Full Result 4.05 Cheltenham | 28 January 1995

Steve Smith Eccles Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) 2m5f omsNew Heavy 17 fences

1st £8,403 2nd £2,544 3rd £1,242 4th £591

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Couldnt Be Better 4/1J Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	8	100 4	135	–	150	–
br g Oats - Belle Bavard (Le Bavard)
Always prominent, led 3 out, driven out

2 12	0. Southolt (IRE) 7/1 Richard Guest G A Hubbard	Richard Guest G A Hubbard	7	108	143	–	146	–
b g Deep Run - Girseach (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway to lead 4th, left clear 9th, headed 3 out, every chance last, faded flat

3 20 [32]	0. Beech Road 9/2 A P McCoy ³ G B Balding	A P McCoy ³ G B Balding	13	105	143	–	126	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - North Bovey (Flush Royal)
Mid-division, headway 10th, 4th when blundered 12th, soon weakened

4 13 [45]	0. Well Briefed 12/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	8	100 12	135	–	105	–
br g Miner's Lamp - In Brief I (Lucky Brief)
Behind, tailed off 10th, moderate headway from 2 out, never dangerous. stewards officially told: jockey said, the horse was making a noise until after the third last, whereupon he ran on, trainer said, the horse had a history of wind problems

5 2 [47]	0. Sheer Ability 8/1 Norman Williamson Charlie Mann	Norman Williamson Charlie Mann	9	103	138	–	106	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Auburn Queen (Kinglet)
Chased leaders, blundered and lost place 2nd, headway 10th, weakened approaching 3 out

6 dist [77]	0. Strong Beau 33/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	10	100 10	135	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Red Pine (Khalkis)
Always behind, tailed off from 12th

7 12 [89]	0. Lumberjack I (USA) 14/1 Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	Jamie Osborne Charles Egerton	11	100 1 v	135	–	–	–
b h Big Spruce (USA) -
Always behind, tailed off from 8th

UR	0. Katabatic 11/1 S McNeill J T Gifford	S McNeill J T Gifford	12	120	163	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Garravogue (Giolla Mear)
Mid-division, blundered badly and unseated rider 11th

UR	0. Beachy Head 4/1J Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	7	101 1 1	136	–	134	–
gr g Damister (USA) - No More Rosies (Warpath)
Prominent, hit 4th, every chance 3 out, 3rd and weakening when bad blunder and unseated rider 2 out

UR	0. Indian Tonic 11/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	100 9	135	–	–	–
br g Ovac (ITY) - Green Hedge (Goldhill)
Led to 4th, hit next, 2nd when blundered badly and unseated rider 9th

10 ran Off time: 4:05:00 Winning time: 5m 43.30s (slow by 36.30s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: R A B Whittle (Couldnt Be Better) 1st breeder: Queenford Stud Ltd
2nd owner: G A Hubbard (Southolt)
3rd owner: Mr & Mrs Tony Geake (Beech Road)

4:05 Cheltenham 28 Jan 1995

Steve Smith Eccles Handicap Chase Class B