Full Result 2.00 Plumpton | 4 November 2002

Tote Exacta Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m3f164yds) 2m3½f Good To Soft 14 fences

1st £5,525 2nd £1,700 3rd £850 4th £425

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Merchants Friend (IRE) 3/1 Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily Charlie Mann	7	1011	105	43	122	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Buck Maid (Buckskin)
Held up rear, progress 10th, challenged and mistake 4 out, led next, drew clear from 2 out, 6l up last, eased flat (op 4-1)

2 2½	7. Golden Rose (IRE) 16/1 Mattie Batchelor Thomas Patrick McGovern	Mattie Batchelor Thomas Patrick McGovern	10	100 4	94	29	98	–
br m Roselier (FR) - Lady Nethertown (Windjammer)
Pressed leader, led 7th, ridden and headed 3 out, no chance with winner after 2 out, kept on under pressure (op 20-1)

3 6 [8½]	3. Existential (FR) 5/4F R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	7	112	110	39	110	–
b g Exit To Nowhere (USA) - Lyceana (USA) (Super Concorde)
Took keen hold, not always fluent, mistake 6th and dropped last, effort again 10th, ridden and beaten 3 out, kept on under pressure before last (op 4-5 tchd 11-8 in a place)

4 1 [9½]	6. Irish Option (IRE) 13/2 Barry Fenton J T Gifford	Barry Fenton J T Gifford	9	108	102	30	99	–
ch g Executive Perk - Erins Treasure (Brave Invader)
Tracked leaders, 3rd and chance after 3 out, beaten next, weakened and eased before last (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

5 19 [28½]	1. Coral Island I 8/1 Sam Stronge Robert Stronge	Sam Stronge Robert Stronge	8	1112	120	29	98	–
b g Charmer (IRE) - Misowni (Niniski)
Led to 7th, chased leader until mistake 10th, weakening when blundered 4 out, soon behind (tchd 9-1 in places)

6 4 [32½]	8. Private Percival 50/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ Jamie Poulton	Colin Bolger ⁵ Jamie Poulton	9	99 29	94	–	68	–
b g Arrasas (USA) - Romacina (Roman Warrior)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 4th, weakened 10th, well behind 4 out (op 33-1 tchd 66-1, 100-1 in places)

PU	2. Ernest William (IRE) 8/1 J R Kavanagh Ferdy Murphy	J R Kavanagh Ferdy Murphy	10	114	112	–	–	–
bb g Phardante (FR) - Minerstown (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
Not fluent, in touch, blundered 4th, ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 12.45s (slow by 25.45s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Ingenu (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Magic Moments (Merchants Friend) 1st breeder: Mrs Diza And John McCabe
2nd owner: Ahmed Abdel-Khaleq (Golden Rose)
3rd owner: H B Geddes (Existential)
Tote win: £5 PL: £2.10 £4.70 Ex: £73.90 CSF: £40.98 Tricast: £86.49

2:00 Plumpton 4 Nov 2002

Tote Exacta Handicap Chase Class D