Full Result 1.45 Nottingham | 18 December 1993

Stan Mellor Handicap Chase

(0-115, 5yo+) (3m3f110yds) 3m3½f Good To Soft

1st £3,176 2nd £886 3rd £428

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. The Tartan Spartan 20/1 P Ward ⁷ M J Wilkinson	P Ward ⁷ M J Wilkinson	9	101	90	82	106	–
ch g Mcindoe - Themopolli (Spartan General)
Led 5th, clear 16th, blundered 19th, unchallenged

2 20	0. Little General 16/1 Peter Hobbs Richard Rowe	Peter Hobbs Richard Rowe	10	1013	95	81	91	–
ch g General Ironside (IRE) - Coolentallagh (Perhapsburg)
Prominent, ridden and outpaced 15th, kept on from 2 out, not trouble winner

3 2 [22]	0. Woodlands Genhire 8/1 R Davis ³ Peter Pritchard	R Davis ³ Peter Pritchard	8	103 v¹	88	70	82	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Spartella (Spartan General)
Prominent, ridden 15th, one pace from 19th

4 12 [34]	0. Dubious Jake 11/1 Russ Garritty R D E Woodhouse	Russ Garritty R D E Woodhouse	10	117	103	80	85	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Coliemore (Coliseum I)
Held up, headway 12th, weakened 18th

5 8 [42]	0. Sunley Bay 9/2 Graham Bradley Paul Nicholls	Graham Bradley Paul Nicholls	7	1110 b	106	78	80	–
gr g Sunley Builds - Menrise Bay (Menelek)
Prominent until blundered and lost place 8th, soon behind, tailed off when hit 13th

6 20 [62]	0. Trusty Friend 14/1 Rodi Greene C L Popham	Rodi Greene C L Popham	11	110	96	54	50	–
b g True Song - Princess Camilla (Prince Barle)
Prominent, ridden 7th, weakened 15th

PU	0. Ard T'Match 8/1 Gary Lyons Tony Forbes	Gary Lyons Tony Forbes	8	111 v	97	–	–	–
b g Ardross - Love Match I (USA) (Affiliate)
Held up, headway 13th, chased winner 15th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up and dismounted flat, lame

PU	0. Saddler's Choice 9/1 C Grant J A C Edwards	C Grant J A C Edwards	8	114 b¹	100	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Lady Perry (David Jack)
Blundered badly 1st, soon pulled up

PU	0. Jimmy O'Dea 20/1 T Eley ⁵ T T Bill	T Eley ⁵ T T Bill	6	101 v	88	–	–	–
br g Funny Man I - Premier Nell (Mandamus)
Made most to 5th, weakened quickly 14th, blundered next, pulled up before 16th

PU	0. Postman's Path 9/4F Jamie Osborne T A Forster	Jamie Osborne T A Forster	7	117	103	–	–	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Coolbawn Lady (Laurence O)
Held up, hit 5th, tailed off 10th, tried to run out when pulled up bend after 13th

10 ran Off time: 1:47:00 Winning time: 7m 38.10s Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs Delyth Batchelor (The Tartan Spartan) 1st breeder: Mrs G Munro Ashman
2nd owner: Tim Harrington (Little General)
3rd owner: Miss M J Preece (Woodlands Genhire)

1:45 Nottingham 18 Dec 1993

Stan Mellor Handicap Chase