Full Result 2.00 Catterick | 2 December 1998

49's Handicap Chase Class E Showcase Race

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (3m1f54yds) 3m1f Good 19 fences

1st £7,587.50 2nd £2,300 3rd £1,125 4th £537.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Sharp Command 25/1 S Old Kelly ⁵ P Eccles	S Old Kelly ⁵ P Eccles	5	113	105	132	124	–
ch g Sharpo - Bluish (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leaders, ridden 4 out, led run in, held on well (tchd 33-1 in places)

2 nk	18. Arctic Fox (IRE) 7/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	6	104	86	119	106	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - Fleeting Vixen (Paddy's Stream)
Held up and behind, steady headway 12th, stayed on well from 2 out, just held (op 6-1)

3 ½ [¾]	10. Hopeful Lord (IRE) 5/1 Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	Richie McGrath Jonjo O'Neill	6	1011 7	93	126	114	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Billie Gibb (Cavo Doro)
Held up, smooth headway 11th, hit 15th, led 2 out, headed run in, kept on (op 11-2 tchd 9-2)

4 9 [9¾]	9. Stage Fright I 12/1 Conor O'Dwyer Ferdy Murphy	Conor O'Dwyer Ferdy Murphy	7	1013 b	95	122	111	–
ch m Grand Finale (IRE) - Tinsel (Lion Cavern)
Always prominent, led after 4 out, clear next, mistake and headed 2 out, no extra (op 16-1)

5 2 [11¾]	16. Celtic Duke 4/1F Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	6	105	87	112	95	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Celtic Cygnet (Celtic Cone)
Held up on outside, effort before 4 out, outpaced from next (op 5-1 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

6 ½ [12¼]	13. Gale Force (IRE) 16/1 B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	7	103	90	110	98	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Stay As You Are (Buckskin)
Soon well behind, headway 13th, kept on, never dangerous (op 14-1)

7 2½ [14¾]	15. I'm The Man 33/1 M Gault ⁷ Dianne Sayer	M Gault ⁷ Dianne Sayer	7	913	88	104	93	–
ro g Say Primula - Vinovia (Ribston)
Hit 1st, behind, some headway from 3 out, never dangerous

8 3½ [18¼]	11. Kings Sermon (IRE) 25/1 R Supple P Beaumont	R Supple P Beaumont	9	1010 b¹	92	114	94	–
br g King's Ride (IRE) - Sunday Sermon (The Parson)
With leader, led 5th, headed briefly 12th, headed after 4 out, outpaced when hit next

9 8 [26¼]	7. Supreme Soviet 14/1 Tony Dobbin Alistair Whillans	Tony Dobbin Alistair Whillans	8	112	98	114	92	–
ch g Presidium - Sylvan Song (Song)
Held up midfield, headway 11th, effort 4 out, outpaced next

10 3½ [29¾]	19. Galen (IRE) 25/1 Alan Dempsey ³ Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey ³ Mrs M Reveley	7	101 b	86	97	76	–
br g Roselier (FR) - Gaye Le Moss (Le Moss)
Chased leaders until ridden and outpaced after 4 out

11 3½ [33¼]	20. D'Arblay Street (IRE) 20/1 Jim Crowley ⁷ W T Kemp	Jim Crowley ⁷ W T Kemp	9	98 b	83	88	70	–
b g Pauper - Lady Abednego VII (Damsire Unregistered)
Held up midfield, headway to press leaders after 11th, hit 5 out, outpaced before next

12 3 [36¼]	17. Another Venture I (IRE) 25/1 John McNamara ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	8	105 5	92	97	76	–
br g Tanfirion (IRE) - Fitz's Buck (Master Buck)
Mistakes in rear, never on terms

13 nk [36½]	12. Pink Gin I 100/1 C McCormack ⁵ M G Meagher	C McCormack ⁵ M G Meagher	11	103 v	90	94	73	–
ch g Tickled Pink - Carrapateira (Gunner B)
Chased leaders, led briefly 12th, outpaced before 3 out

14 1½ [38]	4. Dark Oak 33/1 Eddie Callaghan J W Curtis	Eddie Callaghan J W Curtis	12	114	100	109	82	–
br g Kambalda - Dusky Jo (Dusky Boy)
Behind, struggling from 11th, never on terms

15 6 [44]	21. German Legend 33/1 D Bentley D A Lamb	D Bentley D A Lamb	8	101	83	88	59	–
br g Faustus (USA) - Fairfields (Sharpen Up)
Always behind, struggling from 11th

16 8 [52]	14. Pebble Beach (IRE) 33/1 J Callaghan George Moore	J Callaghan George Moore	8	106	88	87	56	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Indian Idol (Indian Ruler)
Behind, outpaced from 11th

17 1¼ [53¼]	6. Radical Choice (IRE) 8/1 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	9	113	99	98	66	–
b g Radical - Shule Doe (Royal Buck)
In touch, blundered 9th, struggling before 12th

18 18 [71¼]	22. Karenastino 25/1 R Wilkinson ⁵ Sue Smith	R Wilkinson ⁵ Sue Smith	7	99	82	63	31	–
b g Neltino - Karena Park (Hot Spark)
Chased leaders until outpaced from 13th

19 1 [72¼]	1. Jimmy O'Dea 33/1 E Husband John Mackie	E Husband John Mackie	11	120 v	110	96	58	–
br g Funny Man I - Premier Nell (Mandamus)
Led to 5th, mistake 11th, struggling from next (op 25-1)

20 16 [88¼]	2. Strong Hicks (IRE) 20/1 D Parker Howard Johnson	D Parker Howard Johnson	10	1111 b	107	82	39	–
ch g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Deep Foliage (Deep Run)
Keen hold midfield, headway to chase leaders after 8th, weakened 13th, dead (op 16-1)

PU	8. Rustic Air 33/1 Russ Garritty J G Fitzgerald	Russ Garritty J G Fitzgerald	11	1013	95	–	–	–
ch g Crash Course - Country Tune (Prince Hansel)
Midfield, struggling when blundered badly 15th, pulled up before next

PU	5. Gaelic Blue 12/1 Seamus Durack Sue Smith	Seamus Durack Sue Smith	8	114	100	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Giollaretta (Giolla Mear)
Behind, blundered 10th, pulled up after next (tchd 14-1)

22 ran Off time: 2:02:00 Winning time: 6m 33.80s (slow by 17.80s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: A P Holland (Sharp Command) 1st breeder: Coral's Farm And Stud
2nd owner: Jeremy Mitchell (Arctic Fox)
3rd owner: P Piller (Hopeful Lord)
Tote win: £46.80 PL: £9.10 £1.70 £1.90 Ex: £433.40 CSF: £164.91 Tricast: £965.17 Trifecta: £2,937.50 Pool: £7,612.84. 1.84 winning tickets

2:00 Catterick 2 Dec 1998

49's Handicap Chase Class E Showcase Race