Full Result 4.30 Huntingdon | 25 February 1999

102.7 Hereward FM Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 10 fences 1 omitted

1st £3,968.75 2nd £1,190 3rd £572.50 4th £263.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Oscail An Doras (IRE) 2/1J John McNamara ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	John McNamara ⁵ Ferdy Murphy	10	109	101	52	113	–
ch g Avocat - Candora (Cantab)
Led to 5th, led 2 out, ridden out (op 5-2)

2 3½	4. Robins Pride (IRE) 11/2 R Farrant C L Popham	R Farrant C L Popham	9	110	101	54	110	–
b g Treasure Hunter - Barney's Sister (Abednego)
Held up, headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, one pace flat (tchd 6-1)

3 18 [21½]	6. Black Statement (IRE) 14/1 Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell J T Gifford	9	100 4	87	22	80	–
br g Strong Statement (USA) - Gambell And Dream (Warpath)
Raced keenly, led 5th, headed approaching 2 out, soon beaten (op 8-1)

4 26 [47½]	1. Sierra Bay (IRE) 10/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	9	1113	114	22	95	–
b g Castle Keep - Beau's Trout (Beau Charmeur)
Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, weakened and eased after 3 out (op 7-1)

F	2. Gipsy Geof (IRE) 7/1 Robert Thornton G A Hubbard	Robert Thornton G A Hubbard	8	119	110	–	–	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Princess Menelek (Menelek)
Held up, mistake 3rd, in touch when fell 4 out (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

UR	5. O My Love 2/1J Graham Bradley N M Babbage	Graham Bradley N M Babbage	8	107	94	–	–	–
b m Idiots Delight - Real Beauty (Kinglet)
Held up, in touch when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 7-4)

6 ran Off time: 4:34:00 Winning time: 4m 15.90s (slow by 21.90s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Mrs Lynda M Williams & Mr Ben Collins (Oscail An Doras) 1st breeder: James F Murdoch
2nd owner: Richard Weeks, P Littlejohns, A Staple (Robins Pride)
3rd owner: Bill Naylor (Black Statement)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £8.80 CSF: £11.60