Full Result 1.50 Cheltenham | 12 November 1999

Murphy's Irish Stout Novices' Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £7,197.50 2nd £2,180 3rd £1,065 4th £507.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Experimental (IRE) 4/1C Neil Mulholland ⁵ G T Lynch	Neil Mulholland ⁵ G T Lynch	5	1013	103	112	115	–
b g Top Of The World - Brun's Toy (FR) (Bruni)
Held up in rear, steady headway from 4th, pressed leaders from 2 out, challenged last, driven to lead run-in, ridden out (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in a place)

2 1	1. Miss Fara (FR) 4/1C A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	1113	112	120	123	–
ch f Galetto (FR) - Faracha (FR) (Kenmare)
Held up in rear, headway from 2 out, soon chasing leaders, switched right last, ridden and ran on to chase winner run-in, no extra near finish (op 5-2)

3 1½ [2½]	2. Afrostar (IRE) 10/1 P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	P G Hourigan Michael Hourigan	5	117	106	113	116	–
b m Soviet Lad (USA) - Festival Of Magic (USA) (Clever Trick)
Behind, steady headway from 4th, challenged 3 out, soon led, ridden aproaching last, headed run-in, weakened near finish (op 8-1 tchd 11-1 in places)

4 2 [4½]	3. Mystery Guest (IRE) 13/2 Warren Marston Pam Sly	Warren Marston Pam Sly	4	117	106	111	114	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Lora's Guest (Be My Guest)
In touch, chased leaders from 4th, challenged from 3 out, still pressing leaders appraoching last, weakened run-in (op 11-2 after 8-1 in a place)

5 1¼ [5¾]	7. Technohead (IRE) 16/1 W Slattery M J Tynan	W Slattery M J Tynan	4	113	102	106	108	–
b f Distinctly North (USA) - Sweet Unison (USA) (One For All)
In touch, headway 4th, pressed leaders 3 out to next, hard driven soon after, weakened run-in (op 12-1)

6 1½ [7¼]	6. Cromwell (IRE) 16/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	4	113	102	104	107	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Catherine Parr (USA) (Riverman)
Chased leaders, ridden and lost place 3 out, hard ridden and ran on again run-in, kept on well but not reach leaders (op 14-1)

7 1¼ [8½]	8. Riccarton 12/1 Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	Richard Johnson Milton Bradley	6	1010	95	96	99	–
b g Nomination - Legendary Dancer (Shareef Dancer)
Chased leaders, ridden 2 out, outpaced approaching last, stayed on under pressure run-in (tchd 14-1 in places)

8 2½ [11]	10. I Recall (IRE) 33/1 Barry Fenton P Hayward	Barry Fenton P Hayward	8	100 v	85	84	86	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Sable Lake (Thatching)
Led until headed after 4th, weakened from 2 out (tchd 50-1 in places)

9 6 [17]	11. Ichi Beau (IRE) 12/1 Adrian Maguire A J Martin	Adrian Maguire A J Martin	5	100 t	85	78	85	–
b g Convinced - May As Well (Kemal)
Raced wide and keen hold, challenged 4th, soon led, headed soon after 3 out, weakened next (tchd 14-1)

10 30 [47]	4. Lizop (IRE) 25/1 M O'Connor ⁷ Luke Comer	M O'Connor ⁷ Luke Comer	4	1011	103	60	68	–
b g Brief Truce (USA) - High Glider (High Top)
Behind, headway to chase leaders approaching 3 out, weakened quickly next (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

F	9. Magua (IRE) 4/1C Paul Carberry A J Martin	Paul Carberry A J Martin	5	104 t	89	–	101	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Fureen (Furry Glen)
In touch, steady headway to track leaders and going well when fell 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in a place)

11 ran Off time: 1:52:00 Winning time: 4m 2.60s (slow by 13.60s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: A G Moylan (Experimental) 1st breeder: Noel Broderick
2nd owner: Mrs Christine Painting (Miss Fara)
3rd owner: Michael O'Flaherty (Afrostar)
Tote win: £4.70 PL: £2 £1.70 £2.80 Ex: £6.40 CSF: £18.57 Tricast: £135.93 Trifecta: £275.20

1:50 Cheltenham 12 Nov 1999

Murphy's Irish Stout Novices' Hurdle Showcase Handicap Class D