Full Result 4.30 Fontwell | 23 February 1998

National Spirit Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,984.75 2nd £1,188 3rd £566.50 4th £255.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Shahrur (USA) 11/8F J R Kavanagh Gary Moore	J R Kavanagh Gary Moore	5	118	124	92	129	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Give Thanks (Relko)
Held up, reminders 7th, led 2 out, ridden out

2 2½	6. Darakshan (IRE) 9/1 Adrian Maguire Henrietta Knight	Adrian Maguire Henrietta Knight	6	1010	112	77	114	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Dafayna (Habitat)
Held up, hard ridden approaching last, unable to quicken

3 ¾ [3¼]	1. Serenus (USA) 5/2 T Hagger ⁷ Nicky Henderson	T Hagger ⁷ Nicky Henderson	5	117	130	88	131	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Curl And Set (USA) (Nijinsky)
Always prominent, led 3 out to 2 out, hard ridden, one pace

4 2½ [5¾]	4. Marius (IRE) 20/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	8	116	122	85	121	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Nesreen (The Parson)
Led until after 1st, ridden 3 out, one pace

5 6 [11¾]	2. Garolo (FR) 14/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	8	1113	129	86	122	–
b g Garde Royale (IRE) - Valgoya (FR) (Valdingran)
Held up, ridden 2 out, soon weakened

6 22 [33¾]	5. Nine O Three I (IRE) 13/2 Andrew Thornton Andy Hobbs	Andrew Thornton Andy Hobbs	9	111	117	55	88	–
b g Supreme Leader - Grenache (Menelek)
Held up, led 6th to 3 out, weakened 2 out

7 17 [50¾]	7. Volunteer I 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald R J O'Sullivan	Mick Fitzgerald R J O'Sullivan	6	107	109	31	63	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Sistabelle (Bellypha)
Led after 1st to 6th, weakened 3 out