Full Result 3.25 Kelso | 24 March 2000

Ashleybank Investments Scottish Borders National (Handicap Chase) Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) 4m OMS Good To Soft 23 fences 1 omitted

1st £21,287.50 2nd £6,550 3rd £3,275 4th £1,637.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Golden Drum (IRE) 5/1J Seamus Durack Ian Williams	Seamus Durack Ian Williams	10	1010	111	52	125	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Four In A Row (CracksmanI)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 10th, led last, driven out (tchd 6-1)

2 3	3. Radiation (IRE) 10/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	7	1011 b	112	50	124	–
ch g Orchestra - Bernish Lass (Radical)
Held up, hit 5th and 14th, headway and prominent 18th, effort when blundered 2 out, kept on from last (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

3 3 [6]	1. Paddy's Return I (IRE) 7/1 Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	Adrian Maguire Ferdy Murphy	8	1110 b	125	61	133	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Bayazida (Bustino)
Held up, hit 14th, headway 18th, every chance last, not quicken run-in (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

4 7 [13]	12. Bright Destiny 25/1 Lorcan Wyer Jim Goldie	Lorcan Wyer Jim Goldie	9	100 9	101	30	100	–
br g Destroyer I - Bright Suggestion (Magnate)
Held up, outpaced 18th, headway and in touch between last 2, one pace run-in (op 20-1)

5 6 [19]	8. Pink Gin I 10/1 Dominic Elsworth ⁷ Sue Smith	Dominic Elsworth ⁷ Sue Smith	13	912	106	30	100	–
ch g Tickled Pink - Carrapateira (Gunner B)
Chased leaders, driven along 18th, outpaced approaching last (op 8-1)

6 3½ [22½]	2. Full Of Oats 7/1 Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger Philip Hobbs	14	110	115	36	105	–
b g Oats - Miss Melita (Paveh)
Close up, left in lead 11th, headed 15th, outpaced from 3 out (op 11-2 tchd 15-2 in a place)

7 5 [27½]	13. Harden Glen 100/1 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	9	100 24	101	17	92	–
b g Respect - Polly Peril (Politico)
Prominent, led 15th, headed and weakened last (tchd 200-1 in places)

8 6 [33½]	7. Prime Example (IRE) 5/1J Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	Brian Harding Martin Todhunter	9	106	107	18	97	–
ch g Orchestra - Vanessa's Princess (Laurence O)
In touch, reminders 18th, effort 3 out, weakened after last (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places)

9 dist [63½]	6. Sillars Stalker (IRE) 8/1 Graham Lee W W Haigh	Graham Lee W W Haigh	12	108	109	–	–	–
b g Stalker - Mittens I (Run The Gantlet)
Held up, outpaced 18th, no danger after

F	11. Master Kit (IRE) 16/1 Miss P Robson J N R Billinge	Miss P Robson J N R Billinge	11	100 8	101	–	–	–
b g Lancastrian (IRE) - Katie Proverb (Proverb)
Led until fell 11th (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

PU	5. Mister Muddypaws 10/1 A S Smith Howard Johnson	A S Smith Howard Johnson	10	108	109	–	–	–
b g Celtic Cone - Jane's Daughter (Pitpan)
Prominent until lost place 9th, pulled up before 13th (op 8-1)

PU	9. Slideofhill (IRE) 14/1 Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	Tony Dobbin Jonjo O'Neill	11	100 2	101	–	–	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Queen Weasel (Gulf Pearl)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 18th (op 16-1)

PU	10. Ballyline (IRE) 33/1 Peter Ryan ⁵ W T Kemp	Peter Ryan ⁵ W T Kemp	9	99 7	101	–	–	–
b g Electric I - Miss Dikler (Tepukei)
Mistakes, prominent until weakened 19th, pulled up 3 out (op 16-1)

13 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 9m 1.60s (slow by 1m 1.60s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Mcmahon (contractors Services) Ltd (Golden Drum) 1st breeder: Michael P Keane
2nd owner: Anne Duchess Of Westminster (Radiation)
3rd owner: Paddy O'Donnell (Paddy's Return I)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £2.10 £3.30 £1.90 Ex: £45.50 CSF: £47.82 Tricast: £320.93 Trifecta: £254.90

second-last fence in back straight omitted final circuit

3:25 Kelso 24 Mar 2000

Ashleybank Investments Scottish Borders National (Handicap Chase) Class C