Full Result 3.20 Newbury | 11 November 1998

Winterbourne Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m92yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £3,395.50 2nd £1,024 3rd £497 4th £233.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Nearly An Eye 4/5F Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	7	1112 6	111	103	130	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Kitty Come Home (Monsanto)
Tracked leader from 5th, challenged from 7th until led 4 out, shaken up and ran on well run-in, readily (op 1-2 tchd 5-6 in places)

2 1¾	3. Mouse BirdI (IRE) 100/30 E Husband D R Gandolfo	E Husband D R Gandolfo	8	119	108	98	120	–
b g Glow (USA) - Irish Bird (USA) (Sea Bird II)
Chased leaders, pushed along 4 out, went second 2 out, stayed on but no impression on winner run-in (op 5-2 tchd 7-2)

3 5 [6¾]	4. Rovestar 6/1 Ollie McPhail C L Popham	Ollie McPhail C L Popham	7	1010 b	95	80	103	–
b g Le Solaret (FR) - Gilberts Choice (My Swanee)
Behind from 4th, lost touch 8th, rallied from 2 out, stayed on to take third run-in but not a danger (op 7-1)

4 4 [10¾]	5. Shrewd John 33/1 Jamie Goldstein Mrs D Thomas	Jamie Goldstein Mrs D Thomas	12	100 16	85	66	88	–
b g John French - Seal Shrew (Seaepic)
Led 2nd, headed 4 out, weakened from 2 out (op 25-1)

5 4 [14¾]	1. Coolteen Hero (IRE) 5/1 Mr R Widger ³ R H Alner	Mr R Widger ³ R H Alner	8	1113 6	115	90	115	–
b g King Luthier - Running Stream (Paddy's Stream)
Led to 2nd, with leader next, jumped slowly 5th, weakened 4 out, no chance when hit last (op 7-2 tchd 11-2)

5 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 4m 19.10s (slow by 21.10s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Paul K Barber And Mr J A Keighley (Nearly An Eye) 1st breeder: Mrs M Connell And Mrs S Winwood
2nd owner: Osbert Pierce (Mouse BirdI)
3rd owner: G Burr (Rovestar)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.30 £2.20 Ex: £3 CSF: £3.87