Full Result 2.00 Stratford | 14 October 2000

Birds 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m6f7yds) 2m6f Soft 11 hurdles

1st £3,289 2nd £1,012 3rd £506 4th £253

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Native Emperor 3/1 A P McCoy Ron Hodges	A P McCoy Ron Hodges	4	1013	–	99	100	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Fiona's Blue (Crash Course)
Held up, headway and blundered 7th, ridden to lead 2 out, mistake last, driven out (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places, 9-2 in a place)

2 2	1. Ballygarvan I (IRE) 7/2 Norman Williamson C M Kinane	Norman Williamson C M Kinane	5	110	–	98	98	–
br g King Luthier - Lackengarra Wood (Prince Regent)
Led and mistake 2nd, blundered 3 out, ridden and headed before next, mistake last, one pace flat (tchd 9-2)

3 ¾ [2¾]	4. Maximize (IRE) 2/1F Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	6	110	–	97	96	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Lone Run (Kemal)
Prominent, tracked leader 4th, mistake next, ridden to lead approaching 2 out, soon headed, mistake last, stayed on same pace (op 11-10 tchd 9-4 in a place)

4 12 [14¾]	3. Just Whiskey (IRE) 8/1 Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	110	–	83	85	–
b g Satco (FR) - Illinois Belle (Le Bavard)
Prominent, outpaced 8th, rallied approaching 3 out, weakened before next (op 10-1 after 12-1 in places)

5 12 [26¾]	9. Run River Run 16/1 Timmy Murphy D R Gandolfo	Timmy Murphy D R Gandolfo	6	109	–	65	69	–
b m River God I (USA) - Run Lady Run (General Ironside)
Held up, never troubled leaders (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

6 10 [36¾]	5. The Wee General (IRE) 20/1 E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	6	110	–	58	62	–
b g General Sprite Bow VII - Too Do (Manado)
Held up, ridden and weakened after 7th (tchd 25-1, 33-1 in places)

7 1¼ [38]	2. Grizzly Golfwear (IRE) 20/1 Gary Lyons Roy Bowring	Gary Lyons Roy Bowring	6	110	84	57	61	–
b g Commanche Run - Dunwellan (Tekoah)
Chased leader to 4th, remained handy until weakened after 4 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

PU	8. Loch Na Gleann (IRE) 100/1 Leighton Aspell F Jordan	Leighton Aspell F Jordan	8	109	–	–	–	–
b m Homo Sapien (IRE) - Lough Hill Lady (Cantab)
Held up, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened 6th, behind when pulled up before 3 out

PU	7. Direct Hit 20/1 Rodi Greene J R Jenkins	Rodi Greene J R Jenkins	5	109 b	91	–	–	–
ch m Gunner B - Sweet Canyon (NZ) (Headland I)
Prominent, pulled hard, weakened 8th, behind when pulled up before 2 out (tchd 25-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 46.70s (slow by 38.70s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Robert Hitchins (Native Emperor) 1st breeder: D Mitchell
2nd owner: Jobs Racing (Ballygarvan I)
3rd owner: Lady Vestey & Ian Stark (Maximize)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.40 £1.10 £1.40 Ex: £14 CSF: £11.92 Trifecta: £44.70 Part won.

2:00 Stratford 14 Oct 2000

Birds 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D