Full Result 3.30 Sandown | 25 April 1998

42nd Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m4f166yds) 3m5f Good To Soft 24 fences

1st £63,490 2nd £23,710 3rd £11,555 4th £4,925 5th £2,162.50 6th £1,057.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Call It A Day (IRE) 8/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	8	1010	141	127	153	–
b g Callernish - Arctic Bavard (Le Bavard)
Held up, led 20th to 2 out, led last, driven out

2 5	11. Fine Thyne (IRE) 16/1 Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	9	104	135	118	142	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine (Wolverlife)
Headway 16th, led 2 out to last, unable to quicken

3 10 [15]	3. Eudipe (FR) 8/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	6	110	145	122	142	–
b g Useful (FR) - Toskaninie (FR) (Kashnil)
Held up, hard ridden 18th, one pace

4 1¼ [16¼]	17. Cariboo Gold (USA) 6/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	9	100 3 b	131	107	127	–
b g Slew O'Gold (USA) - Selket's Treasure (USA) (Gleaming I)
Headway 16th, not much room on inside and lost place 4 out, not clear run on inside approaching 3 out, rallied 2 out, one pace

5 8 [24¼]	18. Tell The Nipper (IRE) 14/1 Ken Whelan Michael Hourigan	Ken Whelan Michael Hourigan	7	100 5 b	131	103	119	–
b g Riberetto - Divine Dibs (Raise You Ten)
Headway 17th, 4th and beaten when mistake 3 out

6 1¾ [26]	13. Samlee (IRE) 16/1 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	9	102 1 v¹	133	104	119	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Annie Buskins (Little Buskins)
Prominent, close 9th when mistake 4 out, soon weakened

7 12 [38]	12. Kamikaze 20/1 R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	8	912	132	93	106	–
gr g Kris - Infamy (Shirley Heights)
Some headway approaching 3 out, soon weakened

8 1¼ [39¼]	14. Carole's Crusader 11/1 Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	7	101 b¹	132	95	105	–
ch m Faustus (USA) - Loveville (USA) (Assert)
Prominent, 3rd when mistake 16th, weakening when mistake 17th

9 29 [68¼]	9. Lively Knight (IRE) 14/1 Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	9	103	137	80	81	–
b g Remainder Man - Love The Irish (Irish Love I)
Behind when pecked 15th, headway 19th, ridden 4 out, soon weakened

10 dist [98¼]	4. Court Melody (IRE) 16/1 Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	10	1011 b	142	–	–	–
b g Whistling Deer - Overwood Grove (Welsh Saint)
Prominent, every chance approaching 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

BD	1. Go Ballistic 25/1 Tony Dobbin John O'Shea	Tony Dobbin John O'Shea	9	1110	155	–	–	–
br g Celtic Cone - National Clover (National Trust I)
Brought down 1st

F	15. St Mellion Fairway (IRE) 14/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	9	100	131	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Kilbricken Bay (IRE) (Salluceva)
Fell 1st

PU	19. Hillwalk 100/1 J Leech Roger Curtis	J Leech Roger Curtis	12	100 9	131	–	–	–
b g Croghan Hill - Bell Walks Fancy (Entrechat I)
Mid-division when mistake 13th, tailed off from 15th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	20. Winter Belle (USA) 100/1 Mr C Bonner ³ Howard Johnson	Mr C Bonner ³ Howard Johnson	10	100 3 21	131	–	–	–
b g Sportin' Life (USA) - Belle O'Reason (USA) (Hail To Reason)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	10. Celtic Abbey I 33/1 Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	10	106	137	–	–	–
b g Celtic Cone - Cagaleena (Cagirama)
Prominent, 5th when blundered 13th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 19th

PU	8. Scotton Banks (IRE) 25/1 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	9	107	138	–	–	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Boherdeel (Boreen)
Behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th

PU	2. Cool Dawn (IRE) 5/1F Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	118	153	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Aran Tour (Arapaho)
Led to 20th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (jockey reported that the gelding was not suited by the going)

PU	6. Dom Samourai (FR) 12/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	7	1011 b	142	–	–	–
gr g Dom Pasquini (FR) - Miss Dianon (FR) (Iron Duke)
Behind from 4th, tailed off from 14th, pulled up before 19th

UR	16. Aardwolf 40/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	7	102 2 3	133	–	–	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Pretoria (Habitat)
Behind to 3 out, some headway approaching 2 out, 7th and no chance when blundered and unseated rider last

19 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 7m 51.60s (slow by 32.60s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Yorkshire Gale
1st owner: Mrs Jane Lane (Call It A Day) 1st breeder: Mrs Kathleen Banville
2nd owner: Peter Wiegand (Fine Thyne)
3rd owner: The Johnson Family (Eudipe)
Tote win: £8.20 PL: £2.10 £3.80 £2.10 Ex: £72.80 CSF: £111.90 Tricast: £982.62 Trifecta: £202.50 Pool: £12,729.53. 44.61 winning tickets.

3:30 Sandown 25 Apr 1998

42nd Whitbread Gold Cup Handicap Chase Class A (Grade 3)