Full Result 5.20 Huntingdon | 26 September 1999

Withers Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m3f189yds) 2m4f Good 14 fences

1st £4,055 2nd £1,220 3rd £590 4th £275

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Celtic Season 7/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	104	98	113	116	–
b g Vital Season - Welsh Flower (Welsh Saint)
Held up, mistakes 8th and 9th, smooth headway 4 out, led after next, clear last, pushed out (op 5-1 tchd 8-1)

2 7	8. Polden Pride 7/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	11	103	97	107	108	–
b g Vital Season - Bybrook I (Border Chief)
Held up, outpaced 12th, headway after 3 out to chase winner from next (op 5-1 tchd 15-2 in places)

3 7 [14]	2. High In The Clouds I (IRE) 7/2 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	113	111	115	116	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Miracle Drug (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Held up in touch, hit 8th, ridden 12th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 9-2 tchd 5-1)

4 6 [20]	1. Father Rector (IRE) 9/2 Henry Oliver ⁵ Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver ⁵ Simon Sherwood	10	119	122	122	120	–
b g The Parson - Mwanamio (Sole Mio)
Led 2nd to 6th, led 10th, headed soon after 3 out, weakened approaching last (op 11-4)

5 7 [27]	9. Flying In The Gale (IRE) 16/1 Timmy Murphy Thomas Cooper	Timmy Murphy Thomas Cooper	8	100 2	94	89	89	–
b m Strong Gale (IRE) - Pigeon's Egg (Ballymore)
Prominent, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened before next (tchd 20-1)

6 23 [50]	4. Gutteridge (IRE) 9/1 D Walsh David Evans	D Walsh David Evans	9	107 v	101	78	84	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Buck's Fairy (Master Buck)
Led to 2nd, led 6th till hit and headed 10th, disputing lead when mistake 3 out, weakened quickly (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

7 dist [80]	5. Damza 16/1 Kenny Johnson N B Mason	Kenny Johnson N B Mason	7	105 t	99	–	–	–
b g Damister (USA) - So Precise (FR) (Balidar)
Always behind, lost touch 11th, tailed off (jockey reported gelding made a noise) (op 8-1)

PU	3. Prairie Minstrel (USA) 3/1F Andrew Thornton Robin Dickin	Andrew Thornton Robin Dickin	5	1013	110	–	–	–
b g Regal Intention (CAN) - Prairie Sky (CAN) (Gone West)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced 12th, rallying and 3rd when broke down before 2 out, pulled up, dismounted (op 11-4 tchd 100-30)

8 ran Off time: 5:21:00 Winning time: 4m 54.80s (slow by 7.80s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Pentlands Flyer (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Four No Trumps Partnership (Celtic Season) 1st breeder: Lady Sutton
2nd owner: D F Lockyer,C A Parry,G B Balding (Polden Pride)
3rd owner: Mrs Richard Strachan & Mrs David Lewis (High In The Clouds I)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.10 £2.20 £1.10 Ex: £24.50 CSF: £47.30 Tricast: £180.85 Trifecta: £142.40

5:20 Huntingdon 26 Sep 1999

Withers Handicap Chase Class D