Full Result 3.05 Cheltenham | 12 December 1998

Bonusprint Bula Hurdle Class A Showcase Race (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m179yds) 2m1f New Good 8 hurdles

1st £21,665 2nd £8,197 3rd £4,011 4th £1,827

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Relkeel 8/1 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	9	118	160	160	166	–
b g Relkino - Secret Keel (Balinger)
Held up, headway 2 out, not much room on rails approaching last, hard driven, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in to lead near finish (op 7-1)

2 ½	5. Grey Shot 5/2 Jamie Osborne I A Balding	Jamie Osborne I A Balding	6	110	154	152	159	–
gr g Sharrood (USA) - Optaria (Song)
Led, pushed along when challenge 2 out, ridden and not fluent last, hard driven, headed near finish, kept on well (op 9-4 tchd 11-4 in a place)

3 9 [9½]	6. Midnight Legend 14/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	7	110	–	143	148	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Myth I (Troy)
Held up, headway to press leaders 3 out, ridden 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

4 4 [13½]	3. Pridwell 7/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	118	169	148	152	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Glowing With Pride (Ile De Bourbon)
Chased leaders, left second 5th, challenged 2 out, weakened approaching last (op 5-2)

F	1. Dato Star (IRE) 11/8F Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	7	118	172	–	–	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Newgate Fairy (IRE) (Flair Path)
Tracked leaders, disputing second and going well when stumbled and fell soon after 5th (op 6-4 tchd 7-4)

5 ran Off time: 3:06:00 Winning time: 4m 9.30s (slow by 12.30s) Total SP: 111%
Non-runners: Kerawi
1st owner: Trustees Of The Late Brig C B Harvey (Relkeel) 1st breeder: Brig C B Harvey
2nd owner: Robert Hitchins (Grey Shot)
3rd owner: Lady Clarke (Midnight Legend)
Tote win: £8.50 PL: £2.70 £1.40 Ex: £10.50 CSF: £25.71