Full Result 3.10 Sandown | 7 December 2001

Wolsey Novices' Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-115, 5yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 15 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,694 2nd £1,752 3rd £876 4th £438

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Newick Park 12/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ³ D M Grissell	Benjamin Hitchcott ³ D M Grissell	6	117	101	–	110	–
gr g Chilibang - Quilpee Mai (Pee Mai)
Tracked leader, ridden to lead 2 out, stayed on well flat (op 8-1)

2 2½	2. Bush Park (IRE) 7/4F John McNamara R H Alner	John McNamara R H Alner	6	1113	104	–	110	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - By All Means (Pitpan)
Mostly tracked leading pair, effort 2 out, driven and unable to quicken after last (op 2-1 tchd 9-4 in places)

3 hd [2¾]	1. Rith Dubh (IRE) 4/1 L Cooper ³ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ³ Jonjo O'Neill	9	1111 b	105	–	111	–
b g Black Minstrel - Deep Bonnie (Deep Run)
Held up last pair, steady progress from 11th, coaxed along from 2 out, kept on reluctantly and nearly snatched 2nd (jockey said, with regard to the apparent tender riding throughout, that gelding is a character who has failed in the past to respond to more vigorous riding and must be kidded into his races to achieve his best possible placing; trainer said gelding has a history of knee trouble; vet said gelding finished lame) (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

4 14 [16¾]	7. The Big'Un 11/1 Leighton Aspell Gary Moore	Leighton Aspell Gary Moore	7	111	92	–	84	–
b g Green-Fingered - Lismore (Relkino)
Last pair, not fluent 10th, soon lost touch leaders, kept on again from 2 out, no danger (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5 4 [20¾]	3. Selberry 6/1 Mick Fitzgerald E L James	Mick Fitzgerald E L James	7	1111 b	102	–	94	–
b g Selkirk (USA) - Choke Cherry (Connaught)
Led, headed and not fluent 2 out, immediately beaten (tchd 7-1 in a place)

6 18 [38¾]	6. Garolsa (FR) 3/1 Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	Joe Tizzard Colin Tizzard	7	116	97	–	77	–
b g Rivelago (FR) - Rols Du Chatelier (FR) (Diaghilev)
Chased leaders, pushed along and struggling 11th, soon left behind (op 7-2 tchd 4-1)

6 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 5m 30.10s (slow by 28.10s) Total SP: 112%
Non-runners: My Man Dan (vet's certificate), Sir Toby (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Newick Park Partnership (Newick Park) 1st breeder: David L Claydon
2nd owner: H Wellstead (Bush Park)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Rith Dubh)
Tote win: £12.10 PL: £3.50 £1.80 Ex: £38.60 CSF: £34.44 Tricast: £99.88

The pond fence was omitted due to the low sun.

3:10 Sandown 7 Dec 2001

Wolsey Novices' Handicap Chase Class D