Full Result 3.00 Newton Abbot | 7 August 2000

Happy 70th Birthday Colin Willcocks Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m4f216yds) 2m5f Good 16 fences

1st £3,653 2nd £1,124 3rd £562 4th £281

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Vent D'Aout (IRE) 13/8J Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	6	1013 tv	108	97	127	–
ch m Imp Society (USA) - Barncogue (Monseigneur)
Tracked leader, challenged 3rd, led 6th, ridden from 3 out, kept on (op 7-4)

2 3½	3. Lord Strickland 13/8J A Honeyball ⁷ Philip Hobbs	A Honeyball ⁷ Philip Hobbs	7	104	–	91	122	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lady Rag (Ragapan)
Mistake 1st and 3rd, chased winner after 6th, mistake 10th, driven and closed 3 out, one pace under pressure from next (op 5-4 tchd 7-4)

3 dist [33½]	1. Die Fledermaus (IRE) 9/4 Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	6	114	–	62	109	–
b g Batshoof - Top Mouse (High Top)
Raced in 3rd most of way, hit 5th, ridden and weakened 10th, tailed off (op 9-4 after 5-2 in a place tchd 2-1)

4 24 [57½]	4. Proud Toby (IRE) 33/1 Joe Tizzard Bernard Scriven	Joe Tizzard Bernard Scriven	10	1011	69	26	–	–
bb g Lancastrian (IRE) - Lady Conkers (Domenico Fuoco)
Led to 6th, weakened rapidly next, tailed off (tchd 40-1 in places)