Full Result 3.50 Newbury | 12 February 1999

Hampshire Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m92yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 13 fences

1st £5,572.50 2nd £1,680 3rd £815 4th £382.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Country Star (IRE) 4/1 Graham Bradley E L James	Graham Bradley E L James	8	112	115	116	129	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Sugar Plum FairyI (Sadler's Wells)
With leader, led 4th to next, stayed 2nd until challenged from 4 out, led 2 out, ridden and held on well run-in (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places.)

2 1	8. Native Fling (IRE) 15/8F R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	7	106	105	105	118	–
b g Be My Native (USA) - Queens Romance (Imperial Fling)
Behind, hit 7th, ridden 8th and stayed on to chase leaders next, shaken up 3 out. stayed on under pressure run-in, not reach winner (op 9-4 tchd 7-4)

3 9 [10]	3. Sublime Fellow (IRE) 4/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	9	117	120	112	127	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Whakapohane (Kampala)
Led to 4th, led again next, ridden along 4 out, headed 2 out, hung left and weakened run-in (tchd 9-2 in places)

4 nk [10¼]	6. Mouse BirdI (IRE) 6/1 Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	Carl Llewellyn D R Gandolfo	9	109	108	100	112	–
b g Glow (USA) - Irish Bird (USA) (Sea Bird II)
Behind, plenty to do 3 out, driven and ran on after 2 out, finished well but not a danger (op 7-1 tchd 8-1)

5 1 [11¼]	5. Kings Cherry (IRE) 10/1 Timmy Murphy Jim Old	Timmy Murphy Jim Old	11	110	113	104	116	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Another Cherry (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 9th, faded from 3 out (op 5-1)

6 5 [16¼]	2. Sound Reveille 16/1 Jamie Osborne Henrietta Knight	Jamie Osborne Henrietta Knight	11	118	121	107	119	–
b g Relkino - Loughnavalley (Candy Cane)
Chased leaders to 7th, never dangerous after (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

7 17 [33¼]	7. Jazzy Refrain (IRE) 50/1 Leighton Aspell L Wells	Leighton Aspell L Wells	9	107	106	76	87	–
b m Jareer (USA) - Gay Refrain (Furry Glen)
Behind, effort 5th, weakened 9th (op 20-1 tchd 66-1 in places)

PU	1. Barnageera Boy (IRE) 9/1 T Jenks W Jenks	T Jenks W Jenks	10	1110	123	–	–	–
b g Indian King (USA) - Saint Simbir (Simbir)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 3:51:00 Winning time: 4m 17.20s (slow by 19.20s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Mrs S Towler (Country Star) 1st breeder: M L Page
2nd owner: A Loze (Native Fling)
3rd owner: Rory McGrath (Sublime Fellow)
Tote win: £5.70 PL: £1.60 £1.10 £2 Ex: £5.10 CSF: £11.59 Tricast: £28.56

3:50 Newbury 12 Feb 1999

Hampshire Handicap Chase Class C