Full Result 2.30 Southwell (AW) | 21 December 2000

Festive Fun Nursery Class E

(Class 5) (0-85, 2yo) (6f16yds) 6f Fbrs Standard

1st £2,695 2nd £770 3rd £385

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁹⁾	7. Better Off 12/1 Joanna Badger ⁵ Mrs N Macauley	Joanna Badger ⁵ Mrs N Macauley	2	710	60	69	67	–
ch g Bettergeton - Miami Pride (Miami Springs)
Outpaced, headway under pressure over 1f out, stayed on to lead well inside final furlong (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

2⁽⁶⁾ 1	11. Spinetail Rufous (IRE) 25/1 George Baker ³ David Arbuthnot	George Baker ³ David Arbuthnot	2	77 2 t	55	60	59	–
b g Prince Of Birds (USA) - Miss Kinabalu (Shirley Heights)
Held up in touch, ridden to lead over 1f out, edged left, headed well inside final furlong (op 16-1)

3⁽²⁾ 2½ [3½]	3. Clanbroad 8/1 Darren Williams ⁷ K R Burke	Darren Williams ⁷ K R Burke	2	810	76	71	72	–
ch c Clantime - Under The Wing (Aragon)
Chased leaders, ridden and every chance over 1f out, unable to quicken (op 6-1)

4⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [4]	5. Izzet Muzzy (FR) 12/1 T Williams Christopher Kellett	T Williams Christopher Kellett	2	88 7 v	67	60	62	–
ch g Piccolo - Texanne (BEL) (Efisio)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance over 1f out, one pace (op 10-1)

5⁽⁸⁾ hd [4¼]	4. Hard To Catch (IRE) 16/1 Alan Daly K T Ivory	Alan Daly K T Ivory	2	813	72	63	66	–
b g Namaqualand (USA) - Brook's Dilemma (Known Fact)
Held up, headway over 2f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 20-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽⁴⁾ 4 [8¼]	10. Naughty Knight 33/1 Gary Bardwell Alan Berry	Gary Bardwell Alan Berry	2	710 2 b	55	30	37	–
ch g King's Signet (USA) - Maid Of Mischief (Be My Chief)
Outpaced, stayed on inside final furlong, nearest finish (op 25-1)

7⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [9½]	2. Zozarharry (IRE) 5/2 Steve Drowne D J S Cosgrove	Steve Drowne D J S Cosgrove	2	95	78	48	56	–
b c Nicolotte - Miss Butterfield (Cure The Blues)
Chased leaders, not much room over 4f out, weakened over 1f out (op 11-4 tchd 3-1 in places and 9-4)

8⁽⁷⁾ 1 [10½]	1. Strike The Green (USA) 7/4F David McCabe Brian Meehan	David McCabe Brian Meehan	2	97	80	46	55	–
bb c Smart Strike (CAN) - Durrah Green (Green Desert)
Prominent, ridden over 2f out, edged left and weakened over 1f out (op 6-4)

9⁽⁵⁾ 1 [11½]	8. Efidium 7/1 Chris Catlin ⁵ Neville Bycroft	Chris Catlin ⁵ Neville Bycroft	2	710 7	60	–	32	–
b g Presidium - Efipetite (Efisio)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, weakened 2f out (op 9-2)

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 5 [16½]	6. Cedar Tsar (IRE) 25/1 Claire Bryan ⁵ D W Chapman	Claire Bryan ⁵ D W Chapman	2	81	65	–	22	–
b c Inzar (USA) - The Aspecto Girl (IRE) (Alzao)
Led over 4f, soon weakened (jockey suspended for three days for irresponsible riding) (op 20-1 tchd 33-1)

11⁽³⁾ 23 [39½]	9. Stilmemaite 25/1 John McAuley Neville Bycroft	John McAuley Neville Bycroft	2	713	58	–	–	–
b f Komaite (USA) - Stilvella (Camden Town)
Started slowly, outpaced (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 1m 15.70s (slow by 2.50s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Classic Glass & Dishwashing Systems Ltd (Better Off) 1st breeder: J Teasdale
2nd owner: Noel Cronin (Spinetail Rufous)
3rd owner: Sporty Mo P'Ship (Clanbroad)
Tote win: £11.70 PL: £3.10 £3.50 £2.90 Ex: £207.40 CSF: £262.23 Tricast: £2,372.91 Trifecta: £54.60 Pool: £153.87 - 2 winning units
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (37%) M [5-7] 39 (43%) H [8-11] 65 (20%)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered.

2:30 Southwell (AW) 21 Dec 2000

Festive Fun Nursery Class E