Full Result 3.35 Hereford | 13 April 1998

Newtown Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m8yds) 2m Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £3,631.25 2nd £1,100 3rd £537.50 4th £256.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Cool As A Cucumber (IRE) 2/1F M Richards Oliver Sherwood	M Richards Oliver Sherwood	7	1010	79	98	96	–
ch g Ballad Rock - Siberian Princess (Northfields)
Always prominent, led approaching 7th, ran on from 2 out

2 3½	3. Shimba Hills I 14/1 E Husband ³ G M McCourt	E Husband ³ G M McCourt	10	110	86	98	99	–
b g ScorpioI (FR) - Leading Line (Leading Man)
Held up in rear, steady headway 9th, chasing winner when hit 2 out, kept on one pace

3 4 [7½]	8. Lord Nitrogen (USA) 14/1 Mr J L Llewellyn Bernard Llewellyn	Mr J L Llewellyn Bernard Llewellyn	8	108	77	88	86	–
bb g Greinton - Jibber Jabber (USA) (Jacinto I)
Held up in rear, headway 7th, kept on from 2 out

4 nk [7¾]	7. Crane Hill 16/1 G Upton Simon Earle	G Upton Simon Earle	8	108 b	77	88	86	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Consolation (Troy)
Dropped rear 5th, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, nearest finish

5 4 [11¾]	1. Jason's Boy 4/1 Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Milton Bradley	Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Milton Bradley	8	115	93	95	98	–
b g Librate - Misty Glen (Leander)
Led until approaching 7th, chased winner until after 9th, weakened 2 out

6 8 [19¾]	5. Play Games (USA) 3/1 Luke Harvey Richard Lee	Luke Harvey Richard Lee	10	1010	79	77	76	–
ch g Nijinsky (CAN) - Playful Queen (USA) (Majestic Prince)
Held up, headway 7th, chased winner after 9th, mistake 3 out, soon weakened

7 4 [23¾]	4. Super Ritchart 13/2 Mr G Shenkin ⁷ Bryn Palling	Mr G Shenkin ⁷ Bryn Palling	10	109	85	72	78	–
b g Starch Reduced - Karousa Girl (Rouser)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out

8 ½ [24¼]	9. Northern Optimist 10/1 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	10	100	69	63	62	–
b m Northern Tempest (USA) - On A Bit (Mummy's Pet)
Lost touch 8th

9 1¼ [25½]	2. Astral Invasion (USA) 14/1 Jodie Mogford ⁷ Trevor Wall	Jodie Mogford ⁷ Trevor Wall	7	1010 b	86	71	77	–
ch g Risen Star (USA) - Santiki I (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders, ridden 9th, soon beaten

10 10 [35½]	10. CirculationI 20/1 S Wynne D McCain	S Wynne D McCain	12	100 2	69	51	50	–
b g Town And Country - Veinarde (Derring-Do)
In touch until weakened quickly 9th

10 ran Off time: 3:36:00 Winning time: 4m 6.90s (slow by 18.90s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Rashleigh Arms Charlestown St Austell (Cool As A Cucumber) 1st breeder: Coleman O'Flynn And E And R Kent
2nd owner: Mrs K A Stuart (Shimba Hills I)
3rd owner: B J Llewellyn (Lord Nitrogen)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.70 £3.70 £2.90 Ex: £31 CSF: £31.24 Tricast: £318.41

3:35 Hereford 13 Apr 1998

Newtown Handicap Chase Class F