Full Result 2.50 Warwick | 31 December 1998

49's Christmas Present Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £5,487.50 2nd £1,640 3rd £785 4th £357.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Young Spartacus 9/2 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	5	117	122	96	128	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - Celtic Slave (Celtic Cone)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, hit last, ridden out (op 3-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

2 3	5. Tonka 9/2 Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	6	105	106	77	107	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Royal Meeting (Dara Monarch)
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, stayed on same pace flat (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in a place)

3 13 [16]	2. Wesley's Lad (IRE) 11/2 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	4	117	122	80	110	–
bb g Classic Secret I (USA) - Galouga (FR) (Lou Piguet)
Held up, outpaced 5th, stayed on approaching last (op 4-1 tchd 6-1)

4 4 [20]	4. Manileno 14/1 A P McCoy Miss S J Wilton	A P McCoy Miss S J Wilton	4	115	120	74	104	–
ch g K-Battery - Andalucia (Rheingold)
Chased leader, ridden and every chance approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

5 ½ [20½]	1. Siren Song (IRE) 6/4F Noel Fehily ⁷ Charlie Mann	Noel Fehily ⁷ Charlie Mann	7	113	125	71	108	–
b g Warning - Nazwa I (IRE) (Tarboosh)
Held up, outpaced 5th, soon well behind (op 11-8 tchd 5-4)

6 ¾ [21¼]	6. Ranger Sloane 6/1 X Aizpuru ³ Giuseppe Fierro	X Aizpuru ³ Giuseppe Fierro	6	100	104	54	87	–
ch g Gunner B - Lucky Amy (Lucky Wednesday)
Raced keenly, prominent until weakened 3 out (op 5-1)