Full Result 4.35 Cheltenham | 14 April 1999

Prestbury Park Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Good 10 hurdles

1st £6,814 2nd £2,062 3rd £1,006 4th £478

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. L'Opera (FR) 11/2 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	6	1110	140	110	145	–
ch g Old Vic - Ma Pavlova (USA) (Irish River)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders 2 out, led soon after, kept on driven and kept on run-in (op 4-1)

2 1½	2. Daraydan (IRE) 7/2F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	115	135	104	139	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Delsy (FR) (Abdos)
Behind, headway to challenge 2 out, soon outpaced, rallied under pressure run-in but not reach winner (op 3-1 tchd 4-1 in a places)

3 1¾ [3¼]	4. Call My Guest (IRE) 7/1 Norman Williamson Ray Peacock	Norman Williamson Ray Peacock	9	104	120	88	123	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Overcall (Bustino)
Held up in rear, steady headway 3 out, challenged from 2 out until approaching last, soon one pace (op 8-1 after 9-1 in places)

4 8 [11¼]	7. Dictum (IRE) 5/1 D Gallagher Henrietta C Knight	D Gallagher Henrietta C Knight	8	100 5	116	78	111	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Secret Top (African Sky I)
Improved 4th, chased leaders 6th, challenged 4 out, tracked leader going well approaching 3 out, challenged next, soon ridden and weakened (op 9-2 tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

5 20 [31¼]	8. Kingsdown Trix (IRE) 11/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ Ralph J Smith	Jamie Goldstein ³ Ralph J Smith	5	911 5 6	116	61	97	–
b g Contract Law (USA) - Three Of Trumps (Tyrnavos)
Led until headed after 2 out, weakened quickly (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

6 1½ [32¾]	5. Falmouth Bay (IRE) 12/1 J R Kavanagh E L James	J R Kavanagh E L James	10	102	118	65	90	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Vita Veritas (Linacre)
Chased leaders until weakened 3 out (op 10-1)

7 21 [53¾]	6. Canton Venture 11/1 Philip Hide S Woods	Philip Hide S Woods	7	101 1	117	48	68	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Ski Michaela (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Chased leader, challenged 5th to 7th, weakened after 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

F	3. Better Offer I (IRE) 9/2 R Dunwoody Amanda Perrett	R Dunwoody Amanda Perrett	7	112	132	–	–	–
b g Waajib (IRE) - Camden's Gift (Camden Town)
In touch, driven to chase leaders when fell 6th (op 5-1 tchd 11-2 in places and 6-1 in a place)

8 ran Off time: 4:37:00 Winning time: 5m 16.70s (slow by 8.70s) Total SP: 110%
1st owner: Sheikh Ahmed Al Maktoum (L'Opera) 1st breeder: Darley Stud Management Co Ltd
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Daraydan)
3rd owner: Derek And Jean Clee (Call My Guest)
Tote win: £4.20 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £2.30 Ex: £5.10 CSF: £21.18 Tricast: £111.55

4:35 Cheltenham 14 Apr 1999

Prestbury Park Handicap Hurdle Class B