Full Result 3.00 Newton Abbot | 15 August 2000

Partyfare Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m4f216yds) 2m5f Good 16 fences

1st £4,046.25 2nd £1,245 3rd £622.50 4th £311.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Elegant Des Cosses (FR) 13/8 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	8	100 3 b	91	68	106	–
b g Missolonghi (USA) - Quintaine Aulmes (FR) (Faunus)
Tracked leader, challenged from 5th until led 8th, clear 12th, eased considerably run-in (op 2-1)

2 11	3. Defendtherealm 9/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	9	108 5	99	63	90	–
br g Derring Rose - Armagnac Princess (Armagnac Monarch)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 12th, chased winner from 3 out but no chance (op 6-1 tchd 10-1 in places and 11-1 in a place)

3 16 [27]	2. Vent D'Aout (IRE) 11/8F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	119 6 tv	114	58	101	–
ch m Imp Society (USA) - Barncogue (Monseigneur)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 6th, ridden and not keen after 9th, hard driven next, no chance when went 2nd 4 out, weakened and lost 2nd 3 out (op 6-4 tchd 13-8 and 7-4 in places)

4 11 [38]	1. Lord Esker (IRE) 4/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	1110	115	46	90	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - April Rhapsody (Main Reef I)
In touch, chased leaders 6th, chased winner 8th until jumped slowly and weakened 4 out (op 5-2)

PU	5. Boro Vacation (IRE) 50/1 S Burrough L Waring	S Burrough L Waring	11	105 5 32	96	–	–	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Boro Quarter (Normandy)
Led to 8th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)