Full Result 2.50 Chepstow | 25 November 1998

49's Handicap Hurdle Class C Showcase Race

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 11 hurdles

1st £5,199 2nd £1,572 3rd £766 4th £363

49's Handicap Hurdle Class C Showcase Race, 2m7½f - Good To Soft, Class 3 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Flying Gunner 5/2F Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	7	1012	120	78	128	–
ch g Gunner B - Dans Le Vent (Pollerton)
Held up, headway to press leader 4 out, led 2 out, driven and ran on well approaching last, readily (op 3-1 tchd 7-2)

2 3	3. Bankhead (IRE) 20/1 Miss C Spearing John Spearing	Miss C Spearing John Spearing	9	116	128	84	133	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Coolcanute (Hardicanute)
Pressed leaders until led 4th, headed 6th, led 7th to next, led again 4 out, shaken up and headed 2 out, kept on but not pace of winner run-in (op 10-1)

3 11 [14]	6. Cool Spring (IRE) 9/1 Andrew Thornton Henry Daly	Andrew Thornton Henry Daly	6	113	125	73	121	–
b m Zaffaran (USA) - Daisy Spring (Straight Rule)
Headway 6th, chased leaders approaching 4 out, outpaced from next (op 5-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

4 dist [44]	7. Newton Point 16/1 C Maude Simon Earle	C Maude Simon Earle	9	111	123	–	–	–
b g Blakeney - Assertive I (USA) (Assert)
Soon driven along to press leaders, lost touch 7th, tailed off (op 10-1)

5 21 [65]	5. Jet Rules (IRE) 14/1 B Powell Snr Mrs J Pitman	B Powell Snr Mrs J Pitman	8	114 b	126	–	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Bell Walks Fancy (Entrechat I)
Led to 4th, stayed pressing leader until led again 6th to next, led 8th, soon headed, weakened quickly approaching 4 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 dist [95]	2. Borazon (USA) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	1113	136	–	–	–
ch g Lyphard (USA) - Berceau (USA) (Alleged)
Always behind, ridden after 5th, moderate headway approaching 4 out, no chance when mistake last and virtually pulled up run-in (op 5-1)

7 shd [95]	4. Royale Angela (FR) 7/2 Graham Bradley J Neville	Graham Bradley J Neville	6	115	127	–	–	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Santa Angela (FR) (Son Of Silver)
Held up, always behind, distant fourth when blundered 3 out, virtually pulled up run-in (trainer reorted that gelding returned with twisted plate) (op 4-1 tchd 9-2)

PU	1. Red Curate (IRE) 100/30 Warren Marston G M McCourt	Warren Marston G M McCourt	7	1113	135	–	–	–
b g Radical - Parsfield (The Parson)
Mistake 4th, headway 6th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out, finished lame (op 9-4 tchd 7-2 in places)