Full Result 3.30 Taunton | 6 April 2000

Lancaster Mercedes Benz 'Vito' Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div I)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,492 2nd £712 3rd £356

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Val De Fleurie (GER) 11/10F Rodi Greene M C Pipe	Rodi Greene M C Pipe	5	110	100	44	81	–
b m Mondrian (GER) - Valbonne (Master Willie)
Held up, headway 4th, ridden along and slightly outpaced from 6th, rallied to go 2nd before 2 out, kept on to lead close home (op 8-11 tchd 5-4 in places)

2 hd	7. Candy Copper 10/1 Sam Stronge ⁵ Pam Ford	Sam Stronge ⁵ Pam Ford	7	109 t	75	44	79	–
b m Nicholas Bill - Chocolate Drop (Goldhill)
Held up, headway from 4th, led approaching 2 out, headed close home (op 6-1)

3 12 [12¼]	4. Reefer Dancer 40/1 R Bellamy J C Tuck	R Bellamy J C Tuck	5	115	–	31	72	–
ch g Keen - Silent Dancer (Quiet Fling)
Held up, headway from 4th, lost place and ridden next, stayed on again approaching 2 out, no impression on first two (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

4 nk [12½]	5. Shaded (IRE) 14/1 Vince Slattery D J Minty	Vince Slattery D J Minty	6	115	62	31	72	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Sarsaparilla (FR) (Shirley Heights)
Held up, headway from 4th, led 3 out, headed and beaten before next (op 8-1)

5 4 [16½]	8. Feel No Fear 7/2 A Bates ³ Gay Kelleway	A Bates ³ Gay Kelleway	7	1011	–	20	63	–
b m Fearless Action (USA) - Charm Bird (Daring March)
Keen hold, led 2nd and soon clear, headed 3 out, beaten before next (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 and 13-2 in places)

6 shd [16½]	3. Benjamin Jones 40/1 Sean Curran Martin Bosley	Sean Curran Martin Bosley	8	115	–	25	68	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Mizzie Lizzie (Netherkelly)
Held up, ridden along 6th, no danger (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

7 16 [32½]	6. Still Waters 16/1 Jim Culloty Ian Wood	Jim Culloty Ian Wood	5	115	–	–	52	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Krill (Kris)
Held up, headway 5th, struggling from next (op 14-1)

8 3 [35½]	1. Absolute Majority 8/1 Jodie Mogford ³ Stuart Howe	Jodie Mogford ³ Stuart Howe	5	112	–	–	49	–
ch g Absalom - Shall We Run (Hotfoot I)
Held up, mistake 5th, beaten next (op 6-1)

PU	2. Arctic Melody (IRE) 14/1 L Cummins Ben De Haan	L Cummins Ben De Haan	7	115	–	–	–	–
b g Orchestra - Arctic Brief (Buckskin)
Led until pecked 2nd, chased leader after until faded from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 12-1)

PU	10. Starship Trooper 33/1 Warren Marston Nick Williams	Warren Marston Nick Williams	4	1013	–	–	–	–
b g State Trooper - Star Display (Sparkler I)
Pulled hard, held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

10 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 4m 17.00s (slow by 30.00s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: P A Deal (Val De Fleurie) 1st breeder: Gestut Auenquelle
2nd owner: K R Ford (Candy Copper)
3rd owner: The Reefer Partnership (Reefer Dancer)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.10 £2.70 £4.30 Ex: £8.70 CSF: £12.31 Trifecta: £125.74

3:30 Taunton 6 Apr 2000

Lancaster Mercedes Benz 'Vito' Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div I)