Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 15 March 1994

Ritz Club National Hunt Handicap Chase

(5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £31,045 2nd £9,310 3rd £4,480 4th £2,065

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Antonin (FR) 4/1F J 'Old' Burke ⁵ Mrs S A Bramall	J 'Old' Burke ⁵ Mrs S A Bramall	6	115	150	150	159	–
ch g Italic (FR) - Pin'Hup (FR) (Signani)
Held up in rear, not fluent 1st, mistake 6th, headway 13th, challenged 3 out, led approaching next, quickened clear approaching last, stayed on strongly

2 10	0. Flash The Cash I 14/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	8	106	132	131	131	–
g Torus - Easter Beauty (Raise You Ten)
Held up, headway 10th, effort when hit 3 out, soon one pace

3 1½ [11½]	0. Grange Brake 16/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	100 7 b	126	124	123	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Arctic Brilliance (Arctic Slave)
Held up, hit 12th, headway 15th, tracking leaders and effort 3 out, stayed on flat

4 2 [13½]	0. Indian Tonic 11/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	100 4	126	123	121	–
br g Ovac (ITY) - Green Hedge (GoldhillI)
Jumped boldly, led until headed and one pace approaching 2 out

5 15 [28½]	0. Roc De Prince (FR) 16/1 G McCourt M C Pipe	G McCourt M C Pipe	11	108	134	121	114	–
br g Djarvis (FR) - Haute Volta II (FR) (Beau Fixe)
Held up towards rear, ridden along 11th, headway 14th, hit 4 out, weakened approaching next

6 12 [40½]	0. Ushers Island 9/2 Graham Bradley Howard Johnson	Graham Bradley Howard Johnson	8	107	133	112	101	–
br g Sandalay - Star Luck (Star Signal)
Not fluent 2nd, never on terms

7 20 [60½]	0. Strong Beau 5/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	9	100 2	126	91	74	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Red Pine (Khalkis)
Chased leaders until weakened 15th

PU	0. Complete Optimist 100/1 Guy Lewis ⁵ Richard Lee	Guy Lewis ⁵ Richard Lee	10	99 23	126	–	–	–
b g Midland Gayle - No Hunting (No Time)
Tracked leaders to 10th, behind when pulled up before 12th

PU	0. Springaleak 11/1 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	9	112 b¹	142	–	–	–
bb m Lafontaine I (USA) - Union Rules (Workboy I)
Prominent until jumped slowly 12th, steadily weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Whaat Fettle 7/1 M Moloney G Richards	M Moloney G Richards	9	100	126	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Double Century (Double-U-Jay)
Prominent, ridden 11th, lost place next, weakening when hit 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

UR	0. Rocktor (NZ) 12/1 D Gallagher D H Barons	D Gallagher D H Barons	8	103	129	–	–	–
b g Shy Rambler (USA) - Sobina (NZ) (Sobig)
Towards rear when blundered and unseated rider 7th

11 ran Off time: 4:13:00 Winning time: 6m 26.10s (slow by 23.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: M Stanners (Antonin) 1st breeder: Pierre Sayet & Maurice Marlin
2nd owner: Dr G Madan Mohan (Flash The Cash I)
3rd owner: Mrs J Mould (Grange Brake)

4:05 Cheltenham 15 Mar 1994

Ritz Club National Hunt Handicap Chase