Full Result 3.30 Chepstow | 22 December 1990

Christmas Cracker Handicap Chase

(0-125, 5yo+) 2m4f Good

1st £3,223.50 2nd £896 3rd £430.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Romany King I 5/2F Richard Guest G B Balding	Richard Guest G B Balding	6	109	112	123	124	–
br g Crash Course - Winsome Lady (Tarqogan)
Always prominent, joined leaders 12th, led flat, ridden out

2 ½	0. Bold Lament 20/1 Graham Bradley Nicky Henderson	Graham Bradley Nicky Henderson	9	1010	113	124	124	–
b g Rhett Butler - Ameliorate (Reform)
Jumped right, led, pecked 1st and 12th, hard ridden 2 out, headed flat

3 20 [20½]	0. Cash Is King I 4/1 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	6	119 b	126	120	117	–
b g Tug Of War - Norhamina (Tyrone)
Headway 7th, every chance 12th, weakened quickly 3 out

4 5 [25½]	0. Wink Gulliver 6/1 R Arnott David Elsworth	R Arnott David Elsworth	6	118	125	112	108	–
gr g Strong Gale (IRE) - Pale Maid (Rise N'Shine II)
Prominent until weakened 12th

5 nk [25¾]	0. Shotingo 66/1 S Hodgson ⁷ W R Sheedy	S Hodgson ⁷ W R Sheedy	10	97 10	103	84	85	–
b g Rustingo - Pennyshot*t (Big Shot)
Mistake 3rd, no headway from 12th

6 25 [50¾]	0. Skinnhill 12/1 Steve Smith-Eccles T Thomson Jones	Steve Smith-Eccles T Thomson Jones	6	108 b	111	78	–	–
b g Final Straw - Twenty Two (FR) (Busted)
Always behind, tailed off

7 4 [54¾]	0. Western Counties 16/1 A Mulholland R J Holder	A Mulholland R J Holder	11	1013	116	79	–	–
ch g True Song - Gay Air (Romany Air)
Always behind, tailed off

8 12 [66¾]	0. Corn Merchant 25/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	9	109	112	65	–	–
ch g Winden - Erra (Romany Air)
Always behind, tailed off

F	0. Imadyna (NZ) 16/1 Rodi Greene ⁷ D H Barons	Rodi Greene ⁷ D H Barons	8	113	127	–	–	–
b g Frassino - Volidrill (NZ) (Ward Drill)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, blundered and unseated rider 7th

F	0. St Andrew's Bay 25/1 Luke Harvey C Weedon	Luke Harvey C Weedon	10	100 8	103	–	–	–
b g Rymer - Raise The Standard (Distinctly)
Hampered 4th, soon prominent, 5th when fell 11th

F	0. The Demon Barber 5/1 N Doughty G Richards	N Doughty G Richards	8	120	131	–	–	–
b g Fine Blade (USA) - Mingy (Della Strada)
4th when fell 4th

F	0. Bronze Final 20/1 R Rowe J T Gifford	R Rowe J T Gifford	7	1010	113	–	–	–
br g Track Spare - Bronze Foliage (Bois Le Roi)
Good headway 8th, 6th and beaten when fell 11th

PU	0. Wally Wombat 50/1 Jamie Osborne M Scudamore	Jamie Osborne M Scudamore	12	100 1	103	–	–	–
b g Abwah - Enlighten II (Twilight Alley)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 13th

PU	0. Irish Lord 16/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	9	103	106	–	–	–
b g Jaazeiro (USA) - Plight (Pieces Of Eight)
Mistakes, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

PU	0. Western Truce 50/1 M M Lynch J Webber	M M Lynch J Webber	7	100 8	103	–	–	–
b g Genuine - Wesco (Golden Love I)
Behind when pulled up before 10th

UR	0. Guiburn's Nephew 16/1 C Maude ⁵ Philip Hobbs	C Maude ⁵ Philip Hobbs	8	119	131	–	–	–
ch g National Trust I - Arran Sunset (Miracle I)
Held up, every chance approaching 12th, 4th and beaten when blundered and unseated rider 13th

UR	0. Basilea 33/1 Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	7	113	120	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Katie Kumar (Silver Kumar)
Behind when blundered and unseated rider 13th