Full Result 3.55 Kempton | 17 October 1998

Charisma Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-150, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good 18 fences

1st £10,435.50 2nd £3,159 3rd £1,542 4th £733.50

Charisma Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class B, 3m - Good, Class 2 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Bank Avenue 14/1 Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	Timmy Murphy Mark Pitman	7	100 12	111	118	129	–
b g Buckley - Woodram Delight (Idiots Delight)
Waited with, smooth progress to track leaders 4 out, led 2 out, clear when jumped left last, driven out run-in (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

2 2½	2. Linton Rocks 7/2 Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	9	1011	125	128	139	–
b g Town And Country - Top Soprano (High Top)
Tracked leaders going easily, progress 10th, joined leader and mistake 13th , led 4 out, ridden and headed 2 out, beaten when slow jump last (tchd 4-1 & 100-30)

3 ¾ [3¼]	6. Clifton Set 4/1 R Dunwoody Charlie Mann	R Dunwoody Charlie Mann	7	104 b	115	120	128	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Brave Maiden (Three Legs)
Pressed leader, reminder after 9th, mistake 13th, ridden 4 out, stayed on one pace from next (tchd 9-2, 5-1 in places)

4 dist [33¼]	4. Frazer Island (IRE) 11/1 Philip Hide Richard Rowe	Philip Hide Richard Rowe	9	1013	124	–	112	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Avransha (Random Shot)
Held up rear, mistake and hampered 7th, blundered 11th, effort and in touch 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

F	3. Monks Soham (IRE) 25/1 Chris Honour ⁷ G A Hubbard	Chris Honour ⁷ G A Hubbard	10	107	125	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Kadaga (Linacre)
Close up, 4th when fell 7th (op 16-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

PU	8. Classic Contact 33/1 R Wilkinson ⁵ N B Mason	R Wilkinson ⁵ N B Mason	12	99 11	111	–	–	–
b g Whistling Top - Fosseway Folly (Saucy Kit)
Always behind, tailed off when fell at 13th (op 20-1 tchd 40-1)

PU	5. Father Rector (IRE) 4/1 Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	9	1011	122	–	107	–
b g The Parson - Mwanamio (Sole Mio)
Made most until 4 out, every chance next, weakened rapidly and pulled up before last (tchd 5-1)

PU	7. Castle Coin (IRE) 100/30F A P McCoy Howard Johnson	A P McCoy Howard Johnson	6	104	115	–	–	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Rare Coin (Kemal)
Tracked leading pair, blundered 10th (water), soon ridden and beaten, pulled up before 14th (op 4-1 tchd 9-2 in places)

REF	1. Pimberley Place (IRE) 8/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	1110	135	–	–	–
b g Spanish Place (USA) - Pimberley Shades (Pollerton)
Reluctant to race, refused 1st (tchd 9-1 in places)