Full Result 2.05 Uttoxeter | 16 July 2003

Dove Valley Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f207yds) 2m4f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £3,598 2nd £1,028 3rd £514

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Chivite (IRE) 1/3F Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	Richard Johnson Philip Hobbs	4	112	107	–	111	–
b g Alhaarth (IRE) - Laura Margaret (Persian Bold)
Led 2nd, quickened 4th, clear 4 out, heavily eased run-in (op 2-5)

2 19	2. No Mercy I 50/1 Colin Bolger ⁵ B A Pearce	Colin Bolger ⁵ B A Pearce	7	107	70	–	75	–
ch g Faustus (USA) - Nashville Blues (IRE) (Try My Best)
Tracked leaders, ridden 3 out, kept on to take remote 2nd last (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

3 10 [29]	4. Shannon Quest (IRE) 10/1 Marcus Foley Oliver Sherwood	Marcus Foley Oliver Sherwood	7	1012 b	92	–	75	–
bb g Zaffaran (USA) - Carrick Shannon (Green Shoon)
Chased winner from 5th, ridden 4 out, weakened between last 2, broke blood vessel (trainer said the gelding had finished distressed ) (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 and 11-1 in places)

PU	5. Behzad (IRE) 11/2 Graham Lee D McCain	Graham Lee D McCain	4	109	–	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Behriya (IRE) (Kenmare)
Set slow pace to 2nd, reminders 7th, lost place next, tailed off 4 out, pulled up before next (Vet said after the race he found the gelding was in a distressed state) (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

UR	3. Pharbeit (IRE) 20/1 S P Walsh ⁷ E L James	S P Walsh ⁷ E L James	6	105	80	–	–	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Phargara (IRE) (Phardante)
Pulled hard, swerved violently left and ran off track and unseated rider after 100yds (op 16-1)