Full Result 2.30 Newton Abbot | 6 August 2001

Mavis Brown Diamond Claiming Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f122yds) 2m5½f Good 10 hurdles

1st £2,247 2nd £642 3rd £321

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Better Offer I (IRE) 8/11F A Honeyball ⁷ Paul Nicholls	A Honeyball ⁷ Paul Nicholls	9	117	122	–	125	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
Always prominent, went 2nd 4th, ridden to lead 2 out, soon clear (op Evs)

2 10	8. Oversman 33/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	8	107 tb	72	–	89	–
b g Keen - Jamaican Punch (IRE) (Shareef Dancer)
With leader, led 3rd, hard ridden and headed 2 out, soon beaten (tchd 50-1 in places)

3 18 [28]	6. Step In Line (IRE) 14/1 A Day ⁷ R G Frost	A Day ⁷ R G Frost	9	103	77	–	74	–
gr g Step Together I (USA) - Ballycahan Girl (Bargello)
Led until after 2nd, prominent, ridden approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out (op 10-1)

4 8 [36]	5. Jimal 20/1 Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	4	1011	79	–	67	–
b g Reprimand - Into The Fire (Dominion)
Held up, headway 6th, ridden approaching 7th, weakened after 3 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

5 3 [39]	4. Barton Heights 12/1 Paddy Brennan ⁷ Miss M Bragg	Paddy Brennan ⁷ Miss M Bragg	9	106 b	71	–	66	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Changatre (Malinowski)
Held up and behind, ridden 7th, mistake 3 out, some headway approaching 2 out, never near leaders (tchd 14-1)

6 14 [53]	9. Rosenkavalier (IRE) 25/1 Noel Fehily Stuart Kittow	Noel Fehily Stuart Kittow	7	107	82	–	46	–
b g Classic Music (USA) - Top Bloom (Thatch)
Behind when ridden after 6th, tailed off from 3 out

PU	3. What Jim Wants (IRE) 50/1 Sean Fox P Wegmann	Sean Fox P Wegmann	8	115 v	73	–	–	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Sally Gone (IRE) (Last Tycoon)
Held up, lost place after 6th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	7. Natural Talent 33/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	9	107 b	86	–	–	–
ch g Kris - Tropicaro (FR) (Caro)
Led after 2nd until jumped slowly 3rd, jumped slowly and ridden 4th, behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th (vet said gelding, which pulled up, was lame) (op 25-1)

PU	2. Pateley (IRE) 9/4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	120 b	113	–	–	–
b g Cataldi - Suir Venture (Roselier)
Held up, steady headway after 4th, ridden after 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 7-4)

9 ran Off time: 2:30:00 Winning time: 5m 17.80s (slow by 20.80s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mrs Angela Tincknell (Better Offer I) 1st breeder: John McLoughlin
2nd owner: Mackworth Snooker Club Pt (Oversman)
3rd owner: Mrs B M Blake (Step In Line)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.40 £5.10 £3.20 Ex: £30.30 CSF: £34.67
The winner was claimed by Stuart Mercer for £10,000

2:30 Newton Abbot 6 Aug 2001

Mavis Brown Diamond Claiming Hurdle Class F