Full Result 2.10 Towcester | 8 January 1993

Royal Flying Corps Handicap Chase

(0-125, 5yo+) (2m5f153yds) 2m5½f Heavy 15 fences

1st £4,290 2nd £1,270 3rd £610 4th £280

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Larksmore 50/1 T Wall Miss D J Baker	T Wall Miss D J Baker	8	100 11	101	56	106	–
br m Royal Fountain - Newtonmore (Game Rights)
Led to 2nd, led again 4th, hit 3 out, hard ridden next, headed last, ran on under pressure to lead near finish

2 1½	0. Bit Of A Clown 7/4F Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	10	1013	114	68	117	–
b g Callernish - Gusserane Lark (Napoleon Bonaparte)
Led 2nd to 4th, remained prominent, led last, drifted left and headed near finish

3 ¾ [2¼]	0. Brief Encounter (NZ) 5/1 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Nicholls	8	107	108	61	110	–
b g Foreign Affair (FR) - Euphemia (NZ) (Piccolo Player I)
Held up in touch, jumped slowly 9th and 11th, every chance last, no impression when not much room near finish

PU	0. Rymer King 12/1 D Bridgwater J Chugg	D Bridgwater J Chugg	11	118	123	–	–	–
b g Rymer - Belinda Pocket (Pampered King)
Always behind, lost touch 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 13th

PU	0. Classey Boy 20/1 B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	10	100 4	101	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Trespassing (Poaching)
Prominent until jumped slowly 3rd, ridden 6th, tailed off 10th, pulled up before last

PU	0. Paddy's Dream 50/1 W McFarland Miss P O'Connor	W McFarland Miss P O'Connor	13	100 11	101	–	–	–
b g Paddy's Stream - Fairyslave (Arctic Slave)
Prominent, weakened 7th, tailed of from 10th, pulled up before 13th

PU	0. Sam Shorrock 25/1 R Farrant ⁵ Mrs G Thorner	R Farrant ⁵ Mrs G Thorner	11	913 b	105	–	–	–
bb g Vivadari - To Windward (Hard Tack)
Always in rear, lost touch 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Goodshot Rich 11/4 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	9	1110	125	–	–	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Hunters Treasure (Tudor Treasure I)
Raced wide, prominent until lost place 7th, rallied 10th, weakened quickly 3 out, remote 4th when pulled up before next

PU	0. The Mosses 14/1 H Davies T A Forster	H Davies T A Forster	8	104 4	105	–	–	–
br g Kinglet - Yutoi Lady (Arctic Slave)
Held up in touch, good headway to chase leader from 7th to 10th, weakened quickly 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Gladtogetit 5/1 Adrian Maguire D R Gandolfo	Adrian Maguire D R Gandolfo	7	100 2	101	–	–	–
br m Green Shoon - Hill Sixty (Slippered)
Held up in touch, headway 10th, weakening when mistake 3 out, soon pulled up

REF	0. Pukka Major (USA) 20/1 A Tory T Thomson Jones	A Tory T Thomson Jones	12	105	106	–	–	–
gr g Le Fabuleux (FR) - Pakeha (FR) (Zeddaan)
Reluctant to race, refused 1st

11 ran Off time: 2:13:00 Winning time: 6m 27.10s (slow by 1m 11.10s) Total SP: 129%
1st owner: Miss Deborah J Baker (Larksmore) 1st breeder: Mrs H A England
2nd owner: J B Sumner (Bit Of A Clown)
3rd owner: Colin Lewis (Brief Encounter)

2:10 Towcester 8 Jan 1993

Royal Flying Corps Handicap Chase