Full Result 5.05 Cheltenham | 17 March 1998

Unicoin Homes Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Final Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m1f67yds) 3m1½f Old Good 12 hurdles

1st £26,935 2nd £8,080 3rd £3,890 4th £1,795

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Unsinkable Boxer (IRE) 5/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	9	1012	136	142	147	–
b g Sheer Grit - Softly Sarah (Hardboy)
Held up and behind, steady headway 8th, led on bit approaching 2 out, canter

2 4	11. Tompetoo (IRE) 9/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	109	133	137	137	–
ch g Roselier (FR) - Express Course (Crash Course)
Chased leaders, hit 5th, ridden and every chance 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on approaching last

3 ¾ [4¾]	9. Spendid (IRE) 12/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	6	1010	134	138	137	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Spendapromise (IRE) (GoldhillI)
Held up, headway 8th, stayed on under pressure flat

4 2 [6¾]	10. Metastasio 14/1 H Rogers D G McArdle	H Rogers D G McArdle	6	1010 v¹	134	136	135	–
b g Petoski - Top Of The League (High Top)
Always tracking leaders, led 3 out, soon headed, stayed on one pace

5 6 [12¾]	16. Ardronan (IRE) 11/1 Paul Carberry Jonjo O'Neill	Paul Carberry Jonjo O'Neill	8	102	126	125	122	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Molly Coddle (Wace)
Held up, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened 2 out

6 2 [14¾]	19. Sprung Rhythm (IRE) 10/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	8	100 2	124	122	118	–
ch g Remainder Man - Creation Lady (Cavo Doro)
Held up, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching last

7 6 [20¾]	4. Jack Button (IRE) 14/1 Russ Garritty Bob Jones	Russ Garritty Bob Jones	9	111	139	133	126	–
b g Kings Lake (USA) - Tallantire (USA) (Icecapade)
Headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

8 hd [21]	3. Gillan Cove (IRE) 33/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	9	115	143	137	130	–
b g The Parson - Shanban (Shackleton)
With leader, led 8th until 3 out, soon ridden and weakened

9 3½ [24½]	1. Allegation 33/1 Richard Hughes M C Pipe	Richard Hughes M C Pipe	8	120 v	152	144	136	–
b g Dominion - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
In rear, headway 8th, hard ridden 3 out, no impression

10 shd [24½]	18. Harbour Island 50/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ M C Pipe	Seamus Durack ⁵ M C Pipe	6	99 1 b	124	111	107	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Quay Line (High Line)
Mistake 7th, headway approaching 10th, every chance 3 out, mistake next, soon weakened

11 6 [30½]	21. Spring Marathon (USA) 50/1 P Holley Nerys Dutfield	P Holley Nerys Dutfield	8	100 4	124	112	101	–
b g Topsider (USA) - April Run (Run The Gantlet)
Behind, ridden 9th, some headway when hampered next, not recover

12 hd [30¾]	8. Couchant (IRE) 33/1 Gerry Supple ⁵ M C Pipe	Gerry Supple ⁵ M C Pipe	7	106 b	135	118	112	–
b g Petoski - Be Easy (Be Friendly)
Always behind

13 1¼ [32]	24. Section Seven (IRE) 33/1 Fran Berry ⁵ Francis Berry	Fran Berry ⁵ Francis Berry	8	99 13	124	107	100	–
br g Buckskin (FR) - Rose Of Allendale (Green Shoon)
Behind, some headway 9th, soon hard driven and weakened

14 hd [32¼]	17. Chabrol (CAN) 33/1 Philip Hide John Berry	Philip Hide John Berry	5	102 2 1	126	114	102	–
b g El Gran Senor (USA) - Off The Record I (USA) (Chas Conerly)
Disputed lead until weakened approaching 3 out

15 12 [44¼]	14. Ivor's Flutter 16/1 Graham Bradley David Elsworth	Graham Bradley David Elsworth	9	104	128	108	92	–
b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Rich Line (High Line)
Always behind, tailed off

16 20 [64¼]	22. Dally Boy 33/1 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	6	100 4	124	92	68	–
b g Efisio - Gay Hostess (FR) (Direct Flight)
Tailed off

17 1½ [65¾]	5. Courbaril 33/1 Richard Johnson M C Pipe	Richard Johnson M C Pipe	6	1013 b	137	104	79	–
b g Warrshan (USA) - Free On Board (Free State I)
Always in rear, tailed off

18 13 [78¾]	23. Claireswan (IRE) 50/1 Robert Thornton Mark H Tompkins	Robert Thornton Mark H Tompkins	6	100 5	124	83	53	–
ch g Rhoman Rule (USA) - Choclate Baby (Kashiwa)
Mistake 6th, always behind, tailed off

19 dist [108¾]	13. Jet Rules (IRE) 50/1 R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	8	106	130	–	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Bell Walks Fancy (Entrechat I)
Chased leaders, ridden 7th, tailed off from next

F	6. Great Easeby (IRE) 10/1 Richie McGrath ³ Wilf Storey	Richie McGrath ³ Wilf Storey	8	1010	137	–	–	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - Kasala (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Held up in rear, fell 10th

F	2. Pleasure Shared (IRE) 25/1 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	10	117	145	–	–	–
ch g Kemal (FR) - Love-In-A-Mist (Paddy's Stream)
Prominent, ridden 8th, mistake next, weakened and fell 3 out

F	12. Haile Derring 20/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	108	132	–	–	–
br g Derring Rose - Haile Lady (Menelek)
Raced wide, prominent, ridden when fell 10th

PU	20. Sheriff II 33/1 Jimmy McCarthy J W Hills	Jimmy McCarthy J W Hills	7	100 3	124	–	–	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Daisy Warwick (USA) (Sir Gaylord)
Led, mistake 5th, headed 8th, weakened 3 out, pulled up before last

PU	15. Warner For Players (IRE) 14/1 Charlie Swan Philip Hobbs	Charlie Swan Philip Hobbs	7	102	126	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Bramble Hatch (Pry)
Chased leaders until 8th, weakened 10th, behind when pulled up before last

24 ran Off time: 5:10:00 Winning time: 6m 12.20s (slow by 6.20s) Total SP: 147%
1st owner: Paul Green (Unsinkable Boxer) 1st breeder: Miss Mary Condon
2nd owner: Pettifer Ltd (Tompetoo)
3rd owner: Mrs Stewart Catherwood (Spendid)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.60 £1.60 £2.90 Ex: £5.70 CSF: £11.79 Tricast: £121.26 Trifecta: £28.90 Pool: £12,938.53. 317.84 winning tickets.
Jackpot: Not won. Pool: £59,068.17 carried over to Cheltenham today.
Placepot: £112.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £418,527.28. 2,722.71 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £13.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £12,744.49. 685.88 winning tickets.

5:05 Cheltenham 17 Mar 1998

Unicoin Homes Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Final Class B