Full Result 3.05 Ascot | 7 April 1999

Grosvenor Casinos Long Distance Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m7f118yds) 2m7½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £18,750 2nd £7,095 3rd £3,472.50 4th £1,582.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Galant Moss (FR) EvensF A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	113	145	113	144	–
bb g Tip Moss (FR) - Tchela (FR) (Le Nain Jaune)
Held up last, closed 4 out, joined leaders 2 out, shaken up to lead soon after last, pushed out (op 4-5 after evens in a place, tchd 11-10 in places)

2 2½	1. Lord Jim I (IRE) 12/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	7	1110	139	118	145	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Sarah Georgina (Persian Bold)
Led to 4 out, stayed with leader, ridden 2 out, narrow lead last, soon headed and unable to quicken (tchd 14-1 in places)

3 shd [2½]	2. Paddy's Return I (IRE) 11/4 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	7	1110 b	–	118	145	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Bayazida (Bustino)
Tracked leading pair, ridden after 3 out, just led next, headed and not quicken last (op 5-2 tchd 3-1 and 7-2 in a place)

4 29 [31½]	4. Borotown Lord 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald Michael Roberts	Mick Fitzgerald Michael Roberts	6	113	110	92	119	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Borotown (Treboro)
Settled in 4th, mistakes 8th and 9th, struggling when mistake 3 out, soon weakened (op 14-1)

UR	6. Just Nip 4/1 Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	Jimmy McCarthy Lydia Richards	6	113	140	–	137	–
b g Lord Bud - Popping On (Sonnen Gold)
Mistakes 1st and 3rd, tracked leader, led 4 out, headed but still every chance when stumbled and unseated rider after 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

5 ran Off time: 3:09:00 Winning time: 5m 46.10s (slow by 8.10s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: Berlin Blue (vet's certificate), Teaatral (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: C M , B J & R F Batterham Ii (Galant Moss) 1st breeder: Mme J Besnouin
2nd owner: Mrs S Y Thomas (Lord Jim I)
3rd owner: Paddy O'Donnell (Paddy's Return I)
Tote win: £1.90 PL: £1.20 £2.50 Ex: £8.80 CSF: £11.04