakabei (no.16), who passed the post second, was disqualified and placed last.

2:55 Newbury 25 Oct 2002

Vodafone Group Handicap Class C