Full Result 7.35 Stratford | 14 May 1993

Roddy Baker Gold Cup Handicap Chase

(5yo+) (2m4f205yds) 2m5f Good To Firm 15 fences

1st £3,590.50 2nd £1,084 3rd £527 4th £248.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Beech Road 11/8F J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	11	1110	148	–	153	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - North Bovey (Flush Royal)
Chased leader until led 4th, headed 9th, led 12th, ridden and mistake last, ran on well, joined on post

1	0. Icarus I (USA) 7/1 Adrian Maguire David Brown	Adrian Maguire David Brown	7	100 b	124	–	129	–
b g Wind And Wuthering (USA) - Cedar Waxwing (USA) (Tom Fool)
Tracked leaders, close up from 12th, went 2nd approaching 2 out, stayed on under strong pressure to dead-heat last stride

3 8 [8]	0. Last 'O' The Bunch 2/1 N Doughty G Richards	N Doughty G Richards	9	117	145	–	142	–
ch g Meldrum - Golden Royalty (Royalty)
Led until mistake and headed 4th, led 9th, headed 12th, hit next, every chance until weakened approaching 2 out

4 12 [20]	0. Simple Pleasure 12/1 A Orkney Mrs M Stirk	A Orkney Mrs M Stirk	8	100 6 8	124	–	109	–
b g Idiots Delight - Kirkham Lass (Parasang)
Close up, driven along 8th, outpaced when hit 12th, soon lost touch

5 dist [50]	0. Acre Hill 11/2 R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	9	1010	134	–	–	–
gr g Alias Smith (USA) - Acolyte (Roan Rocket)
Chased leaders until weakened 11th, soon tailed off

6 dist [80]	0. Rhode Island Red 66/1 J Clarke ⁷ A Moore	J Clarke ⁷ A Moore	10	910 3 39	124	–	–	–
ch g Henbit (USA) - Embarrassed (Busted)
Not fluent, soon well behind, tailed off from 7th

6 ran Off time: 7:36:00 Winning time: 5m 11.00s (slow by 13.00s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Tony Geake (Beech Road) D H Brown (Icarus I) 1st breeder: J Tilling (Beech Road), Mint Lane Farm (Icarus I)
3rd owner: G Middlebrook (Last 'O' The Bunch)