Full Result 2.25 Leicester | 18 November 1996

Midland Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Firm 18 fences

1st £3,655 2nd £1,090 3rd £520 4th £235

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Imperial Vintage (IRE) 5/4F Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	6	120	116	70	123	–
ch g Aristocracy (IRE) - Monasootha (Paddy's Stream)
Jumped well, made all, clear last, eased flat

2 3	3. Celtic Town 11/4 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	8	1112	114	66	108	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Booterstown (Master Owen)
Chased winner, jumped slowly 10th, reminders 14th, one pace from 2 out

3 2½ [5½]	2. Far Senior 20/1 J R Kavanagh P Wegmann	J R Kavanagh P Wegmann	10	1113	115	65	106	–
ch g Al Sirat I - Ross Lady (Master Buck)
Always prominent, shaken up 3 out, soon beaten

4 1¼ [6¾]	4. Magic Bloom 2/1 Eddie Callaghan ⁵ Malcolm Jefferson	Eddie Callaghan ⁵ Malcolm Jefferson	10	114	111	55	101	–
br m Full Of Hope - Mantavella (Andrea Mantegna)
Held up in rear, mistake 14th, outpaced 2 out