Full Result 4.10 Newton Abbot | 12 October 1998

Sapphire & Diamond Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good 13 fences

1st £3,066.45 2nd £927.60 3rd £452.30 4th £214.65

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Dines (IRE) 8/13F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	1012	–	93	111	–
b g Phardante (FR) - Dippers Daughter (Strong Gale)
Made all, clear 9th, not fluent 4 out, very easily (op 4-6 tchd 8-11 and 4-7)

2 3	2. Brownes Hill Lad (IRE) 3/1 M Richards R J O'Sullivan	M Richards R J O'Sullivan	6	1012	–	90	96	–
ch g King Of Clubs I - Record Finish (Record Token)
Behind, headway 6th, chased leaders 7th, outpaced 3 out, stayed on again from next to take second run-in but no chance with winner (op 5-2 after 4-1 in a place, tchd 7-2 in places)

3 2 [5]	8. Hisar I (IRE) 12/1 Barry Fenton P C Ritchens	Barry Fenton P C Ritchens	5	1011	–	87	93	–
br g Doyoun - Himaya (IRE) (Mouktar)
Chased leaders, lost position from 7th, hit 9th, stayed on again from 3 out, kept on run-in but not a danger (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place)

4 ½ [5½]	5. Jack (IRE) 25/1 S McNeill J C Tuck	S McNeill J C Tuck	6	1012	–	88	94	–
br g Be My Native (USA) - Martialette (Welsh Saint)
Chased winner most of way, blundered 8th, weakened approaching last (tchd 40-1 in places)

5 18 [23½]	1. Run For Cover I (IRE) 8/1 P Holley Nerys Dutfield	P Holley Nerys Dutfield	6	110	76	73	78	–
b m Lafontaine I (USA) - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Soon well behind, moderate headway from 3 out but not pace to get competitive (official explanation: Run For Cover was not fluent early on and oupaced before appearing to lose interest) (op 4-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

6 15 [38½]	6. Office Hours 50/1 T Dascombe Richard Lee	T Dascombe Richard Lee	6	1012	–	57	61	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Charmina (FR) (Nonoalco)
Headway to chase leaders 6th, blundered 8th, soon lost touch (op 20-1)

F	7. Prospect Star (IRE) 50/1 Richie McGrath ³ Richard Ford	Richie McGrath ³ Richard Ford	7	109	71	–	82	–
ch g Noalto - Alkouri (Al Sirat I)
Chased leaders, weakened 8th, fifth and no chance when fell last (op 25-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 4:10:00 Winning time: 3m 57.60s (slow by 6.60s) Total SP: 114%
Non-runners: Countrymaster (vet's certificate)
1st owner: T Chappell,T Curry,D Nichols&j Blackwell (Dines) 1st breeder: Mrs Anne Kerr
2nd owner: Mrs Barbara Marchant (Brownes Hill Lad)
3rd owner: R Catton (Hisar I)
Tote win: £1.40 PL: £1.30 £1.50 Ex: £2.80 CSF: £2.65

4:10 Newton Abbot 12 Oct 1998

Sapphire & Diamond Novices' Chase Class E