Full Result 3.30 Folkestone | 15 January 1999

Canterbury Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) 2m5f Soft 15 fences

1st £2,574 2nd £714 3rd £342

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Orphan Spa (IRE) 6/1 E Husband G M McCourt	E Husband G M McCourt	8	1012	69	81	87	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Knockdrumagh (Harwell)
Tracked leaders, mistake 9th, effort to lead 3 out, ridden clear from next, stayed on well (official explanation: trainer said gelding benefitted from a 5f drop in trip, and a drop in class) (op 7-2)

2 18	6. River Gala (IRE) 8/1 P Holley Ron Hodges	P Holley Ron Hodges	9	109	66	63	64	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Silver Gala (Gala Performance)
Prominent, pushed along after 8th, led next to 3 out, soon ridden, no chance with winner 2 out, finished tired (op 6-1 tchd 10-1, 12-1 in places)

3 ½ [18½]	7. Lyphard's Fable (USA) 5/1 T Jenks Tom George	T Jenks Tom George	8	109	66	62	63	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Affirmative Fable (USA) (Affirmed)
Mistake 2nd, prominent, with leader 9th to 11th, ridden and outpaced 3 out, kept on one pace under pressure from 2 out (op 6-1)

4 dist [48½]	2. First Instance (IRE) 6/4F R Forristal ⁵ D M Grissell	R Forristal ⁵ D M Grissell	9	113 7	79	–	–	–
b g Torus - Red-Leria (Red Regent)
Led to after 1st, led 8th to next, pushed along and lost place 10th, weakened next, tailed off (op 5-4 tchd 13-8 in a place)

5 20 [68½]	5. Can't Say (IRE) 10/1 Barry Fenton Milton Bradley	Barry Fenton Milton Bradley	7	1011	68	–	–	–
br g Gallic League (IRE) - Mixed Feelings (Junius)
Mistake 2nd, blundered next, last and struggling 8th, lost touch next, tailed off (op 5-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

PU	3. Allo George 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Tony Newcombe	Mick Fitzgerald Tony Newcombe	13	116	77	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Dodgy Lady (Royal Avenue)
Led after 1st until mistake and headed 8th, weakened rapidly, pulled up before 10th (trainer said gelding was found to be slightly lame after the race) (op 8-1)

PU	1. Sprint Up (FR) 4/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1110 tb	92	–	–	–
b g Tadj (FR) - Springfull (FR) (Margouillat)
Ran in snatches and not fluent, reminders 6th, driven to join leader 11th until weakened 3 out, no chance when pulled up before last (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

7 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 5m 47.30s (slow by 45.30s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs B Taylor (Orphan Spa) 1st breeder: M Moore
2nd owner: Bob Froome (River Gala)
3rd owner: Mrs G C McFerran (Lyphard's Fable)
Tote win: £6.70 PL: £2.20 £6.70 Ex: £69 CSF: £47.33

3:30 Folkestone 15 Jan 1999

Canterbury Handicap Chase Class F