Full Result 4.50 Newton Abbot | 20 June 1998

Mid Summer Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Firm 13 fences

1st £3,403.75 2nd £1,030 3rd £502.50 4th £238.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Mr Bean 11/4 B Powell Snr Bernard Llewellyn	B Powell Snr Bernard Llewellyn	8	116 b	91	75	97	–
b g Salse (USA) - Goody Blake (Blakeney)
Chased leader until lead 4th, clear 10th, held on well flat (op 7-2 tchd 5-2)

2 1¼	5. Ketchican 3/1 D Salter ³ S G Knight	D Salter ³ S G Knight	6	108	82	62	87	–
b g Joligeneration - Fair Melys (FR) (Welsh Pageant)
Held up mid-division, headway 10th, every chance and mistake last, not recover (op 5-2)

3 17 [18¼]	8. Halham Tarn (IRE) 25/1 Sean Curran H J Manners	Sean Curran H J Manners	8	100 8	71	38	59	–
b g Pennine Walk - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Wore tongue strap, headway to chase winner 8th, every chance next, soon outpaced, weakened approaching 2 out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

4 12 [30¼]	6. Shrewd John 8/1 P Henley ³ Mrs D Thomas	P Henley ³ Mrs D Thomas	12	105	79	32	55	–
b g John French - Seal Shrew (Seaepic)
Led to 4th, chased winner until outpaced 8th, weakened (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

5 1¼ [31½]	3. Evening Rain 7/1 Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	12	1012	90	38	65	–
b g Hays - Fine Form (USA) (Fachendon)
Mid-division until weakened 9th (op 6-1)

PU	4. Coasting I 12/1 J R Kavanagh H Edward Haynes	J R Kavanagh H Edward Haynes	12	113	88	–	–	–
b g Skyliner I - Shantung Lassie (FR) (Shantung)
Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 9th (op 10-1)

PU	1. Wayfarers Way (USA) 5/2F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	1110	95	–	–	–
ch g Manastash Ridge (USA) - Miss Daytona (USA) (Nashua)
Always back group, weakened 9th, tailed off and pulled up before 2 out (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in places.)

7 ran Off time: 4:52:00 Winning time: 3m 56.10s (slow by 5.10s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Beaufan (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Paul Morgan (Mr Bean) 1st breeder: M L Page
2nd owner: Terry Keiler (Ketchican)
3rd owner: Exors Of The Late H J Manners (Halham Tarn)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.70 £2.10 Ex: £2.80 CSF: £11.03 Tricast: £150.62

4:50 Newton Abbot 20 Jun 1998

Mid Summer Handicap Chase Class D