Full Result 1.55 Cheltenham | 1 January 1992

A. S. W. Handicap Chase

(5yo+) 4m New Good

1st £5,150 2nd £1,550 3rd £750 4th £350

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Rubika (FR) 15/2 A Tory S Mellor	A Tory S Mellor	9	103	131	112	127	–
b g Saumon (FR) - Eureka III (FR) (Vieux Chateau)
Always prominent, led 17th to 19th, led 20th to 22nd, led last, stayed on strongly

2 2½	0. Honeybeer Mead 100/1 N Mann John Ryall	N Mann John Ryall	10	100 17	128	108	121	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Midnight Oil I (IRE) (Menelek)
Headway 7th, led 2 out to last, one pace

3 3½ [6]	0. Boraceva 8/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	9	113	145	123	134	–
b g Salluceva (IRE) - Boreen Queen (Boreen)
Held up, headway 16th, blundered 24th, stayed on approaching last

4 nk [6¼]	0. Pampering 100/1 Carl Llewellyn Martyn Meade	Carl Llewellyn Martyn Meade	11	100 17	128	106	116	–
b g Pamroy - Crosswise (Firestreak I)
Chased leaders, ridden along 17th, every chance 3 out, rallied flat

5 3½ [9¾]	0. What's The Crack 4/1 B Dowling	B Dowling	9	110	134	118	126	–

Prominent, led 19th to 20th, led 22nd to 2 out, soon weakened

6 hd [10]	0. Royal Battery (NZ) 6/1 Rodi Greene ⁵ D H Barons	Rodi Greene ⁵ D H Barons	8	100	133	104	117	–
br g Norfolk Air - All At Sea (NZ) (Man The Rail)
Prominent, ridden 3 out, beaten approaching last

7 7 [17]	0. Ace Of Spies 11/2 D Murphy Mrs Gill E Jones	D Murphy Mrs Gill E Jones	11	107	135	107	112	–
b g He Loves Me - Belle Bergere (Faberge II)
Held up, headway 20th, mistake 24th and 3 out, soon weakened

8 shd [17]	0. Just So 20/1 S Burrough Paul Nicholls	S Burrough Paul Nicholls	9	103 3 14	131	104	108	–
bl g Sousa - Just Camilla (Ascertain I)
Chased leaders to 23rd, soon weakened

9 dist [47]	0. Topsham Bay 8/1 H Davies D H Barons	H Davies D H Barons	9	107	135	–	–	–
b g Proverb - Biowen (Master Owen)
Led 2nd to 8th, led 11th to 17th, weakened 24th, tailed off

PU	0. Bigsun 3/1F R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	11	111 b	143	–	–	–
b g Sunyboy - Stella Roma (Le Levanstell)
Led to 2nd, led 8th to 11th, blundered badly 14th, soon behind, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out

10 ran Off time: 1:57:00 Winning time: 8m 42.50s Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Trevor Hemmings (Rubika) 1st breeder: Pierre Cypres
2nd owner: B J M Ryall (Honeybeer Mead)
3rd owner: Duke Of Atholl (Boraceva)

1:55 Cheltenham 1 Jan 1992

A. S. W. Handicap Chase