Full Result 2.40 Hereford | 22 September 1997

Malvern Link Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m2f208yds) 2m3f Good 13 fences

1st £2,801 2nd £848 3rd £414 4th £197

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Plas-Hendy 11/4F M Griffiths ⁷ Paul Rich	M Griffiths ⁷ Paul Rich	11	97	74	89	87	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Little Cindy II (Nine One)
Made all, clear 7th, ridden out

2 5	6. Olliver Duckett 11/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ C L Popham	Ollie McPhail ⁷ C L Popham	8	101	82	93	89	–
b g Bustino - Tatiana (Habitat)
Chased winner from 5th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, no impression

3 6 [11]	3. Fenwick 6/1 T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	T Dascombe ³ Ron Hodges	10	108	85	95	86	–
b g Magnolia Lad - Isobel's Choice (Green God)
Held up, headway 9th, one pace from 3 out

4 15 [26]	2. Landsker Missile 11/1 Mr E Williams Mary Evans	Mr E Williams Mary Evans	8	117	95	96	81	–
b m Cruise Missile - Gemmerly Jane (Bally Russe)
Chased winner to 5th, weakened 4 out

5 1¼ [27¼]	9. Rustic Gent (IRE) 8/1 J R Kavanagh Dai Burchell	J R Kavanagh Dai Burchell	9	100	74	73	59	–
gr g Rusticaro (FR) - Namur (Amber Rama)
Held up, steady headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, hit 2 out

6 7 [34¼]	4. Castleconner (IRE) 9/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	6	1010 b	84	78	62	–
b g Orchestra - Elle Et Lui (Dike)
Behind from 9th

7 7 [41¼]	5. Fichu (USA) 14/1 M Richards Lydia Richards	M Richards Lydia Richards	9	108	82	70	53	–
b g Sharpen Up - Mousseline De Soie (FR) (Riverman)
Held up, some headway 9th, weakened 4 out

8 22 [63¼]	7. Ilewin 9/2 M Ahern M P Muggeridge	M Ahern M P Muggeridge	10	107	81	50	30	–
br g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - City Swinger (Derrylin)
Hit 3rd, mistake 7th, soon behind, tailed off. stewards' told: jockey reported that the horse was very free going to post, was difficult to settle and then failed to pick up

9 dist [93¼]	1. Prerogative 9/2 Richard Johnson Gary Moore	Richard Johnson Gary Moore	7	1110 b	98	–	–	–
ch g Dominion - Nettle (Kris)
Not jump well, always behind, tailed off from 8th

PU	10. Tango's Delight 12/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	9	100	74	–	–	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lucky Tango (Tangle)
Behind, reminders after 6th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

10 ran Off time: 2:42:00 Winning time: 4m 38.30s (slow by 5.30s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: P M Rich (Plas-Hendy) 1st breeder: Miss D K Watkins
2nd owner: G Waterman,P Littlejohns,R Hart,C Popham (Olliver Duckett)
3rd owner: Major A W C Pearn (Fenwick)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.80 £5.10 £2.30 Ex: £78.60 CSF: £33.59 Tricast: £165.94 Trifecta: £123.20 Pool: £196.21. 1.13 winning tickets.

2:40 Hereford 22 Sep 1997

Malvern Link Handicap Chase Class F