3.30 BIRCH HANDICAP HURDLE of £5,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

Leicester Results Wed, 6th Dec, 2000

Going - Chs:Good to Soft-Hdl:Heavy.

BIRCH HANDICAP HURDLE of £5,000.00 4-y-o plus 2m. 4f. 110yds.

1st - £3,484.00, 2nd - £1,052.00, 3rd - £516.00, 4th - £248.00 8 Ran

1st

Forest Run Forest (GB) 10-1 (Incl 5lbs overweight) (John P McManus)
(0:33.64 14.14 secs slower on today's going )
Supreme Leader - Laurello(Bargello)

SP 4/1

C J Mann

C Rafter(5)

23rd Nov, 00 Taunton
2nd Hcp Hdl This
Race 20th Dec, 00 Newbury
6th Hcp Hdl

2nd

1.25L

Outer Limit (IRE) 11-7

Caerleon (USA) - Lady Liberty (NZ)(Noble Bijou (USA))

SP 9/1

J A B Old

T J Murphy

1st May, 00 Towcester
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 13th Jan, 01 Warwick
p.u. Hcp Hdl

3rd

11L

Winston Run (GB) 11-13

Derrylin - Craftsmans Made

SP 7/2

I Williams

R Wakley

27th Oct, 99 Cheltenham
3rd Nov Chs This
Race 21st Dec, 00 Newcastle
5th Nov Chs

4th

Dutch Dyane (GB) 11-1

Midyan (USA) - Double Dutch(Nicholas Bill)

SP 10/3fav

G Enright

R Johnson

8th Nov, 00 Newbury
3rd Hcp Hdl This
Race 27th Dec, 00 Kempton
11th Hcp Hdl

5th

3.5L

Optimistic Chris (GB) 10-11

Pharly (FR) - Gay Twenties

SP 12/1

A Streeter

J Goldstein

22nd Nov, 00 Wetherby
4th Hcp Hdl This
Race 26th Dec, 00 Market Rasen
2nd Nov Chs

6th

14L

Blasket Sound (IRE) 11-5 (Paul McKeon)

Lancastrian - June's Friend

SP 14/1

D J Wintle

W Marston

29th May, 00 Hereford
2nd Hcp Chs This
Race 27th Dec, 00 Leicester
4th Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Urban Hymn (IRE) 11-10 (Dr Anne Heffernan)

College Chapel (GB) - Soltura (IRE)(Sadler's Wells (USA))

SP 6/1

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

17th Nov, 00 Ascot
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race 30th May, 01 Newcastle
3rd Hcp Hdl

p.u.

Yokki Moppie (USA) 10-13

Local Talent (USA) - Hint Of Intrigue (CAN)

SP 11/1

Nicky Henderson

M A Fitzgerald

18th Nov, 00 Huntingdon
5th Hcp Hdl This
Race

Off
Time 5m. 36.40 secs, which is 14.14 secs slower than the course average on today's going