Full Result 1.55 Fakenham | 12 December 1996

Stephenson Smart Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (3m38yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £4,307.50 2nd £1,315 3rd £650 4th £317.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Don't Tell The WifeI 7/2 Jimmy McCarthy	Jimmy McCarthy	10	1113	–	–	120	–
br g Derring Rose - Dame Sue (Mandamus)
Held up, headway 8th, challenged last, soon led, ridden out

2 ½	1. Romany Creek (IRE) 3/1 R Dunwoody Jeff Pearce	R Dunwoody Jeff Pearce	7	120	122	–	120	–
b g Trimmingham - Rare Picture (Pollerton)
Prominent, hit 7th, blundered 4 out, led approaching 2 out, headed and unable to quicken flat

3 5 [5½]	4. Pats Minstrel 8/1 Tony Dobbin R Champion	Tony Dobbin R Champion	11	116	114	–	107	–
b g Black Minstrel - Lohunda Park (Malinowski)
Chased leader, left in lead 9th, headed approaching 2 out, one pace

4 dist [35½]	6. Victory Gate (USA) 50/1 D Leahy Linda Jewell	D Leahy Linda Jewell	11	100 17	94	–	–	–
b g Lydian (FR) - Pago Miss (USA) (Pago Pago)
Effort 11th, never near leaders

5 ½ [36]	7. Joker Jack I 16/1 G Hogan ³ R Dean	G Hogan ³ R Dean	11	912 1 26	94	–	–	–
ch g Garryowen I - Deceptive Day (Master Buck)
Prominent until blundered 5th, well behind from 14th

F	3. Speaker Weatherill (IRE) EvensF M Brennan Owen Brennan	M Brennan Owen Brennan	7	116	114	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Arctic Verb (IRE) (Proverb)
Led until fell 9th

PU	5. Good Old Chips 33/1 J R Kavanagh John Whyte	J R Kavanagh John Whyte	9	100 15	94	–	–	–
b g Oats - Etoile De Lune I (Apollo Eight)
Tailed off from 8th, pulled up before 13th

7 ran Off time: 1:55:00 Winning time: 6m 33.50s (slow by 29.50s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: H & K Commissions (Don't Tell The WifeI) 1st breeder: Mrs Brenda Cunningham
2nd owner: A J Thompson (Romany Creek)
3rd owner: K Hunt (Pats Minstrel)