Full Result 3.00 Cheltenham | 12 November 1999

Sporting Index Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (3m6f37yds) 3m6f X-Country Good 32 fences

1st £17,181.25 2nd £5,200 3rd £2,537.50 4th £1,206.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Linden's Lotto (IRE) 7/4F Paul Carberry A J Martin	Paul Carberry A J Martin	10	118 t	–	–	132	–
b g Kambalda - Linden (Varano)
Held up in rear steady headway from 26th, chased leaders 2 out, hard ridden and stayed on gamely run-in to lead close home (op 6-4 tchd 15-8 in a place)

2 1	4. Linton Rocks 8/1 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	10	118	129	–	131	–
b g Town And Country - Top Soprano (High Top)
Chased leaders, left in lead 18th, headed 22nd, led again 26th, hard ridden and kept on run-in, headed and no extra near finish (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in a place)

3 ½ [1½]	1. Lucky Town (IRE) 5/1 Ken Whelan E Bolger	Ken Whelan E Bolger	8	1111 b	–	–	133	–
b g Idiots Delight - Santal Air (Ballyciptic)
Hit 2nd, behind, headway 19th, pressed leader 4 out, still every chance run-in, no extra under pressure near finish (tchd 11-2 and 6-1 in a place)

4 ¾ [2¼]	10. Famfoni (FR) 12/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	6	107 b¹	–	–	116	–
b g Pamponi (FR) - India Rosa (FR) (Carnaval)
Behind, hit 2nd and 9th, headway 22nd, chasing leaders when badly hampered 25th, stayed prominent, hard ridden 2 out, every chance last, one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

5 18 [20¼]	5. Mcgregor The Third 9/4 Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	Tony Dobbin Nicky Richards	13	118	130	–	121	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Arctic Dawn I (Arctic Slave)
Led, clear 12th, faltered, headed and lost many lenghts 18th, led again 22nd, headed 26th, weakened 3 out (op 3-1)

6 15 [35¼]	9. Marketplace (IRE) 20/1 Pavel Slozil Pavel Slozil	Pavel Slozil Pavel Slozil	8	1010	–	–	84	–
b h Runnett - Ordinary Fare (USA) (What A Pleasure)
Chased leaders, hit 10th, weakened 26th (op 14-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

7 10 [45¼]	6. Nova Champ 33/1 Jim Crowley Sue Smith	Jim Crowley Sue Smith	11	112	109	–	80	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Laval (Cheval)
Chased leaders, ridden 22nd, weakened and bundered 26th (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in a places)

8 21 [66¼]	7. Sharp Command 33/1 Robert Thornton P Eccles	Robert Thornton P Eccles	6	112	115	–	59	–
ch g Sharpo - Bluish (USA) (Alleged)
Chased leader, challenged 18th, ridden 22nd, weakened 26th (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

F	8. Barrow (CZE) 33/1 V Luka Josef Vana	V Luka Josef Vana	9	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Beldale Ball (USA) - Bastia (CZE) (Randal)
Behind until fell 21st (op 25-1 tchd 50-1 in a place)

F	2. Emil (CZE) 20/1 Josef Vana Josef Vana	Josef Vana Josef Vana	8	118	–	–	–	–
b g Sectori (USA) - Evelina (CZE) (Manrico)
Behind until fell 27th (tchd 25-1 and 33-1 in a place)

10 ran Off time: 3:03:00 Winning time: 8m 42.20s (slow by 38.20s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: M Bailey (Linden's Lotto) 1st breeder: Tom Mulhall
2nd owner: The Hon Mrs Townshend (Linton Rocks)
3rd owner: Mrs Noreen McManus (Lucky Town)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.20 £2 £1.70 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £14.38 Trifecta: £92.10

3:00 Cheltenham 12 Nov 1999

Sporting Index Chase (Cross Country Chase) Class B