Full Result 3.50 Uttoxeter | 18 July 2002

Sporting Options 'Match In The Middle' Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £3,464.50 2nd £1,066 3rd £533 4th £266.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Old Marsh (IRE) 1/2F B J Crowley Venetia Williams	B J Crowley Venetia Williams	6	115	118	68	120	–
b g Grand Lodge (USA) - Lolly Dolly (Alleged)
Made all, drew right away from 7th, mistake 3 out, jumped right and not fluent 2 out and last, hard held (op 4-9 tchd 8-15 and 4-7 in places)

2 26	6. April Treasure 40/1 Rodi Greene Pam Ford	Rodi Greene Pam Ford	7	107	73	30	73	–
b m Stani (USA) - Eleri (Rolfe)
Chased winner until after 4th, outpaced next, regained 2nd 3 out and continued in hopeless pursuit (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

3 7 [33]	2. Bentyheath Lane 40/1 R Wakley Michael Mullineaux	R Wakley Michael Mullineaux	5	1012	67	28	72	–
b g Puissance - Eye SightI (Roscoe Blake)
Held up last, outpaced 5th, went distant 3rd 2 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

4 dist [63]	5. Mysteri Dancer 6/1 Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	Leighton Aspell R J O'Sullivan	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Mystery Ship (Decoy Boy)
Keen hold, chased winner after 4th, outpaced when not fluent next two, lost 2nd 3 out and faded badly (op 5-1 tchd 13-2 and 7-1 in a place)

PU	4. Follow Your Star 11/4 Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	1010	–	–	–	–
ch g Pursuit Of Love - Possessive Artiste (Shareef Dancer)
Held up, lost touch and mistake 5th, not look keen after, pulled up next (jockey said the gelding lost his action) (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 in places)