Full Result 4.25 Worcester | 22 May 1996

Handley Castle Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Good 15 fences

1st £3,561 2nd £1,068 3rd £514 4th £237

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Rich Life (IRE) 6/1 M Richards C Weedon	M Richards C Weedon	6	110	–	66	104	–
b g Dance Of Life (USA) - Ringawoody (Auction Ring)
Held up, headway 10th, led 3 out, clear last

2 5	. Merivel 8/1 D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	9	117	–	69	96	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Island Varra (Deep Run)
Always prominent, outpaced after 10th, stayed on to go 2nd close home

3 1 [6]	. Real Glee (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy McCarthy John Quinn	Jimmy McCarthy John Quinn	7	117	–	68	95	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Richest (Richboy I)
Tracked leaders, headway 10th, left in lead 4 out, headed next, soon ridden, one pace

4 7 [13]	. Ennistymon I (IRE) 100/1 Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	5	102	–	44	69	–
br m Satco (FR) - Auntie Di (Shy Groom)
Mid-division, hit 7th, soon lost touch

5 4 [17]	. Luke Warm 33/1 G Upton D R Gandolfo	G Upton D R Gandolfo	6	110	–	52	77	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Hot 'n Scopey (Hot Brandy)
Led until after 2nd, blundered 6th, soon behind

6 18 [35]	. Shameless Lady 100/1 S Burrough Gerald Ham	S Burrough Gerald Ham	6	109	–	32	54	–
b m Bold Owl - Spartan's Girl (Spartan General)
Tracked leaders, mistake 5th, weakened 9th, tailed off

F	. Pontoon Bridge 11/8F R Dunwoody G Harwood	R Dunwoody G Harwood	9	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Lumax (Maximilian)
Always prominent, led 8th until overjumped and fell 4 out

F	. April Cruise 100/1 Andrew Thornton L A Snook	Andrew Thornton L A Snook	9	109 v¹	–	–	–	–
ch m Cruise Missile - April Belle I (Grisaille)
Fell 2nd

F	. Ruby Vision (IRE) 7/1 S Wynne T A Forster	S Wynne T A Forster	7	109	–	–	–	–
ro m Vision (USA) - Blue Alicia (Wolver Hollow)
Fell 1st

PU	. Ballyranebow (IRE) 100/1 Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt C F C Jackson	Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt C F C Jackson	8	1013 4	–	–	–	–
ch m Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Annes Luck (Tudor Music)
Led after 2nd to 8th, soon weakened, behind when blundered badly 2 out, pulled up before last

PU	. Sweet Buck 100/1 M Sharratt R C Pugh	M Sharratt R C Pugh	7	110	–	–	–	–
br g Sweet Monday - Miss Cannibal (Buckskin)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

11 ran Off time: 4:25:00 Winning time: 5m 27.80s (slow by 29.80s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mrs Susan Gay (Rich Life) 1st breeder: John Muldoon
2nd owner: Faulkner West & Co Ltd (building Contrs) (Merivel)
3rd owner: John Stone (Real Glee)

4:25 Worcester 22 May 1996

Handley Castle Novices' Chase Class E