Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 15 November 1998

Marchpole Bumper Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft

1st £7,522.50 2nd £2,280 3rd £1,115 4th £532.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	18. Scarlet Emperor (IRE) 20/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	4	110	–	–	128	–
b g Supreme Leader - Red Donna (Don)
Steady headway from 6f out, led over 2f out, quickened clear over 1f out, easily (op 10-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

2 6	10. Ackzo 20/1 Jamie Osborne Ferdy Murphy	Jamie Osborne Ferdy Murphy	5	110	–	–	117	–
b g Ardross - Trimar Gold (Goldhill)
Chased leaders, outpaced and lost position 4f out, driven and rallied from 2f out, edged left 1f out, ran on, no chance with winner (op 16-1)

3 1¾ [7¾]	2. Russell Road (IRE) 16/1 Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	6	114	–	–	122	–
br g Phardante (FR) - Burren Gale (IRE) (Strong Gale)
Behind, hampered bend after 6f, driven 5f out, stayed on from 2f out, kept on but not pace to reach leaders (op 9-1)

4 2 [9¾]	19. The Good Knight (IRE) 20/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	6	110	–	–	113	–
bb g Good Thyne (USA) - Serene River (Over The River)
Steady headway from 7f out, chased leaders over 2f out, stayed on same pace (op 16-1)

5 2½ [12¼]	5. Churchstanton (IRE) 25/1 Timmy Murphy Paddy Farrell	Timmy Murphy Paddy Farrell	6	114	–	–	115	–
b g Celio Rufo - Bailieboro (Bonne Noel)
Soon in touch, headway to chase leaders 5f out, one pace when hampered and not much room 1f out

6 6 [18¼]	4. Behamore (IRE) 5/2F Charlie Swan C F Swan	Charlie Swan C F Swan	5	114	–	–	109	–
b g Brush Aside (USA) - Dilkusha Girl (Prince Tenderfoot)
Led over 11f, stayed pressing leader until weakened over 2f out (tchd 11-4, 3-1 in places)

7 2½ [20¾]	7. Dragon Lord 14/1 R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	4	114	–	–	106	–
b g Warning - Cockatoo Island (High Top)
Prominent, ridden 5f out, weakened over 3f out (op 9-1)

8 2½ [23¼]	9. Route Two (IRE) 12/1 Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	Graham Bradley Simon Sherwood	4	114	–	–	104	–
b g Welsh Term (IRE) - Skylin (Skyliner I)
With leader until led 5f out, headed over 2 out, weakened quickly (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

9 2½ [25¾]	12. Artemis I (IRE) 14/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	–	97	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Ethel's Daughter (Deep Run)
Headway and driven 6f out, chased leaders 4f out, soon weakened (op 10-1)

10 3½ [29¼]	16. GreenwichI 25/1 L Suthern ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	L Suthern ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	107	–	–	94	–
br g Handsome Sailor - Praise The LordI (Lord Gayle)
Chased leaders until weakened over 4f out (op 20-1)

11 1¾ [31]	8. Prominent Profile (IRE) 5/1 Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	1013	–	–	96	–
ch g Mazaad (IRE) - Nakuru (IRE) (Mandalus)
Chased leaders until ridden 6f out and soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

12 7 [38]	6. Connor Macleod (IRE) 5/1 A P McCoy Mrs J Pitman	A P McCoy Mrs J Pitman	5	114	–	–	89	–
ch g Torus - Blackrath Gem (Bargello)
Headway halfway, ridden 6f out, soon weakened (op 3-1 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

13 ½ [38½]	1. Knockara Fair (IRE) 11/2 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	5	117	–	–	92	–
b g Long Pond (IRE) - Bonne Fair (Bonne Noel)
Always in rear (stewards told: the horse hung badly to the right, trainer subsequently reported the gelding had torn a muscle in his shoulder) (op 6-1 tchd 7-1)

14 5 [43½]	11. Another Gentleman 50/1 Sam Stronge ⁷ Robert Stronge	Sam Stronge ⁷ Robert Stronge	5	107	–	–	80	–
gr g Buckley - Another Spring (Town Crier)
Chased leaders to halfway (tchd 100-1 in a place)

15 8 [51½]	3. Did You Know (IRE) 16/1 Barry Fenton C R Barwell	Barry Fenton C R Barwell	5	115	–	–	77	–
ch m Balinger - Dim Drums (Proverb)
Soon behind (op 14-1)

16 16 [67½]	13. Broncojelf (IRE) 33/1 Mickey Brennan John O'Shea	Mickey Brennan John O'Shea	5	110	–	–	56	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Southsea Lady (IRE) (Kemal)
Always in rear

17 5 [72½]	17. Highly Explosive 66/1 Carl Llewellyn John O'Shea	Carl Llewellyn John O'Shea	5	110	–	–	51	–
gr g Scallywag - Friendly Cherry (Bargello)
Soon behind (op 50-1)

18 dist [102½]	20. Black Magic 33/1 Philip Hide Paul Howling	Philip Hide Paul Howling	4	109	–	–	–	–
br f Cigar - Mossage (Ballymoss)
Prominent to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off

18 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 3m 57.10s (slow by 13.10s) Total SP: 142%
Non-runners: Carrington House (vet's certificate), Catfish Keith (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Robert Hitchins (Scarlet Emperor) 1st breeder: Pat Hickey
2nd owner: P E Atkinson (Ackzo)
3rd owner: Mrs Lesley Field (Russell Road)
Tote win: £42.90 PL: £6.70 £5.80 £5.80 Ex: £477.70 CSF: £353.41

4:00 Cheltenham 15 Nov 1998

Marchpole Bumper Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race Class H