Full Result 2.20 Stratford | 16 March 1998

Solaglas Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £4,224 2nd £1,272 3rd £616 4th £288

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. More Dash Thancash (IRE) 100/30F A P McCoy Merrita Jones	A P McCoy Merrita Jones	8	120	125	118	133	–
ch g Stalker - Gobolino (Don)
Led 2nd, clear 5th, shaken up approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly

2 4	7. Cap It If You Can (IRE) 11/2 Adrian O'Shea ⁵ P Mullins	Adrian O'Shea ⁵ P Mullins	5	910	98	82	101	–
b m Capitano I - Lady Of Tara (Deep Run)
Blundered 1st, soon tracking leaders, outpaced and ridden after 3 out, stayed on flat

3 5 [9]	5. Noble Tom (IRE) 9/1 Derek Byrne P Eccles	Derek Byrne P Eccles	6	1011 b¹	108	93	106	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Hospitality (Homing)
Held up in rear, headway approaching 6th, ridden to challenge approaching 2 out, soon weakened

4 2½ [11½]	6. River Wye (IRE) 5/1 Vince Slattery George Yardley	Vince Slattery George Yardley	6	106	103	85	98	–
b g Jareer (USA) - Sun Gift (Guillaume Tell)
Led until 2nd, ridden after 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

5 24 [35½]	8. Charlies Delight (IRE) 66/1 R Bellamy Mrs C M Hicks	R Bellamy Mrs C M Hicks	10	100 20	97	55	68	–
b g Welsh Term (IRE) - Pilgrim SoulI (Tudor Melody)
With leaders until 4th, soon lost place, tailed off

6 26 [61½]	3. Namoodaj 4/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	5	119	120	51	65	–
b g Polish Precedent (USA) - Leipzig (Relkino)
Tracked leaders until 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off

PU	2. Chef Comedien (IRE) 33/1 Graham Bradley M J Wilkinson	Graham Bradley M J Wilkinson	8	119	120	–	–	–
ch g Commanche Run - Clipper Queen (Balidar)
Held up in rear, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	4. Fairly Sharp (IRE) 7/2 R Supple John Mackie	R Supple John Mackie	5	114	115	–	–	–
b m Glenstal (USA) - Bengala I (FR) (Hard To Beat)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, behind when pulled up before last

8 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 4m 6.20s (slow by 26.20s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: F J Sainsbury (More Dash Thancash) 1st breeder: Miss Roseanne Millett And Paul McEnery
2nd owner: Mrs Sandra McCarthy (Cap It If You Can)
3rd owner: Noel Glynn (Noble Tom)
Tote win: £3.10 PL: £1.80 £1.90 £2.20 Ex: £7.60 CSF: £19.23 Tricast: £132.59
Following a stewards' inquiry the placings remained unaltered.

2:20 Stratford 16 Mar 1998

Solaglas Handicap Hurdle Class C