Full Result 3.30 Sandown | 27 April 2002

Attheraces Gold Cup Chase Showcase Handicap Class A Grade 3

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m4f166yds) 3m5f Good 24 fences

1st £72,500 2nd £27,500 3rd £13,750 4th £6,250 5th £3,125 6th £1,875

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Bounce Back (USA) 14/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	109	133	–	156	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Lattaquie (FR) (Fast Topaze)
Held up in midfield, steady progress from 15th, went 2nd 4 out, joined leader next, led soon after 2 out, pushed clear, comfortably (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in a place)

2 8	18. Dark Stranger (FR) 66/1 Daniel Howard ⁵ M C Pipe	Daniel Howard ⁵ M C Pipe	11	910 b	125	–	140	–
b g Iveday (FR) - Abeille Royale (USA) (Turn To Mars)
Led 2nd, 6l clear 15th, ridden and joined 3 out, headed soon after 2 out, held when mistake last, kept on well (tchd 100-1 in places)

3 11 [19]	13. Frenchman's Creek 11/4F Paul Carberry Hughie Morrison	Paul Carberry Hughie Morrison	8	107	131	–	135	–
b g Emperor Fountain - Hollow Creek (Tarqogan)
Held up well in rear, steady progress from 18th to chase leaders 4 out, ridden before next, kept on to take 3rd last, no chance with leading pair (op 3-1 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in a place)

4 7 [26]	3. Ad Hoc (IRE) 13/2 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	119	147	–	145	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Knockarctic (Quayside I)
Tracked leading group, effort after 4 out, close 3rd and ridden 3 out, weakened next (op 11-2 tchd 7-1 in a place)

5 1¾ [27¾]	15. Iris Bleu I (FR) 40/1 Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	Tom Scudamore M C Pipe	6	105	129	–	124	–
ch g Beyssac (FR) - Dear Blue (FR) (Cyborg)
Midfield, mistake 14th, ridden 17th, 7th and outpaced after 4 out, kept on from 2 out, no danger (tchd 50-1 in places)

6 4 [31¾]	17. Carbury Cross (IRE) 4/1 L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper Jonjo O'Neill	8	104 b	128	–	127	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Brickey Gazette (Fine Blade)
Tracked leading group, progress to chase leader 16th to 4 out, ridden and beaten 3 out, 5th and no chance when stumbled 2 out (tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

7 9 [40¾]	14. Supreme Charm (IRE) 16/1 Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	Des Flavin ⁵ Kim Bailey	10	101	130	–	112	–
b g Sovereign Water (FR) - Welsh Charmer (Welsh Captain)
Tracked leaders, lost place and ridden 17th, 9th and well beaten 4 out (tchd 20-1 in places)

8 10 [50¾]	2. Dorans Pride (IRE) 33/1 John Cullen Michael Hourigan	John Cullen Michael Hourigan	13	119	147	–	119	–
ch g Orchestra - Marians Pride (Pry)
Tracked leading group, outpaced and ridden 6 out, 8th and well beaten after 4 out

9 4 [54¾]	9. Royal Predica (FR) 50/1 Robert Thornton M C Pipe	Robert Thornton M C Pipe	8	112 t	140	–	108	–
ch g Tip Moss (FR) - Girl Vamp (FR) (Kaldoun)
Midfield, mistake 3rd, progress to chase leaders 17th, 5th and just in touch 4 out, soon weakened and eased (op 40-1)

10 3½ [58¼]	5. Rathbawn Prince (IRE) 20/1 K A Kelly D T Hughes	K A Kelly D T Hughes	10	118	146	–	111	–
ch g All Haste (USA) - Ellis Town (Camden Town)
Always towards rear, blundered 17th, no danger after

11 3 [61¼]	6. Majed (FR) 40/1 Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	6	115 v	143	–	105	–
b g Fijar Tango (FR) - Full Of Passion (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Mistake 3rd, well in rear, ridden 12th, lost touch and behind from 14th, tailed off 4 out, kept on (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

12 ½ [61¾]	20. Lordberniebouffant (IRE) 16/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	9	100 5	124	–	85	–
b g Denel (FR) - Noon Hunting (Green Shoon)
Prominent, chased leader 5th, awkward 9th, squeezed out bend before 15th, steadily weakened (tchd 20-1, 25-1 in places)

13 5 [66¾]	19. Bouchasson (FR) 50/1 Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	9	100	124	–	80	–
b g Big John (FR) - Kizil Ayak (FR) (Stratege)
Led to 2nd, chased leader to 4th, stayed prominent until weakened from 17th (tchd 66-1 in places)

14 20 [86¾]	1. Go Ballistic 40/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	13	1112	150	–	86	–
br g Celtic Cone - National Clover (National Trust I)
Always in rear, lost touch 14th, well tailed off 4 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

15 7 [93¾]	16. Atavistic (IRE) 33/1 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	10	105	129	–	58	–
b g Architect I (USA) - Saceili (Saher)
Tracked leaders, ridden and lost place after 13th, struggling in rear from 18th (tchd 40-1 in lpaces)

16 13 [106¾]	4. Beau (IRE) 8/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	119	147	–	63	–
b g Zaffaran (USA) - Sand Martin (Menelek)
Raced on outer, soon tracked leaders, lost place from 15th, well behind 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

PU	10. Eau De Cologne 20/1 Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	10	111 b¹	139	–	–	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - No More Rosies (Warpath)
Prominent, chased leader 4th to 5th, stayed prominent, chased leader again after 14th to 16th, soon lost place, well behind when pulled up before last (op 16-1)

PU	8. You're Agoodun 33/1 J R Kavanagh M C Pipe	J R Kavanagh M C Pipe	10	112 v	140	–	–	–
ch g Derrylin - Jennie Pat (Rymer)
Not jump well, last and never going well, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

PU	7. Montifault (FR) 12/1 Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	Barry Geraghty Paul Nicholls	7	113	141	–	–	–
ch g Morespeed - Tarde (FR) (Kashtan)
Never going well, lost touch when pulled up before 11th, dismounted

PU	11. Murt's Man (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls	Andrew Thornton Paul Nicholls	8	110	138	–	–	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Autumn Queen (IRE) (Menelek)
Mistake 3rd, driven in midfield 6th, lost touch main group 14th, pulled up before 17th (op 40-1)

20 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 7m 15.90s (fast by 3.10s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mrs Belinda Harvey (Bounce Back) 1st breeder: W S Farish Jr
2nd owner: Terry Neill (Dark Stranger)
3rd owner: Rory Sweet & Panda Christie (Frenchman's Creek)
Tote win: £13.30 PL: £1.90 £12.70 £1.80 Ex: £1,002.10 CSF: £738.40 Tricast: £3,299.15 Trifecta: £5,327.90 1.60 winning units. Pool £12,006.58

3:30 Sandown 27 Apr 2002

Attheraces Gold Cup Chase Showcase Handicap Class A Grade 3