Full Result 2.45 Wetherby | 16 November 2002

Rocom Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 3yo+) 2m OMS Heavy 8 hurdles 1 omitted

1st £3,094 2nd £884 3rd £442

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Mr Micky (IRE) 11/2 Richie McGrath Tim Easterby	Richie McGrath Tim Easterby	4	118	90	41	96	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Top Berry (High Top)
Held up, good headway 3 out, ridden, ducked left, led and hit last, ridden and hung left flat, kept on (trainer said gelding may have benefited from the drop in class) (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 and 13-2 in a place)

2 1	5. Colonial Sunrise (USA) 5/1 David O'Meara ³ Tim Easterby	David O'Meara ³ Tim Easterby	5	113	89	38	91	–
b g Pleasant Colony (USA) - Dancing Reef (USA) (Danzig)
Tracked leader, led approaching 3 out, ridden after next, headed last, driven and kept on flat

3 ½ [1½]	1. Initiative 5/1 Adam Pogson ⁷ J Hetherton	Adam Pogson ⁷ J Hetherton	6	115	94	43	97	–
ch g Arazi (USA) - Dance Quest (FR) (Green Dancer)
Held up, headway 4 out, close up next, ridden and every chance when not much room last, no extra flat (op 7-2 tchd 11-2 in places)

4 1½ [3]	7. Tarashani (IRE) 8/1 Alan Dempsey Brian Ellison	Alan Dempsey Brian Ellison	4	111	84	30	84	–
ch g Primo Dominie - Tarakana (USA) (Shahrastani)
Held up, headway to track leaders approaching 3 out, ridden and weakened next (tchd 10-1)

5 dist [33]	2. Rainbow Chase (IRE) 8/1 Paul W Flynn S J Magnier	Paul W Flynn S J Magnier	4	1112	94	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Fayrooz (USA) (Gulch)
Led, ridden along and headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 6-1)

6 24 [57]	6. Strait Talking (FR) 4/1J Warren Marston Jedd O'Keeffe	Warren Marston Jedd O'Keeffe	4	112	85	–	–	–
b g Bering - Servia (Le Marmot)
Tracked leaders on inner, ridden along before 3 out and soon weakened (op 5-1)

7 16 [73]	4. Joey The Schnoze 4/1J Tom Siddall ³ S J Magnier	Tom Siddall ³ S J Magnier	4	114 v	90	–	–	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Linda's Design (Persian Bold)
Chased leaders, mistake 5th and soon weakened (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

7 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 4m 16.20s Total SP: 111%
1st owner: David & Steven Dudley (Mr Micky) 1st breeder: Lady Bland
2nd owner: Elite Racing Club (Colonial Sunrise)
3rd owner: Frank Reay (Initiative)
Tote win: £7.10 PL: £3.50 £1.80 Ex: £38 CSF: £30.79

Last flight on back straight omitted.

2:45 Wetherby 16 Nov 2002

Rocom Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E