Full Result 1.10 Cheltenham | 14 November 1998

Murphy's Three Year Old Novices' Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (3yo) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good 8 hurdles

1st £7,067.50 2nd £2,140 3rd £1,045 4th £497.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Katarino (FR) 9/4F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	3	112	–	130	145	–
b g Pistolet Bleu (IRE) - Katevana (FR) (Cadoudal)
Made all, came clear from 2 out, easily (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in a place & 2-1)

2 11	5. Simply Gifted 5/2 Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	3	112	–	114	131	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Souveniers (Relko)
Keen hold, in touch, headway 4th, chased winner soon after 3 out, ridden 2 out and soon outpaced (tchd 3-1 100-30 in places)

3 14 [25]	1. Charlie's Gold 16/1 D Gallagher Alan Bailey	D Gallagher Alan Bailey	3	116	–	104	121	–
b g Shalford (IRE) - Ballet (Sharrood)
Chased leaders until dropped rear 4th, well behind next, stayed on through beaten horses to take third run-in but not a danger (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

4 3 [28]	2. Dangerus Precedent (IRE) 5/1 Norman Williamson Charles Egerton	Norman Williamson Charles Egerton	3	112	–	97	116	–
ch g Polish Precedent (USA) - Circus Feathers (Kris)
Challenged from 2nd, hit 4th, weakened from 2 out (op 7-2 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

5 5 [33]	9. Edwarda 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	3	1011	–	87	105	–
ch f Safawan - Edraianthus (Windjammer)
In touch, headway 4th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 5-1)

6 21 [54]	6. Border Trader (IRE) 66/1 B Clifford J S Moore	B Clifford J S Moore	3	1012	–	67	84	–
ch g Sharp Victor (USA) - Hi Dad (USA) (Verbatim)
Behind, lost touch 4th (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in a place)

7 4 [58]	8. Lastman (USA) 14/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	3	1012	–	63	80	–
bb g Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Rivala (USA) (Riverman)
Behind, not fluent 4th, lost touch from 3 out (op 8-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

8 6 [64]	3. Fairy Ridge (IRE) 16/1 Graham Bradley Jonjo O'Neill	Graham Bradley Jonjo O'Neill	3	112	–	61	78	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Fairy Folk (IRE) (Fairy King)
Behind, some headway 4th, weakened quickly approaching 3 out (op 12-1 tchd 20-1, 25-1 in a place)

9 dist [94]	7. Fields Of Omagh (USA) 16/1 R Dunwoody I A Balding	R Dunwoody I A Balding	3	1012	–	–	69	–
b g Pleasant Tap (USA) - Brave And True (USA) (Fappiano)
Keen hold, settled in rear, ridden 4 out and no response soon lost touch, tailed off (op 8-1)

9 ran Off time: 1:13:00 Winning time: 4m 7.50s (slow by 18.50s) Total SP: 117%
Non-runners: Hare Park Polly
1st owner: Robert Waley-Cohen (Katarino) 1st breeder: Haras Des Coudraies
2nd owner: Steve Hammond (Simply Gifted)
3rd owner: Classic Gold (Charlie's Gold)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.50 £1.70 £2.80 Ex: £4.20 CSF: £7.61

1:10 Cheltenham 14 Nov 1998

Murphy's Three Year Old Novices' Hurdle Class B