Full Result 3.45 Chepstow | 30 September 1995

Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-140, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good 18 fences

1st £6,908 2nd £2,084 3rd £1,012 4th £476

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Straight Talk 9/2 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	8	103	115	113	117	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Golden Tipp (Golden Love I)
Chased leader, led briefly 4th, hit 8th, led approaching 4 out, hard ridden 2 out, headed flat, ran on well to lead near finish

2 shd	0. James Pigg 7/4F D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	8	1010	122	120	124	–
b g Lord Ha Ha - Bank Strike (Even Money)
Chased leaders early, steadied towards rear, good headway approaching 5 out, soon chasing winner, hard ridden 2 out, led flat, idled and caught near finish

3 hd [nk]	0. Mutual Trust I 7/2 G Tormey ³ Philip Hobbs	G Tormey ³ Philip Hobbs	11	102	117	111	119	–
ch g Pollerton (IRE) - Giolla's Bone (Pitpan)
Raced keenly, soon chasing leaders, close up 5 out, hard ridden and outpaced approaching 2 out, strong run flat, just failed

4 8 [8¼]	0. Grange Brake 15/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	120	140	132	134	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Arctic Brilliance (Arctic Slave)
Held up in touch, hit 9th, headway and close up approaching 5 out, outpaced from next

5 25 [33¼]	0. Gold Cap (FR) 7/1 G McCourt Philip Hobbs	G McCourt Philip Hobbs	10	118	134	109	103	–
ch g Noir Et Or - Alkmaar I (USA) (Verbatim)
Not fluent, held up, headway 9th, weakened 13th, soon lost touch

6 1 [34¼]	0. Hillwalk 10/1 D Morris Roger Curtis	D Morris Roger Curtis	9	107	119	94	87	–
b g Croghan Hill - Bell Walks Fancy (Entrechat I)
Mistakes, held up, lost touch 9th

7 20 [54¼]	0. Mr Jamboree 10/1 Andrew Thornton Kim Bailey	Andrew Thornton Kim Bailey	9	120	140	101	88	–
b g Martinmas - Miss Reliant (Reliance II)
Set good pace, headed briefly 4th, mistake 12th, headed after 5 out, weakened quickly, tailed off

PU	0. Cokenny Boy 15/2 Jamie Osborne Mrs J Pitman	Jamie Osborne Mrs J Pitman	10	110	126	–	–	–
b g Abednego (IRE) - Northern Push (IRE) (Push On)
Raced keenly, held up and behind, mistake 12th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

8 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 6m 0.40s (slow by 11.40s) Total SP: 131%
1st owner: Mrs C I A Paterson (Straight Talk) 1st breeder: Mrs Gaynor Stapleton
2nd owner: Bisgrove Partnership (James Pigg)
3rd owner: Mark Bowling (Mutual Trust I)

3:45 Chepstow 30 Sep 1995

Mercedes Benz Handicap Chase Class B