Full Result 3.45 Chepstow | 21 February 1998

Aspiring Champions Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £7,457.50 2nd £2,260 3rd £1,105 4th £527.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Escartefigue (FR) 5/4F Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	6	1112	–	129	156	–
b g Start Fast (FR) - Dona Clara (Crystal Palace)
Held up, headway 9th, headway 13th, ridden to lead last, ran on

2 ½	3. Fiddling The Facts (IRE) 13/8 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	117	–	124	151	–
bb m Orchestra - Facts 'n Fancies (Furry Glen)
Always prominent, led 13th, mistake last, soon headed, hard ridden, ran on

3 dist [30½]	8. Spring Double (IRE) 9/1 Warren Marston Nigel Twiston-Davies	Warren Marston Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	113 v	–	–	114	–
br g Seclude I (USA) - Solar Jet (Mandalus)
Held up, headway 7th, mistake 5 out, soon weakened, tailed off

4 7 [37½]	5. Dark Stranger (FR) 25/1 A P McCoy Charlie Brooks	A P McCoy Charlie Brooks	7	113	–	–	109	–
b g Iveday (FR) - Abeille Royale (USA) (Turn To Mars)
Pulled hard, headway 5th, lost place approaching 8th, rallied 12th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

5 dist [67½]	7. Robsand (IRE) 50/1 Mr A Balding G B Balding	Mr A Balding G B Balding	9	113	–	–	–	–
b g Sandalay - Remindful (Bargello)
Prominent until weakened 12th, tailed off

PU	6. Golden Film (IRE) 100/1 L Cummins B Llewellyn	L Cummins B Llewellyn	10	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Deep Run - Laharden Lady (Laurence O)
Behind, blundered 8th, pulled up before 9th

PU	2. Strong Chairman (IRE) 11/2 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	7	118	–	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - The Furnituremaker (Mandalus)
Led, reminders approaching 3rd and after 7th, headed 13th, weakened approaching 5 out, pulled up before 4 out

PU	4. Ah Shush (IRE) 66/1 Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	Dr P Pritchard Dr P Pritchard	10	113	–	–	–	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Pampered Finch VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Prominent to 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last

8 ran Off time: 3:46:00 Winning time: 6m 33.00s (slow by 44.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Darren C Mercer (Escartefigue) 1st breeder: Mrs A Daubin And Mrs Jean-Francois Daubin
2nd owner: Mrs E Roberts (Fiddling The Facts)
3rd owner: Mrs Lorna Berryman (Spring Double)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £2.40 Ex: £1.70 CSF: £3.49

3:45 Chepstow 21 Feb 1998

Aspiring Champions Novices' Chase Class B