Full Result 1.50 Leicester | 16 November 1998

Midland Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good 18 fences

1st £3,431 2nd £1,028 3rd £494 4th £227

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Church Law 9/1 Timmy Murphy Mrs L C Taylor	Timmy Murphy Mrs L C Taylor	11	1110	97	–	111	–
gr g Sexton Blake - Legal Argument (No Argument)
Held up behind leaders, outpaced 4 out, steady headway from next, switched left and led last, pushed clear hands and heels (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

2 7	2. Debt Of Honor 10/1 Seamus Durack Richard Lee	Seamus Durack Richard Lee	10	1110 b	97	–	104	–
ch g Deep River - Vulgan's Honor (Paddy's Birthday)
Led to 2nd, always close up, not fluent 4 out, led next to last, one pace (op 8-1)

3 1 [8]	6. Saras Delight 9/2 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	6	114	91	–	97	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lady Bess (Straight Lad)
Held up, headway to join leaders 11th, ridden and one pace from 2 out (op 7-2)

4 1½ [9½]	7. Lugs Brannigan (IRE) 5/1 P Holley Mark Bradstock	P Holley Mark Bradstock	9	113	90	–	95	–
b g Supreme Leader - Maria Tudor (Sassafras)
Close up, led 8th to 3 out, rallied under pressure and every chance last, one pace run-in (op 7-2)

5 7 [16½]	8. Three Saints (IRE) 20/1 S Wynne Henry Daly	S Wynne Henry Daly	9	112 b¹	89	–	89	–
b g Rising - Oh Dora (Even Money)
Tracked leaders, upsides when bumped on landing 3 out, weakened approaching next (op 16-1)

6 28 [44½]	9. Ring For Rosie 14/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	7	109	82	–	52	–
br m Derrylin - Clear The Course (Crash Course)
Rear when blundered 5th, ridden along throughout after, never on terms, tailed off (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7 1 [45½]	5. Robsand (IRE) 8/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	9	116 v¹	93	–	62	–
b g Sandalay - Remindful (Bargello)
In close touch to 8th, mistake next (water) and soon struggling, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

8 29 [74½]	3. Titan Thai (IRE) 11/1 Richard Guest N B Mason	Richard Guest N B Mason	9	118	95	–	35	–
b g Supreme Leader - Thai Nang (Tap On Wood)
Always behind, tailed off (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

F	11. Primitive Penny 33/1 Barry Fenton Mrs D Haine	Barry Fenton Mrs D Haine	7	100 1 b¹	73	–	–	–
ch m Primitive Rising (USA) - Penny Pink (Spartan General)
Led 2nd, fell next (op 25-1)

PU	10. Ragamuff 7/2F R Farrant Philip Hobbs	R Farrant Philip Hobbs	7	104	77	–	–	–
b g El Conquistador - Ragsi (Amerian)
Left in lead 3rd, headed 8th, weakened quickly 14th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (trainer's representive reported the horse had blew up and appeared to need softer ground) (op 5-2 tchd 4-1 in places)

PU	4. Trail Boss I (IRE) 14/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	117	94	–	–	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Jackson Miss (Condorcet)
Held up, struggling when blundered 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 1:51:00 Winning time: 6m 0.00s (slow by 20.00s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs L C Taylor (Church Law) 1st breeder: Col Sir John Thomson
2nd owner: Mrs Bill Neale (Debt Of Honor)
3rd owner: Mrs D Jackson (Saras Delight)
Tote win: £12.80 PL: £3.50 £3.10 £1.10 Ex: £50.50 CSF: £85.44 Tricast: £420.20

1:50 Leicester 16 Nov 1998

Midland Handicap Chase Class E