Full Result 1.50 Exeter | 1 December 1995

BonusPrint Selling Handicap Chase Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 5yo+) 2m2f OMS Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £2,496.10 2nd £689.60 3rd £328.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sophism (USA) 11/2 Jamie Evans M C Pipe	Jamie Evans M C Pipe	6	117 b	87	95	97	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Over The Waves (Main Reef I)
Pulled hard, led after 3rd, went clear with 2nd approaching 4 out, driven out

2 9	0. Sovereign Niche (IRE) 11/2 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	7	120 v	94	94	95	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Sovereign Flash (FR) (Busted)
Close up, chased winner 6th, hard driven 5 out, clear with winner next, weakened approaching last, eased when beaten flat

3 6 [15]	0. Rather Sharp 4/1 T Dascombe ⁵ C L Popham	T Dascombe ⁵ C L Popham	9	117	92	82	87	–
b g Green Shoon - Rather Special (Varano)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 6th, outpaced in moderate 3rd approaching 4 out, kept on

4 8 [23]	0. Turpin's Green 5/2F G Upton J S King	G Upton J S King	12	111	81	68	68	–
b g Nearly A Hand - Maria's Piece (Rose Knight)
Led to 3rd, driven and lost place 6th, hard ridden and no impression from 4 out

5 1½ [24½]	0. Achiltibuie 14/1 Barry Fenton ⁵ F J Yardley	Barry Fenton ⁵ F J Yardley	11	99 5	66	47	51	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Gorgeous Gertie (Harwell)
Chased leaders until jumped slowly 5th, lost touch 6 out

6 3½ [28]	0. Aparecida (FR) 20/1 D Morris M A Griffin	D Morris M A Griffin	9	100 8	66	–	–	–
u m Direct Flight (FR) - Bell Poppy (FR) (Carmarthen)
Held up, in touch until driven and outpaced 6th, soon no chance

7 shd [28]	0. Toll Bridge 25/1 Jim Culloty ⁷ James Payne	Jim Culloty ⁷ James Payne	8	97 3	66	42	48	–
b m New Member - Court Bridge
Held up, in touch until outpaced 6th, soon behind

8 dist [58]	0. Gabish 40/1 Robert Thornton ⁷ Bernard Scriven	Robert Thornton ⁷ Bernard Scriven	10	97	66	–	–	–
b g Try My Best (USA) - Crannog (Habitat)
Held up in touch until outpaced 6th, tailed off

PU	0. Viaggio 4/1 J Lodder William Clay	J Lodder William Clay	7	1010 v	76	–	–	–
b g High Line - Al Washl (USA) (The Minstrel)
Close up until hit 3rd and slipped badly, recovered to chase leaders 7th, weakening in 4th when hit 5 out, well behind when mistake next, soon pulled up

9 ran Off time: 1:51:00 Winning time: 4m 38.60s (slow by 28.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Martin Pipe Racing Club (Sophism) 1st breeder: North Ridge Farm
2nd owner: Avalon Surfacing Ltd (Sovereign Niche)
3rd owner: C L Popham (Rather Sharp)

1:50 Exeter 1 Dec 1995

BonusPrint Selling Handicap Chase Class G