Full Result 4.15 Newton Abbot | 9 June 2003

West Country Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (3m1f170yds) 3m2f Good 20 fences

1st £5,356 2nd £1,648 3rd £824 4th £412

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Vague Idea 12/1 Jamie Moore ⁵ O J Carter	Jamie Moore ⁵ O J Carter	10	99 15	90	–	97	–
gr g Tout Ensemble - Roodle Doodle (Rugantino)
Held up, headway 9th, ridden 4 out, led 2 out, soon edged left, hit last, all out (trainer said, regarding the improved form shown, gelding had benefited from winning a point-to-point the previous day) (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

2 2½	6. Avalon Buck (IRE) 12/1 Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	Alan O'Keeffe ⁵ Venetia Williams	10	108 b¹	103	–	107	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Lilly's Way (Golden Love I)
Always prominent, mistake 3rd, led 11th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, switched right approaching last, not quicken (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

3 10 [12½]	3. Act In Time I (IRE) 7/2 A P McCoy Tom George	A P McCoy Tom George	11	115 p	109	–	106	–
b g Actinium (FR) - Anvil Chorus (Levanter)
With leader, led 3rd to 11th, ridden 15th, weakened 3 out (tchd 4-1)

4 dist [42½]	2. Wise King 7/1 Leighton Aspell Jim Old	Leighton Aspell Jim Old	13	118	112	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Sunwise (Roi Soleil I)
Behind from 8th, tailed off (op 9-2)

PU	7. Choisty (IRE) 7/1 Dave Crosse ³ H Edward Haynes	Dave Crosse ³ H Edward Haynes	13	102	95	–	–	–
ch g Callernish - Rosemount Rose (Ashmore)
Held up, mistake 9th, ridden 11th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

PU	4. Lucky Clover I 10/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	11	1013	103	–	–	–
ch g Push On - Winning Clover (Winden)
Led, headed and reminders 3rd, mistake 5th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (tchd 12-1 and 14-1 in places)

PU	1. Sir D'Orton (FR) 9/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	1112	116	–	103	–
ch g Beyssac (FR) - Prime Target (FR) (Ti King)
Held up in touch, blundered 8th, weakened approaching 4 out, behind when pulled up before 2 out (jockey had no explanation for the poor form shown) (op 3-1 tchd 2-1)

PU	5. Maidstone Monument (IRE) 6/1 Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	Seamus Durack Alison Thorpe	8	1013	103	–	–	–
b g Jurado (USA) - Loreto Lady (Brave Invader)
Behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th (op 7-1)

8 ran Off time: 4:15:00 Winning time: 6m 46.50s (slow by 29.50s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: O J Carter (Vague Idea) 1st breeder: O J Carter
2nd owner: Miss V M Williams (Avalon Buck)
3rd owner: T R George (Act In Time I)
Tote win: £14.50 PL: £2 £3.50 £1.50 Ex: £124.20 CSF: £135.49 Tricast: £615.28

4:15 Newton Abbot 9 Jun 2003

West Country Handicap Chase Class D