Full Result 3.30 Cheltenham | 14 March 1996

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(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m2f70yds) 3m2½f New Good 21 fences 1 omitted

1st £131,156 2nd £49,004 3rd £23,902 4th £10,210

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Imperial Call (IRE) 9/2 Conor O'Dwyer Fergus Sutherland	Conor O'Dwyer Fergus Sutherland	7	120	–	169	174	–
br g Callernish - Princess Menelek (Menelek)
Held up, led after 16th to 17th, led 4 out, ran on well from 2 out

2 4	. Rough Quest 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald T Casey	Mick Fitzgerald T Casey	10	120	–	167	170	–
b g Crash Course - Our Quest (Private Walk)
Held up and behind, steady headway 18th, chased winner from 2 out, one pace

3 19 [23]	. Couldnt Be Better 11/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	9	120	–	155	151	–
br g Oats - Belle Bavard (Le Bavard)
Always prominent, led 14th to 16th, led 17th to 4 out, ridden and weakened 3 out

4 3 [26]	. Barton Bank 16/1 A P McCoy D Nicholson	A P McCoy D Nicholson	10	120	–	153	148	–
br g Kambalda - Lucifer's Daughter (Lucifer)
Prominent, blundered 7th, weakened 4 out

5 nk [26¼]	. Young Hustler 25/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	120	–	153	148	–
ch g Import - Davett (Typhoon)
Chased leader, led briefly 16th, weakened 18th

6 8 [34¼]	. One Man (IRE) 11/8F R Dunwoody G Richards	R Dunwoody G Richards	8	120	–	148	140	–
gr g Remainder Man - Steal On (General Ironside)
Held up, headway 16th, hit 17th, every chance 3 out, weakened quickly approaching last, finish tired

7 17 [51¼]	. King Of The Gales 50/1 Charlie Swan John E Kiely	Charlie Swan John E Kiely	9	120	–	138	123	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Paulas Fancy (Lucky Guy)
Held up, mistake 12th, soon behind, tailed off

F	. Monsieur Le Cure 14/1 Jason Titley J A C Edwards	Jason Titley J A C Edwards	10	120	–	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Caramore Lady (Deep Run)
Prominent, 5th when fell 6th, dead

PU	. Dublin Flyer 5/1 B Powell Snr T A Forster	B Powell Snr T A Forster	10	120	–	–	–	–
b g Rymer - Dublin Express (Tycoon II)
Led to 14th, weakened 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	. Lord Relic (NZ) 100/1 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	9	120	–	–	–	–
b g Zamazaan (FR) - Morning Order (NZ) (Bismark)
Behind, jumped slowly 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

10 ran Off time: 3:39:00 Winning time: 6m 42.40s (fast by 3.60s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Lisselan Farms Ltd (Imperial Call) 1st breeder: T A O'Donnell
2nd owner: A T A Wates (Rough Quest)
3rd owner: R A B Whittle (Couldnt Be Better)

3:30 Cheltenham 14 Mar 1996

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