Full Result 2.20 Taunton | 13 December 2001

Blackdown Hills Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m7f198yds) 3m Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £3,510 2nd £1,080 3rd £540 4th £270

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Above The Cut (USA) 5/1 Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	Jimmy McCarthy Charlie Morlock	9	105	95	61	99	–
ch g Topsider (USA) - Placer Queen (Habitat)
Held up, effort approaching 2 out, led last, driven out (op 7-2 tchd 11-2 in a place)

2 ¾	2. Ashgar (USA) EvensF Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	Paul W Flynn Philip Hobbs	5	118	111	77	116	–
ch g Bien Bien (USA) - Ardisia (USA) (Affirmed)
In touch, pressed leader 8th, led 2 out to last, kept on well (tchd 11-8 and 6-4 in places)

3 12 [12¾]	1. Quini Eagle (FR) 10/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	120 v	117	71	112	–
gr g Dom Pasquini (FR) - Miss Eagle (FR) (Staunch Eagle)
Chased leaders, effort approaching 2 out, soon beaten (op 6-1)

4 2½ [15¼]	4. Tobago (IRE) 4/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	6	1013	103	53	96	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Portia's Delight (IRE) (The Parson)
Led 2nd until headed and blundered 2 out, soon beaten (op 5-2)

PU	5. Hot To Trot (IRE) 8/1 Mrs C J Mann Charlie Mann	Mrs C J Mann Charlie Mann	8	1012	102	–	–	–
b g Yashgan - La Tante (Bold Lad)
Always rear, well behind from 7th, pulled up before 9th (op 6-1)

PU	8. Tiger Grass (IRE) 12/1 Seamus Durack William Muir	Seamus Durack William Muir	5	101 v¹	91	–	91	–
gr g Ezzoud (IRE) - Rustic Lawn (Rusticaro)
Led to 2nd, 5th and held when clipped heels and stumbled badly 2 out, pulled up before last (tchd 8-1)