Full Result 3.55 Sandown | 14 February 2003

Careys Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m3f173yds) 2m4f Heavy 9 hurdles

1st £5,027.75 2nd £1,547 3rd £773.50 4th £386.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Taillefer (FR) 13/2 B J Crowley M E D Francis	B J Crowley M E D Francis	7	104	100	–	102	–
b g Cyborg (FR) - Tourka (FR) (Rose Laurel)
Tracked leader, led after 3rd, hard driven when strongly challenged from 2 out, hung badly right under pressure near finish, all out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 and 8-1 in places)

2 ½	6. Queen's Pageant 10/1 A P McCoy John Spearing	A P McCoy John Spearing	9	108 p	103	–	106	–
ch m Risk Me (FR) - Mistral's Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
In touch, chased leaders 3rd, went 2nd well before 2 out, soon pressing winner, hit last, rallied close home, carried right, bumped and hit rail (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

3 4 [4½]	2. Mulligatawny I (IRE) 13/2 Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	9	114	113	–	113	–
b g Abednego (IRE) - Mullangale (Strong Gale)
Behind, headway from 3 out, stayed on under pressure from 2 out, not reach leaders (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

4 6 [10½]	3. Rosco 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald J T Gifford	Mick Fitzgerald J T Gifford	9	110	109	–	102	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Silva Linda (Precipice Wood)
Behind, ridden and headway from 3 out, not reach leaders (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 and 16-1 in places)

5 6 [16½]	11. Kedge Anchor Man 8/1 S Karnicnik ⁷ N A Gaselee	S Karnicnik ⁷ N A Gaselee	12	911	100	–	87	–
b g Bustino - Jenny Mere (Brigadier Gerard)
Chased leaders, went 2nd after 3 out, soon ridden, dropped back to 3rd well before next, weakened soon after (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6 ¾ [17¼]	4. Columbus (IRE) 20/1 Richard Hobson ⁵ Jennie Candlish	Richard Hobson ⁵ Jennie Candlish	6	104 v	104	–	90	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Northern Script (USA) (Arts And Letters)
Behind, ridden 6th, headway 3 out, one pace approaching 2 out (op 16-1)

7 shd [17¼]	1. Facts Not Fiction (IRE) 7/1 T Doumen F Doumen	T Doumen F Doumen	9	1112 b	121	–	107	–
bb g Phardante (FR) - Facts 'n Fancies (Furry Glen)
Chased leaders, lost position after 3rd, ridden 3 out, never dangerous after (op 6-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

8 8 [25¼]	5. Blow Wind Blow (IRE) 20/1 Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	Tommy Phelan ⁵ Jonjo O'Neill	9	104	104	–	82	–
bb g Strong Gale (IRE) - Phargara (IRE) (Phardante)
Hit 1st, behind, ridden 4th, never dangerous (op 16-1)

9 4 [29¼]	8. Sister Superior (IRE) 16/1 Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	Tom Scudamore Steve Gollings	8	106	101	–	75	–
b m Supreme Leader - Nicat (Wolver Hollow)
In touch, pushed along from 3rd, some headway 3 out, weakened next (tchd 20-1)

10 9 [38¼]	10. Turaath (IRE) 7/2F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	7	104	100	–	64	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Diamond Field (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Held up in rear, jumped slowly 5th, headway 3 out, ridden to chase leaders approaching next, soon weakened (tchd 4-1 in places and tchd 3-1)

11 28 [66¼]	12. Mazzini (IRE) 11/1 Derek Laverty ⁷ Richard Rowe	Derek Laverty ⁷ Richard Rowe	12	910 3 3	99	–	35	–
b g Celio Rufo - Dontellvi (The Parson)
Led until after 3rd, ridden before next, weakened quickly after 3 out (op 10-1, 12-1 in places)

PU	7. Who Cares Wins 20/1 Tony Dobbin J R Jenkins	Tony Dobbin J R Jenkins	7	107	102	–	–	–
ch g Kris - Anne BonnyI (Ajdal)
Held up in rear, headway 6th, chased leaders 3 out, weakened quickly before 2 out, pulled up before last

12 ran Off time: 3:59:00 Winning time: 5m 23.90s (slow by 32.90s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mrs Merrick Francis Iii (Taillefer) 1st breeder: Hubert Carion
2nd owner: Mrs Robert Heathcote (Queen's Pageant)
3rd owner: Pell-Mell Partners (Mulligatawny I)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2.30 £2.60 £2.60 Ex: £71.80 CSF: £66.87 Tricast: £435.23

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained unaltered. Race orginally advertised as 2m 4f 110yds but distance found to be 2m4f on remeasuring.

3:55 Sandown 14 Feb 2003

Careys Handicap Hurdle Class D