Full Result 4.15 Sandown | 1 February 2003

February Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) 2m6f OMS Heavy 11 hurdles

1st £6,438 2nd £2,442 3rd £1,221 4th £555 5th £277.50 6th £166.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Saitensohn (GER) 1/3F A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	A P McCoy C Von Der Recke	5	118	–	–	115	–
bb h Monsun (GER) - Saite (GER) (Marduk)
Tracked leader from 5th, pushed into lead before 2 out, hard ridden last, stayed on (op 1-4 tchd 4-11)

2 3½	6. Taillefer (FR) 33/1 B J Crowley M E D Francis	B J Crowley M E D Francis	7	110	90	–	104	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Tourka (FR) (Rose Laurel)
Led, ridden and headed before 2 out, kept on to press winner last, one pace and held flat

3 4 [7½]	5. Russian Gigolo (IRE) 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	110	103	–	100	–
b g Toulon - Nanogan (Tarqogan)
Held up in last pair, progress from 8th to chase leading trio after 3 out, lost touch before next, ridden and stayed on before last, nearest finish (op 13-2 after 7-1 in a place)

4 10 [17½]	7. Annie Byers 50/1 David Dennis Jonathan Portman	David Dennis Jonathan Portman	7	109	–	–	85	–
ch m Sula Bula - Tuneful Flutter (Orchestra)
Tracked leading pair from 5th, close up before 2 out, weakened before last, finished tired

5 2½ [20]	4. Independence Hall (IRE) 20/1 Robert L Butler ⁷ John E Long	Robert L Butler ⁷ John E Long	6	107	85	–	87	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - FruitionI (Rheingold)
In touch, pushed along from 5th, outpaced and well behind after 3 out, plugged on from 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

6 dist [50]	8. Ms Trude (IRE) 33/1 Jim Culloty Tony Carroll	Jim Culloty Tony Carroll	6	109	–	–	–	–
b m Montelimar (USA) - PencilI (IRE) (Crash Course)
Chased leader to 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off (op 50-1 after 66-1 in a place)

PU	3. Harpoon 10/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Kris - Jezebel Monroe (USA) (Lyphard)
Always in last pair, tailed off 3 out, pulled up before next (tchd 11-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 4:18:00 Winning time: 6m 3.10s (slow by 56.10s) Total SP: 115%
Non-runners: Supreme Toss (doubly declared)
1st owner: Stall Weissenhof (Saitensohn) 1st breeder: Gestut Wittekindshof
2nd owner: Mrs Merrick Francis Iii (Taillefer)
3rd owner: Mrs Caroline Beresford-Wylie (Russian Gigolo)
Tote win: £1.30 PL: £1.10 £5.80 Ex: £21.10 CSF: £18.83
Placepot: £38.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £56,033.45. 1,055.90 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £9.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £3,007.50. 237.20 winning tickets.

4:15 Sandown 1 Feb 2003

February Novices' Hurdle Class C