Full Result 2.55 Kelso | 22 January 1999

Besom Inn Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) 3m1f OMS Heavy 19 fences

1st £3,666.30 2nd £1,109.40 3rd £541.20 4th £257.10

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Sillars Stalker (IRE) 6/1 Graham Lee Miss S Williamson	Graham Lee Miss S Williamson	11	100 11	96	84	109	–
b g Stalker - Mittens I (Run The Gantlet)
Held up, headway 15th, led on bit last, cheekily (op 8-1)

2 1¾	2. Tough Test (IRE) 5/1 Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	9	110	110	97	117	–
ch g Lancastrian (IRE) - Take Beating (The Parson)
Close up, hit 6th, led 10th to 12th, led 3 out to last, kept on run in (op 7-2)

3 2 [3¾]	4. Ivy House (IRE) 3/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	11	1010 b	106	91	111	–
b g Orchestra - Gracious View (Sir Herbert)
Held up, effort after 3 out, every chance last, kept on same pace last 100 yards (tchd 7-2)

4 15 [18¾]	3. Swanbister (IRE) 5/2F R Supple L Lungo	R Supple L Lungo	9	1013	109	83	109	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Coolentallagh (Perhapsburg)
Led to 4th, chased leaders, smooth headway and every chance last, outpaced run in, better for race (op 7-4 tchd 11-4 in places)

5 14 [32¾]	6. Sunny Leith 11/1 C McCormack ³ P Monteith	C McCormack ³ P Monteith	8	911 13	96	57	86	–
b g Feelings (FR) - Pinkie Hill (Le Coq D'Or)
Always prominent, headway 9th, every chance 4 out, outpaced approaching last, eased run in (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6 1½ [34¼]	7. Copperhurst (IRE) 20/1 Jim Crowley ⁵ W T Kemp	Jim Crowley ⁵ W T Kemp	8	99 20 t	96	54	83	–
ch m Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Little Katrina (Little Buskins)
Soon chasing leaders, led 12th to 3 out, outpaced from next, eased run in (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

7 dist [64¼]	1. Royal Mountbrowne 8/1 B Storey Mandy Rowland	B Storey Mandy Rowland	11	120 t	124	–	–	–
b g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Star Shell (Queen's Hussar)
Keen hold, prominent, hit and lost place 15th, outpaced from 3 out (tchd 9-1 & 10-1 in a place)

8 28 [92¼]	8. Heavenly Citizen (IRE) 33/1 Kenny Johnson J L Gledson	Kenny Johnson J L Gledson	11	100 21	96	–	–	–
ch g Ovac (ITY) - Miss Pushover (Push On)
Close up, led 4th to 10th, soon lost touch

8 ran Off time: 2:55:00 Winning time: 7m 6.60s (slow by 1m 3.60s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Sillars Civil Engineering (Sillars Stalker) 1st breeder: Martyn J McEnery
2nd owner: J D Goodfellow (Tough Test)
3rd owner: Mrs L R Joughin (Ivy House)
Tote win: £8.80 PL: £1.70 £1.60 £1.40 Ex: £13.50 CSF: £31.50 Tricast: £95.50

2:55 Kelso 22 Jan 1999

Besom Inn Handicap Chase Class D