Full Result 1.40 Cheltenham | 31 January 1998

Anita's Special Birthday Treat Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £6,126.75 2nd £1,854 3rd £904.50 4th £429.75

Anita's Special Birthday Treat Handicap Hurdle Class B, 2m1f - Good To Soft, Class 2 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Mr Percy I (IRE) 3/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	7	120	139	128	143	–
ch g John French - Rathvilly Flier (Peacock I)
Always prominent, mistake 3 out, led on bit approaching last, ridden out

2 nk	2. L'Opera (FR) 8/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	5	1112	137	126	141	–
ch g Old Vic - Ma Pavlova (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, hard ridden and every chance flat, ran on

3 3 [3¼]	7. Halona 100/30 A P McCoy Charlie Morlock	A P McCoy Charlie Morlock	8	105	116	102	117	–
b m Pollerton - Premier Susan (Murrayfield)
Led, ridden approaching 2 out, headed approaching last, one pace

4 8 [11¼]	4. Road Racer (IRE) 15/8F Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	5	117	132	110	126	–
br g Scenic (IRE) - Rally I (Relko)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened after 2 out

5 3½ [14¾]	5. Mr Moriarty (IRE) 6/1 T Dascombe Roy Bowring	T Dascombe Roy Bowring	7	112	127	102	116	–
ch g Tate Gallery (USA) - Bernica (FR) (Caro)
With leader, ridden after 3 out, weakened after 2 out

6 dist [44¾]	8. Island Vision I (IRE) 50/1 Martin Smith ⁷ John O'Shea	Martin Smith ⁷ John O'Shea	8	98 1 10 b	111	–	–	–
b g Vision (USA) - VerandahI (Jaazeiro)
Behind from 3rd, tailed off from 4th