Full Result 5.30 Sandown | 9 March 2002

Dick McCreery Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (6yo+) (2m4f10yds) 2m4f Good 17 fences

1st £3,354 2nd £1,032 3rd £516 4th £258

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Ajar (IRE) 7/4F Col R Webb-Bowen ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Col R Webb-Bowen ⁷ Seamus Mullins	12	1113	89	–	104	–
b g Avocat - Door Belle (Fidel)
Led 4th, ridden clear 2 out, stayed on well (tchd 2-1)

2 5	2. Sursum Corda 9/4 Capt C Ward Thomas ³ John Wall	Capt C Ward Thomas ³ John Wall	11	123 t	97	–	99	–
b g Idiots Delight - Childhay (Roi Soleil I)
Led until 4th, steadied and pulled hard, mistake and lost 2nd place 12th, rallied to chase winner last, one pace (op 2-1 tchd 5-2 in a place)

3 13 [18]	4. Manhattan Castle (IRE) 7/2 Lord Manton ⁵ Miss S E Cook	Lord Manton ⁵ Miss S E Cook	13	119	110	–	80	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Allamanda (FR) (Versailles II)
Headway to chase winner 12th, weakened 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a place)

4 3 [21]	3. Hastate 4/1 Mr J Trice-Rolph ³ Mrs R M Lampard	Mr J Trice-Rolph ³ Mrs R M Lampard	7	1111	–	–	77	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Gisarne (USA) (Diesis)
Held up rear, promising headway to chase leaders 3 out, soon hard ridden and weakened (tchd 9-2)