Full Result 4.20 Worcester | 26 September 1998

Excelnir Novices' Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) 2m OMS Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £2,974.50 2nd £891 3rd £428 4th £196.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Katsar (IRE) 11/1 Brian Harding Micky Hammond	Brian Harding Micky Hammond	6	100 1	56	54	74	–
b g Castle Keep - Welsh Partner (Welsh Saint)
Held up, headway 7th, led 4 out, drew clear 2 out (op 10-1 after 14-1 in a place tchd 12-1 in places)

2 6	3. Sherwood Boy 7/2F R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	R Wakley ³ Kim Bailey	9	117	80	69	92	–
ch g Seclude I (USA) - Madame Persian (Persian Bold)
Held up, headway 7th, led briefly approaching 4 out, soon ridden, one pace (op 3-1)

3 10 [16]	5. Follow De Call 13/2 Timmy Murphy D McCain	Timmy Murphy D McCain	8	115	75	57	77	–
b g Callernish - DesignerI (Celtic Cone)
Held up, headway 4th, jumped slowly 6th, weakened approaching 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

4 1¼ [17¼]	8. Hennerwood Oak 20/1 Richard Johnson Richard Price	Richard Johnson Richard Price	8	109	65	46	66	–
b m Lighter - Welsh Log (King Log)
Led 2nd, headed next, weakened 5 out (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

5 1 [18¼]	7. Speedy Snaps Image 9/2 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	7	112	72	52	72	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Lillicara (FR) (Caracolero)
Led to 2nd, prominent until weakened after mistake 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 and 7-1 in a place)

6 5 [23¼]	2. Difficult Decision I (IRE) 9/1 A P McCoy Merrita Jones	A P McCoy Merrita Jones	7	1113	83	58	81	–
ch g John French - Lady Mala (So Blessed)
Led 3rd, headed approaching 4 out, weakened before next (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

7 3½ [26¾]	9. Prince De Berry 8/1 Seamus Durack ³ John Berry	Seamus Durack ³ John Berry	7	103	62	30	53	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Hoonah (FR) (Luthier)
Mistakes in rear, well behind from 7th (op 5-1)

8 2 [28¾]	4. The Secret Seven 7/1 Leighton Aspell J K Cresswell	Leighton Aspell J K Cresswell	8	117	77	46	66	–
ch m Balidar - Will Be Wanton (Palm Track)
Behind from 8th (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 and 10-1 in a place)

PU	1. Dontdressfordinner 8/1 T Dascombe Ron Hodges	T Dascombe Ron Hodges	8	120	84	–	–	–
b g Tina's Pet - Classic Times I (Dominion)
Held up, lost touch 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 10-1 tchd 7-1)

PU	6. Cabille (FR) 10/1 R Bellamy Mrs L C Taylor	R Bellamy Mrs L C Taylor	6	112	72	–	–	–
ch g Lesotho (USA) - Ironique I (FR) (Riverman)
Pulled hard, prominent until jumped slowly 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 7-1)

10 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 3m 58.80s (slow by 11.80s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Derek Gennard (Katsar) 1st breeder: George Claxton
2nd owner: Peter Granger (Sherwood Boy)
3rd owner: Champ Chicken Co Ltd (Follow De Call)
Tote win: £11.30 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £3 Ex: £29.10 CSF: £48.02 Tricast: £255.92

4:20 Worcester 26 Sep 1998

Excelnir Novices' Handicap Chase Class E