Full Result 3.55 Cheltenham | 16 March 1999

William Hill National Hunt Chase (Handicap) Class B

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

1st £38,600 2nd £11,600 3rd £5,600 4th £2,600

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	15. Betty's Boy (IRE) 25/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	10	102	127	147	143	–
b g Cataldi - Decent Lady (Decent Fellow)
Held up in touch, chased leaders 12th, mistake 14th, tracked leader from 15th, hard ridden from 2 out, challenged last, soon led, edged right all out (op 20-1)

2 5	17. Island Chief (IRE) 10/1 B Storey P Beaumont	B Storey P Beaumont	10	101	126	143	140	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Run Piggy Run (Deep Run)
Soon chasing leader, left in lead 12th, pushed along from 3 out, hard driven when mistake last, soon headed, edged right run-in and no extra

3 2 [7]	9. Nahthen Lad (IRE) 25/1 R Dunwoody Mrs J Pitman	R Dunwoody Mrs J Pitman	10	1010 b	135	151	144	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Current Call (Electrify)
Always tracking leaders, ridden from 3 out, stayed on same pace under pressure from next (tchd 33-1 in places)

4 2½ [9½]	2. Macgeorge (IRE) 16/1 Adrian Maguire Richard Lee	Adrian Maguire Richard Lee	9	118	147	161	154	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Colleen Donn (Le Moss)
In touch, hit 7th, hampered, mistake and lost place 12th, rallied from 4 out, no headway under pressure from next (op 14-1)

5 4 [13½]	13. King Lucifer (IRE) 16/1 Robert Thornton D Nicholson	Robert Thornton D Nicholson	10	106	131	143	135	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Cahore (Quayside I)
Headway 11th, hard driven approaching 4 out, one pace from next (op 20-1)

6 2 [15½]	12. Jathib (CAN) 20/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	106	131	141	133	–
ch g Trempolino (USA) - Noble Gaze (USA) (Vaguely Noble)
In touch until jumped slowly 13th and lost place, some headway 4 out, soon weakened (op 16-1)

7 9 [24½]	1. Unguided Missile (IRE) 20/1 Graham Bradley Nicky Richards	Graham Bradley Nicky Richards	11	1110	149	153	146	–
br g Deep Run - Legaun (Levanter)
Chased leaders to 4 out, soon weakened (tchd 25-1 in places)

8 1½ [26]	11. Santa Concerto (IRE) 11/1 R Supple L Lungo	R Supple L Lungo	10	108	133	136	128	–
ch g Orchestra - Sapristi (Psidium)
Led until after 1st, stayed pressing leaders, mistake 8th, weakened 13th (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

9 20 [46]	4. Random Harvest I (IRE) 10/1 Alan Dempsey ³ Mrs M Reveley	Alan Dempsey ³ Mrs M Reveley	10	112	144	134	119	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Bavello (Le Bavard)
Held up in rear, never dangerous (tchd 11-1 in places)

10 dist [76]	16. Eulogy (IRE) 12/1 Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	Leighton Aspell Richard Rowe	9	101	126	–	–	–
ch g Paean - Daly Preacher (Pry)
In touch, ridden 10th, weakened and blundered 14th, tailed off (tchd 14-1 in places)

F	10. Calling Wild (IRE) 12/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	9	1010	135	–	–	–
b g Callernish - Chestnut Vale (Pollerton)
Hit 3rd, mid-division when fell 12th (tchd 14-1)

F	6. Kadou Nonantais (FR) 4/1F Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	6	111	140	–	–	–
b g Cadoudal (FR) - Belle Nonantaise (FR) (Charonville)
Led ater 1st, still travelling well when fell 12th (op 6-1)

PU	14. Fine Thyne (IRE) 33/1 Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	Mick Fitzgerald Amanda Perrett	10	105	130	–	–	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine (Wolverlife)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

PU	8. Step On Eyre (IRE) 11/2 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	9	1011	136	–	143	–
b g Step Together I (USA) - Jane Eyre I (Master Buck)
Behind 5th, hit 8th, blundered 15th, no chance when blundered 3 out and pulled up (op 9-2 tchd 6-1)

PU	5. Dom Samourai (FR) 50/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	8	112 b	141	–	–	–
gr g Dom Pasquini (FR) - Miss Dianon (FR) (Iron Duke)
Blundered 2nd and tailed off, pulled up before 14th

PU	7. Earthmover (IRE) 16/1 R Walsh Paul Nicholls	R Walsh Paul Nicholls	8	110	139	–	–	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Clare's Crystal (Tekoah)
Behind 5th, mistake 6th, ridden 11th and not fluent after, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 14-1)

PU	3. Tamarindo (FR) 33/1 Paul Carberry M C Pipe	Paul Carberry M C Pipe	6	116	145	–	–	–
b g Galetto (FR) - Rainbow Rainbow (IRE) (Vision)
Soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (tchd 40-1 in places)

REF	18. Shore Party (IRE) 50/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	911 13	125	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Ariannrun (Deep Run)
Tailed off 6th, refused 14th (op 40-1)

18 ran Off time: 3:56:00 Winning time: 6m 22.80s (slow by 19.80s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: T Benfield And Mr W Brown (Betty's Boy) 1st breeder: Mrs Betty Barry
2nd owner: George Dilger (Island Chief)
3rd owner: J Shaw (Nahthen Lad)
Tote win: £36.20 PL: £4.70 £2.40 £3.10 Ex: £265.70 CSF: £216.84 Tricast: £5,656.24 Trifecta: £5,345.20 Pool: £14,981.63. 1.99 winning tickets

3:55 Cheltenham 16 Mar 1999

William Hill National Hunt Chase (Handicap) Class B