Full Result 4.20 Chepstow | 14 March 1998

Commentator's Maiden Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Soft

1st £2,957 2nd £896 3rd £438 4th £209

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Casterbridge I 10/1 P Holley M J Weeden	P Holley M J Weeden	6	117	–	80	105	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - G W Supermare (Rymer)
Held up, headway 6th, led after 2 out, ran on well

2 12	8. Fin Bec (FR) 9/4F S McNeill A P Jones	S McNeill A P Jones	5	117	–	71	93	–
b g Tip Moss (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Held up, headway after 4th, led approaching 7th, headed after 2 out, beaten when mistake last, finished tired

3 14 [26]	9. King Paddy (IRE) 7/2 Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	6	117	–	59	79	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Nebechal (Native Bazaar)
Pulled hard, led 4th until 5th, lost place after 7th, stayed on flat. stewards told: swallowed his tongue

4 ¾ [26¾]	14. Venetian Scene 7/2 Richard Hughes M C Pipe	Richard Hughes M C Pipe	4	107	–	44	64	–
ch f Night Shift (USA) - RevisitI (Busted)
Pulled hard, prominent until lost place 5th, rallied after 7th, every chance 3 out, soon weakened, eased when beaten approaching last. stewards told: horse had no more to give, gurgled after the last

5 20 [46¾]	2. Bank Avenue 14/1 Warren Marston Mark Pitman	Warren Marston Mark Pitman	7	117	–	41	58	–
b g Buckley - Woodram Delight (Idiots Delight)
Headway 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 4 out

6 6 [52¾]	5. Captain Morris 66/1 Sean Curran P Wegmann	Sean Curran P Wegmann	6	117	–	36	52	–
b g Sadeem (USA) - Green Blossom (Green Shoon)
Prominent, led 5th until approaching 7th, weakened approaching 4 out

7 5 [57¾]	12. Two Lords 50/1 S Burrough Gerald Ham	S Burrough Gerald Ham	6	117	–	32	47	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Doddycross (Deep Run)
Well behind from 6th

8 ¾ [58½]	10. Rhythm And Booze (IRE) 40/1 R Bellamy J C Tuck	R Bellamy J C Tuck	8	117	–	31	47	–
gr g Orchestra - Maple Gold (Yankee Gold)
Led until 4th, weakened 7th

PU	11. Sands Point 20/1 A Bates ⁵ C L Popham	A Bates ⁵ C L Popham	8	112	–	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Jacqueline Jane (David Jack)
Behind until pulled up before 5th. stewards told: struck into

PU	4. Bucktail (NZ) 20/1 J R Kavanagh N A Gaselee	J R Kavanagh N A Gaselee	5	117	–	–	–	–
b g Conquistarose (USA) - Sans Tache (NZ) (First Consul I)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

PU	1. All For The Crack 50/1 Mr K R O'Ryan ⁷ Patrick Chamings	Mr K R O'Ryan ⁷ Patrick Chamings	5	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Belfort (FR) - Find The Sun (Galivanter)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

UR	7. Country Concorde 50/1 L Suthern ⁷ C H Jones	L Suthern ⁷ C H Jones	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Ilium - Countrypop (Country Retreat)
Raced wide, soon prominent, blundered and unseated rider 5th

UR	3. Be Lucky Colin (IRE) 7/1 Mickey Brennan ³ Merrita Jones	Mickey Brennan ³ Merrita Jones	7	114	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckley - Maladiction (Sunyboy)
Blundered and unseated rider 1st

13 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 5m 23.20s Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: Nobel Lad
1st owner: Peter R Bolton (Casterbridge I) 1st breeder: Casterbridge Stud
2nd owner: A A King (Fin Bec)
3rd owner: Mrs S A Evans (King Paddy)
Tote win: £17.50 PL: £2.60 £1.20 £1.70 Ex: £26.80 CSF: £29.99 Trifecta: £41.60 Pool: £323.25. 5.51 winning tickets.
Placepot: £5.20 to a £1 stake. Pool: £35,550.83. 4,968.26 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £2.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £926.65. 242.41 winning tickets.

4:20 Chepstow 14 Mar 1998

Commentator's Maiden Hurdle Class D