Full Result 2.10 Plumpton | 6 October 2003

Axa PPP Healthcare Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-90, 3yo+) (1m7f195yds) 2m Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £2,649.50 2nd £757 3rd £378.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Cristoforo (IRE) 9/4F Paul Moloney Barney Curley	Paul Moloney Barney Curley	6	111	77	77	90	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Red Barons Lady (IRE) (Electric I)
Tracked leader, led 6th, clear and in command after 3 out, not fluent 2 out, driven out flat (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places and 2-1)

2 1½	3. Shaman 4/1 Jamie Moore ⁵ Gary Moore	Jamie Moore ⁵ Gary Moore	6	115	86	84	97	–
b g Fraam - Magic Maggie (Beveled)
Held up in rear, not fluent 3rd, progress 5th, chased winner and mistake 3 out, under pressure when mistake 2 out, kept on flat, always held (op 7-2 tchd 9-2)

3 3½ [5]	4. New Perk (IRE) 14/1 Brian Murphy ⁵ M J Gingell	Brian Murphy ⁵ M J Gingell	5	113	84	78	90	–
br g Executive Perk - New Chello (IRE) (Orchestra)
Settled towards rear, ridden and progress 6th, mistake 3 out, chased clear leading pair before next, mistake last, stayed on, unable to challenge (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

4 3 [8]	1. Prince Slayer 4/1 A P McCoy Thomas Patrick McGovern	A P McCoy Thomas Patrick McGovern	7	1112	88	79	91	–
b g Batshoof - Top Sovereign (High Top)
Raced in midfield, effort to chase leaders 6th, chased clear leading pair briefly after 3 out, soon one pace (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 11 [19]	5. Adiysha (IRE) 9/2 Leighton Aspell David Rees	Leighton Aspell David Rees	6	117	83	63	78	–
b m Namaqualand (USA) - Adira (IRE) (Ballad Rock)
Chased leaders, mistake 4th, driven and in touch when mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 4-1)

6 6 [25]	10. Specialism 33/1 Sean Curran M J Gingell	Sean Curran M J Gingell	5	106	68	42	54	–
ch g Spectrum (IRE) - Waft (USA) (Topsider)
Chased clear leading pair, mistake 5th and lost place rapidly, toiling in rear after next, no chance after, mistake last, kept on (tchd 40-1 in places)

7 nk [25¼]	2. Saddler's QuestI 14/1 David Dennis J White	David Dennis J White	6	1110 b¹	86	60	71	–
b g Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Seren Quest (Rainbow Quest)
Raced freely, led and soon clear, headed 6th, weakened after 3 out, eased flat (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

8 6 [31¼]	8. Benjamin (IRE) 16/1 Mattie Batchelor Jane Southcombe	Mattie Batchelor Jane Southcombe	5	1011 t	73	41	52	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Best Academy (USA) (Roberto)
Always in rear, lost touch after 5th, well in rear from next (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

9 3 [34¼]	6. Waterliner 16/1 Mr A Braithwaite ⁷ Phil McEntee	Mr A Braithwaite ⁷ Phil McEntee	4	1010	79	44	55	–
b f Merdon Melody - Double Touch (FR) (Nonoalco)
Always in rear, lost touch after 5th, well behind from next (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

10 dist [64¼]	9. Red Blooded (IRE) 40/1 Tom Best ⁷ Linda Jewell	Tom Best ⁷ Linda Jewell	6	100 t	69	–	–	–
b g River Falls - Volkova (Green Desert)
Mistake 2nd, always well behind, tailed off from 6th (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

PU	11. Sekwana (POL) 40/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ Anna Newton-Smith	Colin Bolger ⁵ Anna Newton-Smith	4	99 4 tp	62	–	–	–
b f Duke Valentino - Surmia (POL) (Demon Club)
Raced in 4th until chased leading pair briefly after 5th, ridden and weakening when blundered next, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 2:11:00 Winning time: 3m 48.10s (slow by 14.10s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Patsy Byrne (Cristoforo) 1st breeder: Bill Dwan & Tom Lynch
2nd owner: Paul Chapman (Shaman)
3rd owner: A White (New Perk)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.20 £1.90 £5.70 Ex: £12.10 CSF: £12.39 Tricast: £104

2:10 Plumpton 6 Oct 2003

Axa PPP Healthcare Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class F