Full Result 4.30 Sandown | 18 February 2000

Otter Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 5yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 17 fences

1st £7,052.50 2nd £2,170 3rd £1,085 4th £542.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Cool Spot (IRE) 6/1 Robert Thornton Gerry Enright	Robert Thornton Gerry Enright	12	100	98	77	109	–
ch g Boyne Valley I (IRE) - Beagle Bay (Deep Run)
Held up last pair, progress 8th, blundered 11th, mistake 13th and looked beaten, rallied 2 out, stayed on strongly run-in to lead final strides (tchd 13-2 in places)

2 nk	5. Royal Event 10/1 Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	9	107	105	84	115	–
ch g Rakaposhi King - Upham Reunion (Paridel)
Tracked leader 7th, ridden to lead before 2 out where mistake, 4l clear when jumped slowly last, weakened and headed final strides (op 16-1 after 20-1 in places and tchd 9-1 in places)

3 3½ [3¾]	3. Sursum Corda 7/2 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	118	120	96	126	–
b g Idiots Delight - Childhay (Roi Soleil I)
Held up last pair, progress to track leaders 8th, ridden before 3 out, one pace from 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

4 9 [12¾]	1. Classy Lad (NZ) 3/1F Norman Williamson Nicky Henderson	Norman Williamson Nicky Henderson	9	1110 b	122	90	126	–
bb g Golden Elder - Barrel I (NZ) (The Monk)
Led to 3rd, led again after 6th, blundered 13th, headed before 2 out, found little under pressure, weakened badly last 100y (tchd 100-30, 7-2 in places)

5 22 [34¾]	4. Beefy Nova 100/30 T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	1013 4	111	59	100	–
ch g Ra Nova - Cherry Sip (Nearly A Hand)
Tracked leaders, mistake 7th and reminders, lost touch 11th, soon well behind (op 9-4 tchd 7-2 in places)

PU	2. Moon Devil I (IRE) 11/2 B Powell Snr Mark Campion	B Powell Snr Mark Campion	10	118	120	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Moynalvey Lass (Tower Walk)
Led 3rd until after 6th, dropped last and jumped slowly 8th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out (op 5-1)

6 ran Off time: 4:31:00 Winning time: 5m 39.80s (slow by 37.80s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Dave Howe (Cool Spot) 1st breeder: D And Mrs Noonan
2nd owner: A E Frost (Royal Event)
3rd owner: M Ward-Thomas (Sursum Corda)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £1.50 £4.20 Ex: £42 CSF: £46.84

4:30 Sandown 18 Feb 2000

Otter Handicap Chase Class C