Full Result 2.05 Market Rasen | 27 December 1999

Clugston Lincolnshire National Class C (Handicap Chase)

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (3m7f169yds) 4m Good To Soft 18 fences 3 omitted

1st £7,002.50 2nd £2,120 3rd £1,035 4th £492.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Carmel's Joy (IRE) 11/2 Alan Dempsey Tom George	Alan Dempsey Tom George	10	109	97	–	106	–
ch m Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Bealaghanaffrin (Proverb)
In touch, hit 7th, chasing leaders when not fluent 15th, went second 4 out, hard ridden 2 out, stayed on strongly to lead towards finish (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places)

2 1¼	5. Golden Drum (IRE) 2/1F Seamus Durack Ian Williams	Seamus Durack Ian Williams	9	113	105	–	113	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Four In A Row (CracksmanI)
Led 3rd, jumped well and soon clear, strongly pressed from 4 out, hard ridden approaching 2 out, kept on gamely until headed towards finish (op 7-4)

3 shd [1¼]	4. Sillars Stalker (IRE) 7/2 A S Smith W W Haigh	A S Smith W W Haigh	11	114	106	–	114	–
b g Stalker - Mittens I (Run The Gantlet)
Held up, headway 11th, soon tracking leaders, went 2nd 15th, soon ridden, outpaced after 4 out, kept on well from last (tchd 4-1 in places)

4 1 [2¼]	2. Slideofhill (IRE) 4/1 M Foster Jonjo O'Neill	M Foster Jonjo O'Neill	10	117 b	109	–	116	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Queen Weasel (Gulf Pearl)
Chased leaders, hit 17th and 4 out, soon hard driven and outpaced, rallied between last 2, stayed on strongly towards finish (op 5-1)

5 dist [32¼]	6. Jet Boys (IRE) 13/2 Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Mark Pitman	Howie Ephgrave ⁷ Mark Pitman	9	109	104	–	–	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Fast Adventure (Deep Run)
Led, jumped slowly, headed 3rd, ran in snatches and not jump fluently, lost touch from 16th, tailed off (op 7-1)

PU	1. The Next Waltz (IRE) 5/1 Bruce Gibson ⁵ L Lungo	Bruce Gibson ⁵ L Lungo	8	115	112	–	–	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Loge (Orchestra)
Not jump well, chased leaders until blundered 11th and 13th, soon beaten, no chance when pulled-up before 3 out (tchd 11-2 in places)

PU	9. Thirty Below (IRE) 33/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	10	100 18	88	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Arctic Bavard (Le Bavard)
Always in rear, lost touch from 15th, tailed off, pulled-up before 3 out

7 ran Off time: 2:07:00 Winning time: 9m 6.50s (slow by 1m 1.50s) Total SP: 124%
Non-runners: Andre Laval (vet's certificate), Wellswood (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs D A Gamble (Carmel's Joy) 1st breeder: P Doocey
2nd owner: Mcmahon (contractors Services) Ltd (Golden Drum)
3rd owner: Sillars Civil Engineering (Sillars Stalker)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £2.80 £1.70 Ex: £7.90 CSF: £17.74 Tricast: £42.43

2:05 Market Rasen 27 Dec 1999

Clugston Lincolnshire National Class C (Handicap Chase)