Full Result 2.55 Worcester | 25 November 1997

Carmela And John's Silver Wedding Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) 2m4f OMS Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,345 2nd £1,005 3rd £485 4th £225

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Sesame Seed (IRE) 9/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	9	1111	124	–	124	–
b g Wassl - Halva (Troy)
Held up, headway 5th, led flat, driven out

2 1	6. Drum Battle 14/1 Rodi Greene Bill Turner	Rodi Greene Bill Turner	5	101	100	–	99	–
ch g Bold Arrangement - Cannon Boy (USA) (Canonero)
Always prominent, led after 7th, hard ridden and headed flat

3 1¼ [2¼]	7. Prussia 16/1 G Tormey William Clay	G Tormey William Clay	6	100 4	99	–	97	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Vagrant Maid (USA) (Honest Pleasure)
Chased leader to 6th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on flat

4 11 [13¼]	4. Tompetoo (IRE) 11/4 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	1013	112	–	105	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Express Course (Crash Course)
Prominent, ridden 7th, weakened flat

5 18 [31¼]	3. Three Farthings 6/4F Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	7	111	114	–	102	–
b g Derring Rose - Black Penny (West Partisan)
Held up, hit 5th, headway 6th, blundered 7th, not recover

6 dist [61¼]	2. Tuscany Highway (IRE) 16/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	8	117	120	–	–	–
ch g Aristocracy (IRE) - Johnnies Lass (Menelek)
Led until after 7th, soon weakened, tailed off

PU	5. Seymourswift 100/30 G Upton D R Gandolfo	G Upton D R Gandolfo	7	1010	109	–	–	–
b m Seymour Hicks (FR) - Swift Sentence (Paper Cap)
Always behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up before 2 out

7 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 5m 12.30s (slow by 37.30s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Raymond Tooth (Sesame Seed) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: David Chown (Drum Battle)
3rd owner: The Prussia Partnership (Prussia)
Tote win: £11.50 PL: £4 £3 Ex: £27.30 CSF: £103.35