Full Result 4.50 Ascot | 31 March 1999

Hat And Picture Mahonia Hunters' Chase Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good To Firm 16 fences

1st £2,879 2nd £872 3rd £426 4th £203

Hat And Picture Mahonia Hunters' Chase Class H, 2m3½f - Good To Firm, Class 6 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Desert Calm (IRE) 16/1 Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ³ D McCain	Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ³ D McCain	10	1111	–	97	96	–
br g Glow (USA) - Lancette (Double Jump I)
Chased leaders, rallied to lead approaching 2 out, headed last, kept on gamely under pressure to get back up on line (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in a place and 25-1 in a place)

2 shd	6. Conti D'Estruval (FR) 16/1 Mr Terry Smith ⁵ Mrs Sally Mullins	Mr Terry Smith ⁵ Mrs Sally Mullins	9	119	–	95	96	–
b g Synefos (USA) - Barbara Conti (ITY) (Teodoro Trivulzio)
Tracked leaders, strong challenge from 3 out, led last, headed near line (op 10-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

3 4 [4]	3. Shaarid (USA) 7/2F Mr C Bonner Patrick Chamings	Mr C Bonner Patrick Chamings	11	124	–	101	96	–
b g El Gran Senor (USA) - Summer Silence I (USA) (Stop The Music)
Tracked leaders to 6th, lost place 8th, rallied after 3 out, kept on well (op 4-1)

4 5 [9]	15. Strong Medicine 9/2 Mr P Bull ⁵ Mrs Heather Silk	Mr P Bull ⁵ Mrs Heather Silk	12	119	–	88	90	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - In The Forest (Crowded Room)
Led to 5th, led and pecked 7th, headed 11th, not fluent 4 out, led 3 out to approaching next, one pace (op 4-1)

5 4 [13]	1. Mill O'The Rags (IRE) 20/1 Mr N King ⁷ Neil King	Mr N King ⁷ Neil King	10	1111	–	87	92	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lady Rag (Ragapan)
Never far away, led 11th until blundered and headed 3 out, one pace under pressure from 2 out

6 6 [19]	7. Delight (FR) 8/1 Mr A Charles-Jones ³ Countess Goess-Saurau	Mr A Charles-Jones ³ Countess Goess-Saurau	8	1111	–	82	79	–
b g Vorias (USA) - Etoile Du Berger III (f (Farabi)
Never near to challenge (op 7-1)

7 5 [24]	14. Mr Golightly 4/1 Mrs S Godfrey ⁷ Mrs J C Reed	Mrs S Godfrey ⁷ Mrs J C Reed	12	117	–	74	72	–
br g Lighter - Go Gently (New Member)
Blundered in rear 9th, always behind (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

8 9 [33]	13. Man Mood (FR) 20/1 Mr G Hanmer ⁵ E Haddock	Mr G Hanmer ⁵ E Haddock	8	119	–	68	63	–
b g Brinkmanship I (USA) - Miss Mood (Bon Sang)
Held up, always behind (tchd 33-1 in places)

F	12. Kiltulla (IRE) 8/1 Jim Crowley Sue Smith	Jim Crowley Sue Smith	9	120	–	–	72	–
br g Henbit (USA) - Sheer Vulgan (Sheer Grit)
Held up, hard ridden after 10th, behind when fell 2 out (op 6-1)

PU	9. DrumstickI 14/1 Miss H Irving ⁷ Miss H M Irving	Miss H Irving ⁷ Miss H M Irving	13	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Henbit (USA) - Salustrina (Sallust)
Led to 2nd, led 5th to 7th, mistake next, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

PU	4. Arabian Bold (IRE) 66/1 A Bateman ⁷ F L Matthews	A Bateman ⁷ F L Matthews	11	117 t	–	–	–	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Bodham (Bustino)
Behind from 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 50-1)

PU	10. Father Jack 66/1 Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt ⁵ T S Ide	Mr Geoff Barfoot-Saunt ⁵ T S Ide	8	119	–	–	–	–
ch g Mr Fluorocarbon - Katie Royal (Royal Vulcan)
Mistake in rear 7th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

UR	11. Halham Tarn (IRE) 10/1 Mr J Luck ⁷ Gary Brown	Mr J Luck ⁷ Gary Brown	9	117	–	–	–	–
b g Pennine Walk - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Behind when hit 8th and unseated rider (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

UR	5. Canister Castle 66/1 Mr P Cranmer ⁷ F L Matthews	Mr P Cranmer ⁷ F L Matthews	11	117 b	–	–	–	–
b g Gypsy Castle - Vultop (Vulgan Slave)
Blundered 3rd and unseated rider (op 50-1)

UR	2. Red Rory 33/1 Benjamin Hitchcott ⁷ Mrs D H McCarthy	Benjamin Hitchcott ⁷ Mrs D H McCarthy	10	1111	–	–	–	–
b g Idiots Delight - Waterside (Shackleton)
Close up, 4th when blundered 8th and unseated rider (op 25-1)