Full Result 5.40 Cheltenham | 17 March 1999

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) Class A (Grade 1)

(Class 1) (4-6yo) (2m87yds) 2m½f Old Good To Soft

1st £17,800 2nd £6,700 3rd £3,250 4th £1,450

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Monsignor (IRE) 50/1 B Powell Snr Mark Pitman	B Powell Snr Mark Pitman	5	116	–	135	138	–
ch g Mister Lord (USA) - Dooney's Daughter (The Parson)
Prominent, pushed along to hold position after 5f, chased leader 4f out, stayed on gamely under pressure run-in to lead near finish (op 40-1)

2 1½	10. Golden Alpha (IRE) 7/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	116	–	133	136	–
b g Alphabatim (USA) - Gina's Love (Golden Love I)
Tracked leader until led after 6f, quickened clear over 4f out, hard driven over 2f out, weakened final furlong, headed and no extra near finish (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in places)

3 ¾ [2¼]	7. Canasta (IRE) 25/1 L Corcoran ⁷ Mark Pitman	L Corcoran ⁷ Mark Pitman	5	1013	–	133	136	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Bell Walks Fancy (Entrechat I)
In touch, driven along 3f out, stayed on well approaching final furlong, kept on close home

4 4 [6¼]	16. Queens Harbour (IRE) 40/1 D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	D Leahy Mrs J Pitman	5	116	–	129	132	–
b g Brush Aside (USA) - Queenie Kelly (The Parson)
Driven and headway 6f out, stayed on under pressure final 2f, ran on close home (op 33-1)

5 2 [8¼]	20. Ballet-K 25/1 Norman Williamson J Neville	Norman Williamson J Neville	5	111	–	122	125	–
ch m Gunner B - Nicolene (Nice Music)
Behind, driven along 3f out, stayed on approaching final furlong, finished well

6 hd [8½]	6. Billywill (IRE) 16/1 Paul Moloney ³ C Roche	Paul Moloney ³ C Roche	5	113	–	127	134	–
bb g Topanoora (IRE) - Sandy Maid (Sandy Creek)
Behind, headway to track leaders 6f out, still prominent when ran wide bend into straight, not recover (tchd 20-1 in places)

7 nk [8¾]	9. Frosty Canyon 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald Paul Webber	Mick Fitzgerald Paul Webber	6	116	–	127	129	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Rose Ravine (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, driven to hold position over 3f out, stayed on same pace final furlong (op 20-1)

8 1 [9¾]	17. Scarlet Emperor (IRE) 11/1 R Dunwoody Mrs J Pitman	R Dunwoody Mrs J Pitman	5	116	–	126	128	–
b g Supreme Leader - Red Donna (Don)
In touch, driven and effort over 3f out, no headway final 2f (op 14-1)

9 1 [10¾]	2. Alexander Prize (IRE) 11/2 R Walsh W P Mullins	R Walsh W P Mullins	6	116	–	125	127	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Just Our Luck (London Gazette)
Chased leaders until ridden 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 9-2 tchd 6-1 in places)

10 ½ [11¼]	23. Barney Knows (IRE) 25/1 F Leahy M A Peill	F Leahy M A Peill	4	1012	–	116	119	–
b g In The Wings - Afeefa (Lyphard)
Behind until kept on final 3f, not reach leaders (op 20-1)

11 1¼ [12½]	21. Gulshan 66/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	111	–	118	120	–
b m Batshoof - Gulsha (Glint Of Gold)
Behind until stayed on from over 2f out, kept on

12 2 [14½]	3. Baccarat I (IRE) 50/1 Lorcan Wyer J G Fitzgerald	Lorcan Wyer J G Fitzgerald	5	116	–	122	123	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Sarahlee (Sayyaf)
Never reached leaders (op 40-1)

13 3 [17½]	18. Toggi Dancer (NZ) 25/1 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	5	116	–	119	120	–
b g Victory Dance II (IRE) - Solfatara (NZ) (Val Du Fier)
Behind until moderate headway final 2f (op 20-1)

