Full Result 3.50 Worcester | 10 September 1988

Coventry Handicap Chase

2m4f OMS Good To Firm 13 fences

1st £2,358.50 2nd £656 3rd £315.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Battlefield Band 6/1 M Brennan J W Blundell	M Brennan J W Blundell	11	123	41	–	–	–
b g Ribero - Majestic Palace (Royal Palace)
Headway 10th, led 2 out

2 5	0. Broche (FR) 12/1 S Earle Kevin Bishop	S Earle Kevin Bishop	7	107	17	–	–	–
b g Nonoalco (USA) - Tyrant's Vale (FR) (Tyrant)
Chased leaders, kept on under pressure from 2 out

3 3 [8]	0. Top Gold 3/1F B Powell Snr Ron Hodges	B Powell Snr Ron Hodges	9	104	12	–	–	–
b m Supreme Sovereign I - Dyna Bell (Double Jump I)
Always prominent, one pace from 12th

4 4 [12]	0. Pernoic 20/1 B De Haan J N Dalton	B De Haan J N Dalton	8	102	12	–	–	–
b m Peter Wrekin - Pernel (Space King)
Prominent, hit 10th, led 3 out to next, soon weakened

5 2 [14]	0. Home Command 8/1 D Tegg ⁴ Milton Bradley	D Tegg ⁴ Milton Bradley	8	910	11	–	–	–
ch g Home Guard (USA) - Fleurie I (Reliance II)
Always mid division

6 shd [14]	0. Maori Warrior (NZ) 25/1 Carl Llewellyn J R Bosley	Carl Llewellyn J R Bosley	6	100	5	–	–	–
b g Balmerino (NZ) - Head Fancy (Head Hunter)
Mistake 11th, behind until ran on from 3 out

7 4 [18]	0. Pendor Lawn 11/1 Peter Scudamore P C O'Connor	Peter Scudamore P C O'Connor	11	1112	36	–	–	–
b h Tarqogan - Strawberry Mess (Pardal)
Prominent, led after 11th to 3 out, soon weakened

8 5 [23]	0. Wee William I 7/2 G Davies Milton Bradley	G Davies Milton Bradley	11	111	25	–	–	–
b g Workboy I - Obedience (Reliance II)
Always behind

9 2½ [25½]	0. Flight Sheet (USA) 16/1 Martin Kinane Peter Jones	Martin Kinane Peter Jones	12	101	11	–	–	–
b g Pago Pago - Jet To Market (USA) (Farm To Market)
Led until after 11th, soon behind

10 [25½]	0. Clair Soleil 50/1 W Humphreys ⁴ Mrs J E Croft	W Humphreys ⁴ Mrs J E Croft	8	910	–	–	–	–
b m Sunyboy - Elucidation (Specific I)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	0. Holemoor Patrol 8/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	8	1013 b	23	–	–	–
br g Galivanter - Mama's Pet (Midlander)
Prominent, mistake 10th, pulled up lame approaching next

PU	0. Knock Hard 50/1 C Cox Mrs S Minns	C Cox Mrs S Minns	9	101 1	–	–	–	–
b g Hardboy - Precipitant's Pet (Precipitant)
Not jump well, behind when pulled up before 10th

12 ran Off time: 3:57:00 Winning time: 5m 9.60s (slow by 24.60s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: J Eddell (Battlefield Band) 1st breeder: Col And Mrs F R Huewilliams
2nd owner: T G Bish (Broche)
3rd owner: W H Hepper (Top Gold)

3:50 Worcester 10 Sep 1988

Coventry Handicap Chase