Full Result 3.00 Cheltenham | 13 November 1998

Steel Plate And Sections Novices' Chase Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m80yds) 3m½f Old Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £9,530.50 2nd £2,884 3rd £1,407 4th £668.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Spendid (IRE) 100/30 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	6	118	133	125	134	–
b g Tidaro (USA) - Spendapromise (IRE) (Goldhill)
In touch, headway and blundered 12th, headway again and hit 3 out, quickened to lead approaching last, driven and edged left run-in, kept on (op 5-2 tchd 7-2 in places)

2 2	2. Moscow Express (IRE) 100/30 Norman Williamson Ms F M Crowley	Norman Williamson Ms F M Crowley	6	118	–	124	132	–
ch g Moscow Society (USA) - Corrielek (Menelek)
Held up off pace to 8th, steady headway 13th, tracked leader 14th, challenged 4 out, led after next, blundered 2 out, soon headed one pace (op 9-4 tchd 7-2)

3 20 [22]	4. Song Of The Sword 7/4F Mick Fitzgerald Jim Old	Mick Fitzgerald Jim Old	5	116	122	109	120	–
b g Kris - Melodist (USA) (The Minstrel)
Led, hit 12th and 15th, mistake 3 out and soon headed, weakened after next (op 9-4 tchd 5-2 in places)

4 dist [52]	1. Gillan Cove (IRE) 5/1 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	9	118	117	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Shanban (Shackleton)
Chased leader 4th, hit 9th, weakened from 14th, tailed off (tchd 9-2)

UR	5. Shore Party (IRE) 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	115 b¹	115	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Ariannrun (Deep Run)
Chased leader to 4th, close 3rd when blundered and unseated rider next (op 9-1)