Full Result 2.50 Stratford | 16 March 1998

Solaglas Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m3f98yds) 2m3½f Good 14 fences

1st £4,718 2nd £1,424 3rd £692 4th £326

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Shekels (IRE) 5/2 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	7	1112	–	123	125	–
ch g Orchestra - Rare Currency (Rarity)
Jumped well, made virtually all, ridden clear flat

2 3½	4. Cherokee Chief 7/4F Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	7	112	–	110	112	–
ch g Rakaposhi King - Coole Pilate (Celtic Cone)
Chased winner most of way, pushed along 3 out, challenged next, one pace flat

3 10 [13½]	2. Gale Toi (IRE) 7/2 A P McCoy P Mullins	A P McCoy P Mullins	9	117	–	107	107	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Zitas Toi (Chinatown)
Chased leaders, went 2nd 8th, challenged and mistake 3 out, weakened approaching next

4 1¼ [14¾]	7. Jimmy's Cross (IRE) 9/2 Richard Guest G B Balding	Richard Guest G B Balding	8	112	–	101	100	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Foredefine (Bonne Noel)
Some headway from 4 out, not reach leaders

5 23 [37¾]	9. Raining Stairs (IRE) 25/1 Brian Harding G Richards	Brian Harding G Richards	7	112	–	82	77	–
b g Orchestra - Strong Gale Lass (Strong Gale)
Held up, always in rear, tailed off

6 1½ [39¼]	8. Master Tuck 100/1 S Burrough V R Bishop	S Burrough V R Bishop	12	112	–	81	76	–
b g Tumble Gold - Sandy's Daughter (Raise You Ten)
Chased leaders until 8th, gradually weakened, tailed off

7 dist [69¼]	10. Playing The Fool 50/1 Mr P Hanly Clive Bennett	Mr P Hanly Clive Bennett	8	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Idiots Delight - Celtic Blade (Celtic Cone)
Jumped badly, always behind, tailed off from halfway

F	3. Barqaish 100/1 G Tormey Ann Stokell	G Tormey Ann Stokell	11	112	–	–	–	–
br g Jalmood (USA) - Adeebah (USA) (Damascus)
Held up mid-division, outpaced when mistake 4 out, no chance when fell 2 out

F	6. Frankie Harry 100/1 Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	6	109	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckley - Dame Caroline (Wollow)
Mistake 1st, in touch when fell 6th

F	5. Cooked Breakfast (IRE) 100/1 R Bellamy J J Birkett	R Bellamy J J Birkett	10	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Kemal (FR) - Baobab (Bargello)
In rear until fell 6th

10 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 5m 2.80s (slow by 29.80s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: Uplands Bloodstock (Shekels) 1st breeder: R Guiry
2nd owner: A Boyd-Rochfort (Cherokee Chief)
3rd owner: Mrs Sandra McCarthy (Gale Toi)
Tote win: £3.90 PL: £1.80 £1.20 £1.10 Ex: £4 CSF: £6.79 Trifecta: £4.90 Pool: £319.21. 45.43 winning tickets.

2:50 Stratford 16 Mar 1998

Solaglas Novices' Chase Class D