14 7 [24½]	11. Ingonish (IRE) 12/1 Paul Carberry Noel Meade	Paul Carberry Noel Meade	6	116	–	112	113	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Mystery Rose (Roselier)
Effort into mid-division 6f out, weakened 3f out (op 10-1)

15 6 [30½]	22. All Antrim (IRE) 66/1 Ms C Barker J E Mulhern	Ms C Barker J E Mulhern	4	1012	–	98	99	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Kelly's Vintage (Persian Bold)
Behind, some headway halfway, soon weakened

16 5 [35½]	5. Biliverdin (IRE) 11/4F Mr P Fenton Miss S Collins	Mr P Fenton Miss S Collins	5	116	–	101	102	–
b g Bob Back (USA) - Straw Beret (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Chased leaders, ridden 4f out, weakened from 3f out (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in a place and 5-2 in places)

17 4 [39½]	8. Conspirito (IRE) 200/1 Andrew Thornton Mrs J Pitman	Andrew Thornton Mrs J Pitman	6	116	–	98	98	–
b g Orchestra - Fly Fuss (Little Buskins)
Effort halfway, soon weakened (op 100-1)

18 2 [41½]	1. Abalvino (FR) 50/1 Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	Jimmy McCarthy Paul Webber	5	116	–	96	96	–
ch g Sillery (USA) - Abalvina (FR) (Abdos)
Always in rear (op 40-1)

19 ½ [42]	19. Vanilla Man (IRE) 33/1 Conor O'Dwyer P Mullins	Conor O'Dwyer P Mullins	6	116	–	96	96	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Ice Cream Girl (Laurence O)
Led, ridden 7f out, weakened 5f out (op 25-1)

20 5 [47]	25. Mestre Sala (FR) 11/1 Richard Johnson Henry Daly	Richard Johnson Henry Daly	4	1012	–	83	83	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Light Lida (USA) (Alleged)
Effort into mid-division, halfway, soon weakened (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

21 1 [48]	4. Behamore (IRE) 50/1 Charlie Swan Richard Rowe	Charlie Swan Richard Rowe	6	116	–	90	90	–
b g Brush Aside (USA) - Dilkusha Girl (Prince Tenderfoot)
Chased leaders to halfway, soon weakened

22 nk [48¼]	14. Mysilverriverfeale (IRE) 50/1 J R Barry Patrick J Flynn	J R Barry Patrick J Flynn	5	116	–	90	89	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Calamaire (Callernish)
Behind, effort 7f out, soon weakened

23 12 [60¼]	12. Matt Holland 40/1 Adrian Maguire Lucy Wadham	Adrian Maguire Lucy Wadham	6	116	–	78	77	–
b g Makbul - Shirley Grove (Vulgan Slave)
Soon behind (op 33-1)

24 5 [65¼]	24. Enborne I 100/1 Graham Bradley D W Barker	Graham Bradley D W Barker	4	1012 t	–	65	64	–
b c Slip Anchor - Pris (Priamos)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 66-1)

25 dist [95¼]	15. No Forecast (IRE) 33/1 D Gallagher Simon Sherwood	D Gallagher Simon Sherwood	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Executive Perk - Guess Twice (Deep Run)
Prominent, behind early from halfway, tailed off (op 25-1)

25 ran Off time: 5:43:00 Winning time: 3m 54.70s (slow by 10.70s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: Malcolm C Denmark (Monsignor) 1st breeder: T Dennehy
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Golden Alpha)
3rd owner: Southern Brick & Tile Co Ltd (Canasta)
Tote win: £88.20 PL: £14.20 £2.10 £7.90 Ex: £288.20 CSF: £195.14 Tricast: £4,304.65
Jackpot: Not won
Placepot: £1,009.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £418,079.76. 302.34 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £215.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £12,047.28. 41.31 winning tickets.

5:40 Cheltenham 17 Mar 1999

Weatherbys Champion Bumper (Standard Open National Hunt Flat Race) Class A (Grade 1)