Full Result 7.10 Newton Abbot | 20 May 1998

Spa-trans Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (2m4f216yds) 2m5f Good To Firm 16 fences

1st £4,879 2nd £1,477 3rd £721 4th £343

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Thursday Night (IRE) 5/2J Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard ³ Paul Nicholls	7	109	113	107	122	–
ch g Montelimar (USA) - Alsazia (FR) (Bolkonski)
Chased leader until led 9th, ridden out to hold on well flat (op 3-1 tchd 100-30 in places.)

2 2	6. Mr Playfull 5/2J J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	107	108	104	114	–
br g Teamwork I - Blue Nursery (Blue Rullah)
Held up and behind, headway 9th, chased winner 12th, every chance last, ridden and no extra flat (op 9-4 tchd 2-1, 11-4 in a place.)

3 16 [18]	3. Easthorpe 3/1 Jason Titley Henrietta Knight	Jason Titley Henrietta Knight	10	115	120	104	114	–
b g Sweet Monday - Crammond Brig (New Brig)
Led to 9th, every chance until weakened approaching 2 out (op 2-1 tchd 100-30)

4 26 [44]	2. Polden Pride 7/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	10	117	122	87	101	–
b g Vital Season - Bybrook I (Border Chief)
In touch until ridden 8th, mistake 10th and 11th, soon weakened (op 6-1 tchd 9-1)

5 dist [74]	7. Rocquaine 100/1 Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	Gerry Supple ⁵ Bernard Scriven	12	99	101	–	–	–
ch g Ballad Rock - Lola Sharp (Sharpen Up)
Prominent early, behind 6th, tailed off from 8th (op 50-1)

PU	1. Larry's Lord (IRE) 8/1 C Maude Paul Nicholls	C Maude Paul Nicholls	9	1110	125	–	–	–
ch g Lord Chancellor (USA) - Archers Dream (Guillaume Tell)
In touch and mistake 7th, weakened 9th, mistake 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 9-1 in a place.)