Full Result 8.15 Cheltenham | 29 April 1998

Betty Coley Special Birthday Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) (2m62yds) 2m½f New Good 14 fences

1st £2,305.50 2nd £648 3rd £316.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Warren Boy 100/30 Mr A Dalton ⁷ T L Jones	Mr A Dalton ⁷ T L Jones	8	117	–	75	99	–
b g Hotfoot I - Artaius Rose (FR) (Artaius)
Headway to lead 5th, blundered badly 9th, clear 2 out, ran on well

2 3	2. Vital Song 15/8J Mr G Matthews ⁷ M H Dare	Mr G Matthews ⁷ M H Dare	11	120	–	79	101	–
b g Vital Season - Tia Song (Acrania)
Mistakes, led to 3rd, lost place 8th, rallied approaching 3 out, chased winner approaching 2 out, ran on flat

3 10 [13]	6. Il Bambino 12/1 Mr A Charles-Jones ⁷ H J Manners	Mr A Charles-Jones ⁷ H J Manners	10	117	–	62	84	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - TrapaniI (Ragusa)
Held up and behind, headway 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

4 6 [19]	3. Dalametre 12/1 Mr M Munrowd ⁷ M J M Evans	Mr M Munrowd ⁷ M J M Evans	11	1111	–	60	82	–
b g Dutch TreatI - CompositeI (Compensation)
Headway 6th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened

5 9 [28]	1. Busman (IRE) 15/8J Mr D S Jones ⁷ K R Pearce	Mr D S Jones ⁷ K R Pearce	9	120	–	53	76	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Cistus (Sun Prince)
Held up, headway 8th, hit 10th, pecked 4 out, weakened after 3 out

6 2 [30]	10. Eatons 50/1 Miss M Coombe ⁷ Mrs Peter Shaw	Miss M Coombe ⁷ Mrs Peter Shaw	7	112	–	39	62	–
br m Daring March - Party Game (Red Alert I)
Pulled hard, mistakes, always behind

7 13 [43]	5. Doctor-J (IRE) 33/1 Mr J M Pritchard ⁷ D C Gibbs	Mr J M Pritchard ⁷ D C Gibbs	8	117 b	–	30	54	–
ch g Jareer (USA) - Velvet Breeze (Windjammer)
Always behind

F	8. Scally Blue 50/1 Mr M Harris ⁷ Mrs P Grainger	Mr M Harris ⁷ Mrs P Grainger	7	118 1	–	–	–	–
gr g Scallywag - Blue Gift (Hasty Word)
Prominent, mistake 3 out, soon weakened, 6th and no chance when fell last

PU	11. Emma's Vision (IRE) 50/1 Jim Crowley ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jim Crowley ⁷ Ron Hodges	8	112	–	–	–	–
b m Vision (USA) - Julie Blake (Blakeney)
Pulled hard, mistakes, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

REF	4. Carraig-An-Oir (IRE) 50/1 Mr M Gingell ⁷ M J Gingell	Mr M Gingell ⁷ M J Gingell	9	117 b	–	–	–	–
b g Down The Hatch - Dont Rock (Rugged Man)
Led 3rd to 5th, weakened 8th, tailed off when refused last

UR	7. Prince Nepal 50/1 Mr S Shinton ⁷ Terry Hopkins	Mr S Shinton ⁷ Terry Hopkins	14	117 b	–	–	–	–
b g Kinglet - Nepal (Indian Ruler)
Prominent, mistake 3rd, weakened 6th, behind when blundered and unseated rider 10th

11 ran Off time: 8:17:00 Winning time: 4m 26.70s (slow by 27.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: F J Ayres (Warren Boy) 1st breeder: D Elvin
2nd owner: M H Dare (Vital Song)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late H J Manners (Il Bambino)
Tote win: £4.50 PL: £1.30 £1.70 £1.50 Ex: £6.40 CSF: £9.57 Trifecta: £19.40 Pool: £645.08. 23.49 winning tickets.
Placepot: £18.00 to a £1 stake. Pool: £27,050.05. 1,091.95 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £6.50 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,669.77. 187.34 winning tickets.

8:15 Cheltenham 29 Apr 1998

Betty Coley Special Birthday Hunters' Chase Class H