Full Result 4.50 Newbury | 7 March 1998

Thatcham Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) (2m69yds) 2m½f Heavy

1st £1,424.40 2nd £398.40 3rd £193.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Crookedstone I (IRE) 10/1 W Walsh ⁷ Kim Bailey	W Walsh ⁷ Kim Bailey	6	109	–	88	108	–
br g Brush Aside (USA) - Pops Princess (IRE) (Le Moss)
Held up, led over 3f out, pushed out

2 1¼	16. Young Thruster (IRE) 10/1 L Suthern ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	L Suthern ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	109	–	86	106	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Bit Of Fashion (Master Owen)
Always prominent, led over 4f out until over 3f out, hard ridden, ran on inside final furlong

3 4 [5¼]	9. Offshore (IRE) 16/1 Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	5	1013	–	86	102	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Parsons Princess (The Parson)
Headway 10f out, every chance over 2f out, unable to quicken

4 1¾ [7]	12. Silver Sirocco (IRE) 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Merrita Jones	Mick Fitzgerald Merrita Jones	6	112	–	87	100	–
gr g Razzo Forte - Oronocco Gift (IRE) (Camden Town)
Led over 1f, ridden 4f out, one pace

5 nk [7¼]	13. Smokey Joe (IRE) 10/1 Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	6	1013	–	84	100	–
br g Lord Americo (IRE) - Badsworth Madam (Over The River)
Ridden over 3f out, headway 2f out, never nearer

6 4 [11¼]	5. Door To Door (IRE) 9/2 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	6	112	–	83	96	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Balancing ActI (IRE) (Balinger)
Ridden and headway 3f out, weakened final furlong

7 29 [40¼]	3. Caught Napping (IRE) 4/1J Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	112	–	53	67	–
b g Supreme Leader - Martiness (Martinmas)
Behind final 8f

8 2½ [42¾]	11. Party Leader (IRE) 8/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	5	112	–	50	64	–
b g Supreme Leader - Sally Dale (Deep Run)
Never near to challenge

9 2½ [45¼]	17. Holly Hatch 25/1 A Bates ⁵ Seamus Mullins	A Bates ⁵ Seamus Mullins	6	106	–	38	57	–
b m Sulaafah (USA) - Stagbury (National Trust I)
Never nearer

10 5 [50¼]	10. Oscar Wilde 11/2 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	6	112	–	42	57	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Topsy Bee (Be Friendly)
Prominent over 12f

11 3 [53¼]	14. The Bat 8/1 Richard Johnson Alan Jarvis	Richard Johnson Alan Jarvis	5	112	–	39	54	–
b h Chauve Souris - Jamra (Upper Case I)
Led 15f out until over 4f out, eased when beaten final 3f

12 nk [53½]	6. Fit To Bust (IRE) 16/1 Barry Fenton N M Babbage	Barry Fenton N M Babbage	5	112	–	38	53	–
b g Bustineto - Markup (Appiani II)
Behind final 6f

13 1½ [55]	18. Woodbury Hill 33/1 Luke Harvey A P James	Luke Harvey A P James	4	108	–	29	44	–
br g Derrylin - Daffodil (Welsh Pageant)
Always behind

14 dist [85]	8. Normanthestrawman 40/1 M Richards P Shakespeare	M Richards P Shakespeare	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Weld - Dyna Drueni (Law Of The Wise)
Behind final 6f, tailed off

15 7 [92]	15. The Islander 20/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Derrylin - Lindisfarne Rose (Deep Run)
Always behind, tailed off

16 ½ [92½]	1. Mr Music Man (IRE) 4/1J Richard Guest J S King	Richard Guest J S King	5	119	–	–	–	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - A New Rose (IRE) (Saher)
Held up, ridden over 4f out, soon weakened, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 4m 21.40s (slow by 38.40s) Total SP: 157%
Non-runners: Broganier, Lord Edgar
1st owner: Major-Gen R L T Burges (Crookedstone I) 1st breeder: Miss Mary Fitzgerald
2nd owner: Gavin MacEchern (Young Thruster)
3rd owner: A D Weller (Offshore)
Tote win: £22.90 PL: £5.30 £2.50 £10.70 Ex: £72 CSF: £120.30 Trifecta: £536.40 Pool: £755.57. 0.30 winning tickets. Carry-over of £528.90 to today.
Placepot: £466.30 to a £1 stake. Pool: £38,212.39. 59.82 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £73 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,139.53. 11.55 winning tickets.

4:50 Newbury 7 Mar 1998

Thatcham Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H