Full Result 3.55 Chepstow | 7 November 1998

Nimble Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,737.50 2nd £825 3rd £400 4th £187.50

Nimble Handicap Hurdle Class D, 2m - Good To Soft, Class 3 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Tonka 7/2 Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	6	100 3	107	74	106	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Led, soon clear, jumped right 3rd, headed 4 out, challenged next, rallied gamely from 2 out to take narrow lead last, ran on well under pressure (op 3-1)

2 1¼	1. Executive Decision I (IRE) 5/4F Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	4	1111	135	98	133	–
ch g Classic Music (USA) - Bengala I (FR) (Hard To Beat)
Tracked winner from 2nd until led 4 out, ridden and stayed on from 3 out, narrowly headed last, edged right and no extra run-in (op 6-4 tchd 13-8)

3 1 [2¼]	3. Distant Storm 4/1 Charlie Swan Bernard Llewellyn	Charlie Swan Bernard Llewellyn	5	100 3 b	107	72	104	–
ch h Pharly (FR) - Candle In The Wind (Thatching)
Chased winner to 2nd, ridden 4 out, rallied from 2 out, staying on but no impression on winner when not clear run near finish (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in a place)

4 16 [18¼]	5. Pharly Reef 33/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	6	100 22	107	56	92	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Hay Reef (Mill Reef)
Keen hold, held up in rear, headway approaching 4 out, weakened next (op 12-1)

5 23 [41¼]	2. Defendtherealm 4/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	7	106 2	113	38	71	–
br g Derring Rose - Armagnac Princess (Armagnac Monarch)
Behind, brief effort approaching 4 out, soon weakened (op 9-4)