Full Result 12.35 Plumpton | 4 December 2002

Robert Wilkins Memorial Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m4f114yds) 2m4½f Heavy 12 hurdles

1st £2,978.50 2nd £851 3rd £425.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Madison Avenue (GER) 7/4F Richard Johnson C Von Der Recke	Richard Johnson C Von Der Recke	5	110	–	65	108	–
b h Mondrian (GER) - Madly Noble (GER) (Irish River)
Led 3rd, made rest, drew clear 2 out, shaken up between last 2, eased flat (op 6-4 tchd 2-1)

2 15	2. Capriolo (IRE) 5/1 Leighton Aspell Pat Murphy	Leighton Aspell Pat Murphy	6	116 p	100	56	88	–
ch g Priolo (USA) - Carroll's Canyon (IRE) (Hatim)
Held up in touch, effort 9th, driven to chase winner after 3 out, no impression (tchd 11-2 in places)

3 6 [21]	7. Little Ross 12/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ D M Grissell	Tommy Phelan ⁵ D M Grissell	7	107 t	–	42	74	–
b g St Ninian - Little Katrina (Little Buskins)
Led to 2nd, chased winner 4th to 3 out, driven and weakened 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 20-1, 25-1 in a place)

4 7 [28]	9. Delaware (FR) 4/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	108 v	110	31	63	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - L'Indienne (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Held up in touch, progress 9th, driven to chase winner briefly 3 out, soon weakened (op 9-4)

5 dist [58]	6. Smith's Perk (IRE) 20/1 Philip Hide Linda Jewell	Philip Hide Linda Jewell	9	110 t	60	–	–	–
b g Executive Perk - Sister Of Slane (The Parson)
Held up in touch, weakened 9th, soon tailed off (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

LFT	10. Sodelk 33/1 Robert L Butler ⁷ John E Long	Robert L Butler ⁷ John E Long	8	100 b¹	61	–	–	–
ch m Interrex (CAN) - Summoned By Bells (Stanford)
Bolted to start, refused to race, took no part (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

PU	1. Strictly Speaking (IRE) 4/1 Warren Marston Paul Cole	Warren Marston Paul Cole	5	118	96	–	–	–
b g Sri Pekan (USA) - Gaijin (Caerleon)
Held up in touch, mistake 2nd, ridden and weakened after 9th, mistake 3 out, poor 5th when pulled up before 2 out (op 9-2)

PU	8. Alqabas (IRE) 33/1 Mattie Batchelor Mark Hoad	Mattie Batchelor Mark Hoad	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Nashwan (USA) - Harayir (USA) (Gulch)
Reminders after 2nd, in touch to 7th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 9th (tchd 40-1 in places)

PU	3. Sungio 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Brendan Powell	Mick Fitzgerald Brendan Powell	4	114 p	99	–	–	–
b g Halling (USA) - Time Or Never (FR) (Dowsing)
Held up, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th (jockey said gelding did not handle the heavy ground) (op 10-1)

PU	4. Lord Belfry 33/1 Sean Fox Anthony Charlton	Sean Fox Anthony Charlton	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Baron Blakeney - Capricious Lady (IRE) (Capricorn Line)
Not fluent, raced freely, led 2nd to 3rd, weakened under pressure after 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th (tchd 40-1 in places)

10 ran Off time: 12:35:00 Winning time: 5m 48.90s (slow by 1m 4.90s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Stall Hanse (Madison Avenue) 1st breeder: S Pavenstedt And J Th Pavenstedt
2nd owner: S J Kingshott (Capriolo)
3rd owner: Barry & Baroness Noakes (Little Ross)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.90 £1.60 £2 Ex: £15.10 CSF: £11.17
The winner was claimed by Richard Page for £6,000

12:35 Plumpton 4 Dec 2002

Robert Wilkins Memorial Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class F