Full Result 1.30 Leicester | 2 December 1999

John O'Gaunt Maiden Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m6f151yds) 2m6½f Good To Firm 18 fences

1st £3,613 2nd £1,084 3rd £522 4th £241

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Ad Hoc (IRE) 13/8F Mick Fitzgerald L Lungo	Mick Fitzgerald L Lungo	5	116	–	100	106	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Knockarctic (Quayside I)
Held up, headway 8th, led approaching 2 out, comfortably (op 2-1 after 9-4 in places)

2 7	10. Silver Wonder (USA) 11/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	116	99	95	96	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Upper Class Lady (USA) (Upper Nile)
Always prominent, joined leaders 7th, every chance 2 out, stayed on same pace approaching last (op 4-1)

3 10 [17]	7. Meadows Boy 20/1 Warren Marston Bryn Palling	Warren Marston Bryn Palling	7	116	–	88	88	–
gr g Derrylin - What A Coup (Malicious)
Held up, headway 11th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

4 6 [23]	11. Springford (IRE) 2/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	7	116	–	84	81	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Tickenor Wood (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out, jumped right last (op 5-4)

5 3½ [26½]	13. Strong Brew (IRE) 20/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	7	116	66	81	77	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Teapot Hall (Royal Buck)
Tracked leaders, led 10th, ridden and headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened (tchd 16-1)

6 4 [30½]	2. Athnowen (IRE) 66/1 M Griffiths ⁵ C L Popham	M Griffiths ⁵ C L Popham	7	111	–	78	73	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Lady Bluebird (Arapaho)
Held up, pulled hard, never troubled leaders (op 50-1)

7 ½ [31]	3. Bardon Boy 25/1 R Wakley Tom George	R Wakley Tom George	5	116	–	78	73	–
ch g Rakaposhi King - Paper Dice (Le Dauphin)
Chased leaders, ridden 5 out, weakened approaching 3 out (op 20-1)

8 2 [33]	9. Seymour Spy 50/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ A Streeter	Jamie Goldstein ³ A Streeter	10	113	75	77	70	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Ida Spider (Ben Novus)
Held up, effort 5 out, weakened next

9 19 [52]	15. Time To Parlez 50/1 Robert Thornton C J Drewe	Robert Thornton C J Drewe	8	116	66	63	51	–
b g Amboise I - Image Of War (Warpath)
Held up, headway 8th, weakened 5 out (op 33-1)

10 12 [64]	14. Swiss Tactic (IRE) 50/1 C Maude Alan Jessop	C Maude Alan Jessop	10	116 t	–	55	39	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Julia's Pauper (Pauper)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened after 8th

11 15 [79]	5. Emareagle 66/1 Jay Harris ⁵ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁵ Ron Hodges	6	111	–	44	24	–
b g Emarati (USA) - La Lac (IRE) (Kings Lake)
Pulled hard, led to 10th, blundered 12th, weakened 4 out

12 6 [85]	6. Lanigan (IRE) 50/1 Gary Lyons Reg Hollinshead	Gary Lyons Reg Hollinshead	6	116	–	39	18	–
b g Orchestra - Madonna Pica (Salluceva)
Held up, effort 12th, weakened 5 out (tchd 66-1 in places)

F	12. Stardante (IRE) 33/1 Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	Mr P R Costello ⁷ Richard Lee	7	1013 b	60	–	–	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Borecca (Boreen)
Fell 2nd (op 14-1, 50-1 in a place)

PU	4. Cock A Hoop 25/1 S Wynne Paul Webber	S Wynne Paul Webber	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Roscoe Blake - Rose Delight (Idiots Delight)
Not jump well, blundered 1st, behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 10th (tchd 33-1 in places)

14 ran Off time: 1:31:00 Winning time: 5m 58.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP: 118%
Non-runners: No Finer Man (unsuitable ground)
1st owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Ad Hoc) 1st breeder: M Doran
2nd owner: Odyssey Racing (Silver Wonder)
3rd owner: Richard Edwards (Meadows Boy)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.10 £1.90 £4.60 Ex: £8.90 CSF: £8.66 Trifecta: £146.50

1:30 Leicester 2 Dec 1999

John O'Gaunt Maiden Chase Class E