Full Result 3.20 Chepstow | 5 May 1999

Brains S.A. Handicap Chase Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 5yo+) (2m7f131yds) 2m7½f Good 17 fences 1 omitted

1st £8,403 2nd £2,544 3rd £1,242 4th £591

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Headwind I (IRE) 16/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	8	104	116	112	127	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lady In Red (Rakaposhi King)
Tracked leaders until led 4th to 13th, led again after next, shaken up 3 out, stayed on well close home (op 14-1)

2 2½	11. Shanavogh 6/1 N Hannity ⁵ George Moore	N Hannity ⁵ George Moore	8	910 1 2	113	107	121	–
b g Idiots Delight - Honeybuzzard (FR) (Sea Hawk II)
Prominent, challenged 4th to 14th, stayed pressing leaders until outpaced 3 out, rallied from next, kept on run-in but not reach winner (op 7-1)

3 1¼ [3¾]	3. Bengers Moor 9/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	117	133	126	140	–
b g Town And Country - Quilpee Mai (Pee Mai)
Keen hold, held up, hampered bend after 13th, rallied and headway 4 out, chased leaders 2 out, one pace run-in (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

4 5 [8¾]	6. The Gopher (IRE) 10/1 Timmy Murphy D J Wintle	Timmy Murphy D J Wintle	10	108	120	110	122	–
ch g General View - Egg Shells I (Miami Springs)
Led to 4th, lost place 8th, ridden approaching 14th, rallied 3 out, hit 2 out and soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 11-1)

5 4 [12¾]	10. Country Store 9/2 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	10	101	113	100	115	–
ch m Sunyboy - Pollys Owen (Master Owen)
Behind, ridden and headway 12th, led 13th until after next, weakened 3 out (op 4-1 tchd 5-1, 11-2 in a place)

6 5 [17¾]	9. Noisy Miner (IRE) 6/1 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	7	103	115	99	123	–
b g Kambalda - Furry Lady (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway 7th, chased leaders 13th to next, weakened 3 out (tchd 7-1)

7 25 [42¾]	2. Court Melody (IRE) 16/1 Sam Stronge ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Sam Stronge ⁷ Paul Nicholls	11	115 b	138	106	118	–
b g Whistling Deer - Overwood Grove (Welsh Saint)
Chased leaders, challenged 8th, weakened from 4 out (op 12-1)

8 dist [72¾]	1. Potter's Bay (IRE) 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald David Evans	Mick Fitzgerald David Evans	10	1112	138	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton)
Held up in touch, challenged 9th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

F	7. Bramshaw Wood (IRE) 7/2F Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	7	107	119	–	–	–
b g Brush Aside (USA) - Lovely Sanara (Proverb)
Fell 4th, dead (tchd 4-1 in places)

PU	4. Bitofamixup (IRE) 15/2 Carl Llewellyn Michael Roberts	Carl Llewellyn Michael Roberts	8	1013 t	125	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Geeaway (Gala Performance)
Behind, lost touch 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:22:00 Winning time: 5m 50.00s (slow by 1.00s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Moon Devil I (withdrawn not under starter's orders; no jockey available)
1st owner: Pell-Mell Partners (Headwind I) 1st breeder: David And Richard Ferguson
2nd owner: S P Graham Ltd (Shanavogh)
3rd owner: J R Townshend (Bengers Moor)
Tote win: £22.30 PL: £3.60 £2.20 £2.80 Ex: £47.80 CSF: £105.62 Tricast: £473.66

3:20 Chepstow 5 May 1999

Brains S.A. Handicap Chase Class B