Full Result 1.35 Worcester | 24 November 1998

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(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Heavy 13 fences 2 omitted

1st £2,960 2nd £890 3rd £430 4th £200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Rich Tycoon (IRE) 8/1 M Griffiths ⁵ Paul Rich	M Griffiths ⁵ Paul Rich	9	103	80	79	98	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Stolen Gold (Tycoon II)
Held up in rear, hit 5th and 6th, mistake 3 out, steady headway from next, ridden and stayed on to lead close home (tchd 10-1)

2 1	1. Minella Derby (IRE) 9/4F Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	120	100	103	117	–
br g Sexton Blake - Black-Crash (Crash Course)
In touch, challenged 3 out, led next, clear approaching last, ridden run-in, headed close home (op 7-4 tchd 5-2)

3 20 [21]	8. River Gala (IRE) 33/1 T Dascombe Ron Hodges	T Dascombe Ron Hodges	8	100 4	72	58	69	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Silver Gala (Gala Performance)
Led until headed 2 out, soon beaten (op 16-1)

4 5 [26]	4. Lyphard's Fable (USA) 8/1 T Jenks Tom George	T Jenks Tom George	7	105	77	58	69	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Affirmative Fable (USA) (Affirmed)
Challenged 3rd to 5th, lost place 8th, stayed on again to chase leaders 3 out, weakened from next (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

5 dist [56]	2. Camp Head (IRE) 11/2 Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	7	114	90	–	–	–
ch g Camden Town - Poll's Best (Pollerton)
Chased leaders, challenged 6th, weakened from 2 out (op 7-2)

PU	7. Golden Film (IRE) 13/2 S Wynne B Llewellyn	S Wynne B Llewellyn	10	101 b¹	73	–	–	–
ch g Deep Run - Laharden Lady (Laurence O)
Chased leaders, jumped slowly 2nd, hit 6th and lost place, driven to chase leaders 3 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

PU	6. Pin Mony (IRE) 7/2 Seamus Durack Sue Smith	Seamus Durack Sue Smith	6	104	76	–	–	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Shuil Run (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, hit 7th, mistake 3 out, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before last (jockey reported that horse was hanging to the left and could not be ridden out) (op 11-4 tchd 4-1 in places)

7 ran Off time: 1:35:00 Winning time: 5m 40.80s (slow by 42.80s) Total SP: 107%
Non-runners: Cracking Prospect (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: P M Rich (Rich Tycoon) 1st breeder: Miss C Cunningham-Hogg
2nd owner: B C Kilby (Minella Derby)
3rd owner: Bob Froome (River Gala)
Tote win: £8.60 PL: £2.10 £2.30 Ex: £17.90 CSF: £21.75 Tricast: £427.81

1:35 Worcester 24 Nov 1998

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