Full Result 1.00 Newbury | 2 March 1996

Berkshire Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m7f86yds) 2m7½f Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £5,020 2nd £1,510 3rd £730 4th £340

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Northants 2/1F R Dunwoody Wilf Storey	R Dunwoody Wilf Storey	10	1110	123	131	129	–
b g Northern Baby (CAN) - Astania (GER) (Arratos)
Held up, steady headway 9th, led 4 out, hit last, driven out

2 1	0. Plastic Spaceage 6/1 G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	13	115	118	125	122	–
b g The Parson - Chestnut Fire I (Deep Run)
Always prominent, chased winner from 3 out, stayed on flat

3 dist [31]	0. Givus A Buck 6/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	13	110 b	113	–	–	–
br g Buckskin (FR) - My Pet (Phalorain)
Led after 2nd, headed and blundered 4th, lost place 9th, left poor 4th 3 out

4 6 [37]	0. Tipp Mariner 4/1 A P McCoy Simon Sherwood	A P McCoy Simon Sherwood	11	1010	109	–	–	–
ch g Sandalay - Knockbawn Lady (Push On)
Led until after 2nd, led 4th to 4 out, weakening when mistake 2 out

5 25 [62]	0. The Widget Man 14/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	10	117	120	–	–	–
b g Callernish - Le Tricolore Token (Damsire Unregistered)
Held up, behind from 13th, soon tailed off

PU	0. Staunch Rival (USA) 6/1 Mick Fitzgerald G Thorner	Mick Fitzgerald G Thorner	9	1110	123	–	–	–
b g Sir Ivor (USA) - Crystal Bright (Bold Lad)
Held up, behind from 12th, tailed off when pulled up before last

UR	0. Scole 10/1 K P Gaule ³ G A Hubbard	K P Gaule ³ G A Hubbard	11	105	107	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Verbana (Boreen)
Pulled hard, prominent, mistake 1st, weakened 14th, 4th and no chance when blundered and unseated rider 3 out