Full Result 3.15 Cheltenham | 18 March 1998

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f26yds) 2m5f Old Good 10 hurdles

1st £38,262 2nd £11,496 3rd £5,548 4th £2,574

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Top Cees 11/1 Barry Fenton Mrs J R Ramsden	Barry Fenton Mrs J R Ramsden	8	100 2	128	105	129	–
b g Shirley Heights - Sing Softly (Luthier)
Held up and behind, good headway approaching 2 out, led flat, ridden out

2 1¼	4. Khayrawani (IRE) 20/1 Fran Berry ⁵ C Roche	Fran Berry ⁵ C Roche	6	106	139	110	139	–
bb g Caerleon (USA) - Khaiyla (Mill Reef)
Held up, headway 7th, led after 2 out until flat, hard ridden, ran on

3 ¾ [2]	17. Royal Marine I (IRE) 10/1 Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	Conor O'Dwyer A L T Moore	6	100 5	128	103	127	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Eurolink Sea Baby (Deep Run)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, hard ridden and every chance flat, stayed on

4 1 [3]	18. Like A Lion I (IRE) 12/1 Charlie Swan Capt D G Swan	Charlie Swan Capt D G Swan	7	100 7	128	103	126	–
br g Farhaan - Marble Miller (IRE) (Mister Lord)
Headway 5th, hard ridden and every chance last, stayed on flat

5 2 [5]	6. Native-Darrig (IRE) 12/1 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	7	108	136	109	132	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Broadway Baby (Some Hand)
Held up in rear, headway on bit approaching 3 out, ridden and one pace flat

6 3 [8]	15. Inn At The Top 40/1 R Supple James Turner	R Supple James Turner	6	100 5	128	99	121	–
b g Top Ville (IRE) - Woolpack (Golden Fleece)
Held up, headway and not clear run after 3 out, stayed on flat

7 2 [10]	7. Lucia Forte 11/1 R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	7	103	134	100	125	–
b m Neltino - Celtic Well (Celtic Cone)
Headway 4th, every chance 2 out, weakened approaching last

8 ¾ [10¾]	5. Whip Hand (IRE) 14/1 Paul Carberry J G Fitzgerald	Paul Carberry J G Fitzgerald	7	109	137	106	127	–
br g Bob Back (USA) - Praise The LordI (Lord Gayle)
Tracked leaders, driven along approaching 3 out, one pace

9 2 [12¾]	19. Impulsive Dream (IRE) 8/1 Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	Norman Williamson E J O'Grady	7	100 8	128	95	116	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Nellie's Dream (Over The River)
Held up, headway 6th, led 2 out, soon headed, weakened last

10 shd [12¾]	2. Daraydan (IRE) 6/1F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	117	149	116	137	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Delsy (FR) (Abdos)
Led until after 1st, led 6th until 2 out, soon ridden and weakened

11 6 [18¾]	8. Treble Bob (IRE) 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald D K Weld	Mick Fitzgerald D K Weld	8	105 b¹	133	96	115	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Mittens I (Run The Gantlet)
Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten

12 5 [23¾]	13. Royale Angela (FR) 12/1 Richard Johnson J Neville	Richard Johnson J Neville	6	100	128	87	105	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Santa Angela (FR) (Son Of Silver)
Mistake 4th, headway 6th, hard ridden and outpaced after next

13 nk [24¼]	1. Allegation 40/1 C Durham ⁷ M C Pipe	C Durham ⁷ M C Pipe	8	113 v	152	104	129	–
b g Dominion - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders until 6th, soon ridden and lost touch, tailed off

14 ¾ [25]	16. Nordic Breeze (IRE) 33/1 Richard Hughes M C Pipe	Richard Hughes M C Pipe	6	100 5 v	128	87	104	–
bb g Nordico (USA) - Baby Clair (Gulf Pearl)
Never troubled leaders

15 ½ [25½]	21. Green Crusader 66/1 Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	7	100 22 v	128	87	104	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Hysterical I (USA) (High Top)
Behind, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

16 3½ [29]	12. Runaway Pete (USA) 25/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	8	102 b	130	86	102	–
b g Runaway Groom (CAN) - Pete's Damas (USA) (Cutlass)
Led after 1st until 5th, soon ridden, weakened 7th

17 4 [33]	20. Pealings (IRE) 50/1 Mickey Brennan ³ G A Hubbard	Mickey Brennan ³ G A Hubbard	6	911 15	128	78	96	–
gr g Wood Chanter - Ten-Cents I (Taste Of Honey)
Mistake 1st, prominent until weakened quickly 2 out

18 8 [41]	11. Ela Agapi Mou (USA) 16/1 Adrian Maguire Gary Moore	Adrian Maguire Gary Moore	5	102	130	77	90	–
b g Storm Bird (CAN) - Vaguar (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
Chased leaders until 7th, weakening when blundered 3 out, tailed off

19 9 [50]	9. Nocksky (IRE) 13/2 R Dunwoody L Browne	R Dunwoody L Browne	5	103	131	71	82	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Olivana I (GER) (Sparkler I)
Pulled hard, led 5th until 6th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

PU	3. Big Strand (IRE) 11/1 Jamie Evans M C Pipe	Jamie Evans M C Pipe	9	1013	141	–	–	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Tranquil Love (Ardoon)
Always behind, tailed off 6th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	10. Far Dawn (USA) 33/1 C Maude Amanda Perrett	C Maude Amanda Perrett	5	102	130	–	–	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Dawn's Reality (USA) (In Reality)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

21 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 5m 0.80s (fast by 1.20s) Total SP: 137%
1st owner: Charlton Bloodstock Ltd (Top Cees) 1st breeder: Pendley Farm
2nd owner: John P McManus (Khayrawani)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Royal Marine I)
Tote win: £16.90 PL: £3.70 £8.70 £4.30 Ex: £313 CSF: £208.45 Tricast: £2,111.76 Trifecta: £2,543.60 Pool: £13,076.50. 3.65 winning tickets.

3:15 Cheltenham 18 Mar 1998

Coral Cup Handicap Hurdle Class B