Full Result 3.50 Ludlow | 23 October 1997

Castle Selling Handicap Chase Class G

(Class 5) (0-90, 5yo+) (1m7f212yds) 2m Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £2,626 2nd £736 3rd £358

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Irish Dominion 11/2 Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	7	100 8 b	62	75	80	–
b g Dominion - Irish Cookie (Try My Best)
Jumped well, made all, soon clear, unchallenged

2 5	4. Days Of Thunder 14/1 Jim Culloty Mrs S M Odell	Jim Culloty Mrs S M Odell	9	111	77	85	87	–
ch g Vaigly Great - Silent Prayer I (Queen's Hussar)
Always prominent, chased winner from 6th, ridden 2 out, no impression

3 9 [14]	2. Rupples 9/2 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	10	119	85	84	86	–
b g Muscatite - Miss Annie (Scottish Rifle)
Held up and behind, headway 7th, ridden 3 out, never near to challenge

4 hd [14¼]	8. Anotherone To Note 25/1 Sean Curran H J Manners	Sean Curran H J Manners	6	100 2	62	61	63	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Dame NellieI (Dominion)
Behind, headway 5th, stayed on from 2 out

5 1¼ [15½]	7. Brown Sauce (NZ) 33/1 R Wakley ⁵ Jonathen de Giles	R Wakley ⁵ Jonathen de Giles	11	104	71	64	71	–
b g Wolverton - Gold Leaf (NZ) (Princely Note)
Headway 8th, ridden when hit 2 out, soon beaten

6 1 [16½]	1. Smiling Chief (IRE) 4/1 C Maude Ron Hodges	C Maude Ron Hodges	9	1113	89	86	88	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Victa (Northfields)
Lost touch halfway, never dangerous after

7 18 [34½]	6. Rustic Gent (IRE) 3/1F J R Kavanagh Dai Burchell	J R Kavanagh Dai Burchell	9	1013	75	54	56	–
gr g Rusticaro (FR) - Namur (Amber Rama)
Always in rear, tailed off. stewards' told: trainer was unable to offer any explanation other than the gelding appears to run best when fresh

8 4 [38½]	3. Northern Optimist 9/2 M Griffiths ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	M Griffiths ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	9	1013	82	50	59	–
b m Northern Tempest (USA) - On A Bit (Mummy's Pet)
Chased winner to 6th, weakened quickly, tailed off

PU	5. Halham Tarn (IRE) 16/1 A Dowling ⁷ H J Manners	A Dowling ⁷ H J Manners	7	107	76	–	–	–
b g Pennine Walk - Nouniya (Vayrann)
Always behind, blundered 9th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

9 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 3m 55.40s (slow by 5.40s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Greenacre Racing Partnership Ltd (Irish Dominion) 1st breeder: Lord Victor Matthews
2nd owner: W J Odell (Days Of Thunder)
3rd owner: Tony Satchell (Rupples)
Tote win: £5.40 PL: £1.50 £2.30 £1.80 Ex: £38.30 CSF: £67.52 Tricast: £342.41 Trifecta: £58.50 Pool: £252.30. 3.06 winning tickets.
The winner was bought in for 6,000gns.

3:50 Ludlow 23 Oct 1997

Castle Selling Handicap Chase Class G