Full Result 3.40 Perth | 21 September 2000

Ballathie House Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m7f207yds) 3m Heavy 12 hurdles

1st £3,425.50 2nd £1,054 3rd £527 4th £263.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Sau-Mynde 11/4F Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	108	103	79	111	–
b m Saumarez - Easy Horse (FR) (Carmarthen)
Held up, headway 7th, led 3 out, held on well run in (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 in places)

2 nk	3. Better Times Ahead I 7/2 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	14	118	116	93	122	–
ro g Scallywag - City's Sister (Maystreak)
With leader, led 7th to 3 out, soon ridden, rallied next, every chance run in, kept on gamely under pressure (tchd 3-1 in places)

3 14 [14¼]	7. Vilprano 16/1 D J Moffatt D Moffatt	D J Moffatt D Moffatt	9	1011	106	66	97	–
b g Ra Nova - Village Princess (Rolfe)
Soon pushed along in rear, headway when hit 9th, outpaced next, stayed on from last, no impression (op 8-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

4 15 [29¼]	4. Cottstown Boy (IRE) 16/1 Miss L Bradburne ⁷ Sue Bradburne	Miss L Bradburne ⁷ Sue Bradburne	9	110	115	59	97	–
ch g King Luthier - Ballyanihan (Le Moss)
Mistake 1st, chased leaders until ridden and weakened before 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 20-1)

5 29 [58¼]	9. Mr Cavallo (IRE) 5/1 Richard Johnson Lucinda Russell	Richard Johnson Lucinda Russell	8	104	99	–	46	–
b g The Bart (USA) - Mrs Guru (Le Bavard)
In touch, hard ridden when blundered 3 out, soon weakened (op 4-1)

6 29 [87¼]	5. Celtic Giant 20/1 Bruce Gibson ⁵ L Lungo	Bruce Gibson ⁵ L Lungo	10	110	113	–	32	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Hester Ann (Proverb)
Led to 7th, lost touch from next (op 10-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

F	1. Kilbue King (IRE) 6/1 Wilson Renwick ⁵ P Monteith	Wilson Renwick ⁵ P Monteith	8	119	122	–	104	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Mind Me Back (Kambalda)
Held up and behind, steady headway 4 out, 4th, prominent and ridden when fell 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 9-1)

PU	10. Ontheboil (IRE) 8/1 B Storey Dianne Sayer	B Storey Dianne Sayer	9	101	96	–	–	–
b g Electric I - Gay Signal (Lord Gayle)
Prominent, lost place when mistake 8th, soon beaten, pulled up before 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

PU	11. Pilot's Harbour 14/1 A S Smith Barry Murtagh	A S Smith Barry Murtagh	4	100 1	97	–	–	–
b g Distant Relative - Lillemor (Connaught)
Chased leaders until outpaced after 4 out, pulled up approaching 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 6m 51.20s (slow by 1m 14.20s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Carley Lad (horsebox broke down), Red Marauder (horsebox broke down)
1st owner: Audley Twiston-Davies (Sau-Mynde) 1st breeder: N A Twiston-Davies
2nd owner: E Briggs (Better Times Ahead I)
3rd owner: The Vilprano Partnership (Vilprano)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £2 £1.50 £3.10 Ex: £16.90 CSF: £11.84 Tricast: £114.34 Trifecta: £17.50 Pool: £168.37 - 6.80 winning units

3:40 Perth 21 Sep 2000

Ballathie House Handicap Hurdle Class D