Full Result 2.20 Catterick | 17 December 1998

Firth Steels Norclad Handicap Hurdle Class F

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (1m7f156yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £2,360 2nd £660 3rd £320

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Cumbrian Maestro 7/2 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	5	119 b	107	93	111	–
b g Puissance - Flicker Toa Flame (USA) (Empery)
Tracked leaders, led 2 out, strongly pressed and hard ridden after last, all out (op 9-4)

2 nk	6. Xaipete (IRE) 7/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	6	110	98	84	102	–
b g Jolly Jake (NZ) - Rolfete (USA) (Tom Rolfe)
Tracked leaders, effort and headway approaching 2 out, challenged after last, ran on, no extra close home (op 5-1)

3 2½ [2¾]	3. Eastern Project (IRE) 7/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	4	116	104	88	105	–
b g Project Manager - Diandra (Shardari)
Held up and behind, steady headway 3 out, chased leaders after 2 out, ridden and not quicken approaching last (op 4-1)

4 5 [7¾]	7. Apollo's Daughter 20/1 L Cooper ⁷ J L Goulding	L Cooper ⁷ J L Goulding	10	104	95	67	91	–
b m Meadowbrook - Miss Apollo (Apollo Eight)
Chased leaders, outpaced and driven along after 4th, soon lost place, kept on from 2 out

5 hd [8]	8. Kierchem (IRE) 3/1F C McCormack ⁵ Chris Grant	C McCormack ⁵ Chris Grant	7	106	95	69	91	–
b g Mazaad (IRE) - Smashing Gale (Lord Gayle)
Tracked leaders going well, every chance approaching 2 out, soon ridden and no extra approaching last (op 7-2)

6 ½ [8½]	9. Eriny (USA) 15/2 Eddie Callaghan John Quinn	Eddie Callaghan John Quinn	9	105	89	67	84	–
b g Erins Isle (IRE) - Memorable Girl (USA) (Iron Ruler)
Prominent, led 3 out until 2 out, weakened under pressure approaching last (op 9-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

7 16 [24½]	10. Rawi 10/1 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	5	102 b	86	48	65	–
ch g Forzando - Finally (Final Straw)
Raced keenly, with leaders until ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 16-1)

8 6 [30½]	5. Issyin 14/1 Russ Garritty Michael Easterby	Russ Garritty Michael Easterby	11	111 b	99	55	72	–
ch g Oats - Spiders Web I (Big Deal)
Held up, smooth headway approaching 4 out, ridden and weakened from 3 out (op 12-1)

9 7 [37½]	1. Summerhill Special (IRE) 12/1 F Leahy D W Barker	F Leahy D W Barker	7	1113	111	60	77	–
b m Roi Danzig (USA) - Special Thanks (Kampala)
Always in rear, lost touch after 4 out

10 13 [50½]	11. Canadian Fantasy 50/1 Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	4	100 14	84	20	37	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Florinda (CAN) (Vice Regent)
Led until headed 3 out, soon weakened (op 33-1)

PU	4. Katiymann I (IRE) 33/1 Tony Dobbin Brian Ellison	Tony Dobbin Brian Ellison	6	111	99	–	–	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - Katiyfa (Auction Ring)
Prominent until lost place quickly and behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer reported that the gelding choked during the race) (op 25-1)

11 ran Off time: 2:22:00 Winning time: 3m 52.80s (slow by 14.80s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Cumbrian Industrials Ltd (Cumbrian Maestro) 1st breeder: Bearstone Stud
2nd owner: N B Mason (Xaipete)
3rd owner: Steve Semple (Eastern Project)
Tote win: £4.30 PL: £1.90 £2.40 £1.60 Ex: £14 CSF: £25.36 Tricast: £149.30

2:20 Catterick 17 Dec 1998

Firth Steels Norclad Handicap Hurdle Class F