Full Result 4.00 Newton Abbot | 19 July 1999

Lichfield Handicap Chase Class F

(Class 4) (0-100, 5yo+) (2m75yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 11 fences 2 omitted

1st £3,160 2nd £955 3rd £465 4th £220

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Run For Cover (IRE) 15/2 P Holley Nerys Dutfield	P Holley Nerys Dutfield	7	115	84	100	93	–
b m Lafontaine I (USA) - Run For Shelter (Strong Gale)
Tracked leaders, led 6th, ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on under pressure run-in, just held on (op 6-1 tchd 8-1)

2 hd	2. Step In Line (IRE) 8/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	7	117	86	102	95	–
gr g Step Together I (USA) - Ballycahan Girl (Bargello)
Well behind, headway but still plenty to do approaching 2 out, stayed on approaching last, finished strongly, just failed (op 6-1)

3 6 [6¼]	7. Sleazey 8/1 Sean Curran John O'Neill	Sean Curran John O'Neill	8	1013	78	88	83	–
b g Executive Perk - Dane-Jor'S (Take A Reef)
Led to 5th, hit 8th, stayed chasing winner, hit 2 out, weakened run-in (op 10-1)

4 6 [12¼]	8. Speedy Snaps Image 20/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	8	1012	77	82	74	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Lillicara (FR) (Caracolero)
Always chasing leaders, ridden 8th, stayed on same pace from 3 out (op 14-1)

5 ½ [12¾]	10. Another Hubblick 10/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	8	1010 b¹	75	79	71	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Sue Lark (Sir Lark)
Chased leaders, ridden 8th, soon beaten (tchd 12-1)

6 ½ [13¼]	4. Storm Tiger (IRE) 11/4F Chris Webb S Mellor	Chris Webb S Mellor	8	115	84	88	80	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Happy Party (Invited)
In touch, headway 6th, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching next (tchd 3-1)

7 10 [23¼]	1. Punkah (USA) 14/1 D Fortt ³ G M McCourt	D Fortt ³ G M McCourt	6	1111	93	87	79	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Gentle Persuasion I (Bustino)
Pressing leaders when hit 3th, mistake 6th and soon behind (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

8 hd [23½]	12. Tango's Delight 50/1 Mr G Shenkin ⁵ R J Baker	Mr G Shenkin ⁵ R J Baker	11	911 1	67	61	53	–
b g Idiots Delight - Lucky Tango (Tangle)
Behind most of way (tchd 66-1 in places)

9 15 [38½]	9. Thomas Crown I (IRE) 20/1 Richard Johnson Dai Williams	Richard Johnson Dai Williams	7	1011	76	56	47	–
b g Last Tycoon (IRE) - Upward Trend (Salmon Leap)
Behind from 5th (op 16-1)

10 dist [68½]	13. Milling Brook 33/1 Henry Oliver ⁵ Milton Bradley	Henry Oliver ⁵ Milton Bradley	7	99 8 t	65	–	–	–
b g Librate - Indian Stream I (Royal Boxer)
Mistake 2nd, always behind, tailed off (op 33-1 after 50-1 in places)

11 9 [77½]	11. Aganerot (IRE) 66/1 Barry Keniry ⁷ Gerald Ham	Barry Keniry ⁷ Gerald Ham	9	100	72	–	–	–
b g Torenaga - Silly Company (Kings Company)
Hit 5th, effort next, soon weakened, tailed off (op 50-1)

PU	5. Jimmy's Cross (IRE) 4/1 A P McCoy G B Balding	A P McCoy G B Balding	9	110 v	79	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Foredefine (Bonne Noel)
Behind and ridden 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in a place)

PU	6. Odell (IRE) 9/1 Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	9	110	79	–	–	–
br g Torus - Indian Isle (Warpath)
Chased leaders, challenged 4th, led next, headed 6th and weakened rapidly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

13 ran Off time: 4:00:00 Winning time: 3m 57.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Mrs Nerys Dutfield (Run For Cover) 1st breeder: John Fowler
2nd owner: Mrs B M Blake (Step In Line)
3rd owner: J G O'Neill (Sleazey)
Tote win: £7.80 PL: £1.70 £2.30 £2.30 Ex: £16.30 CSF: £58.44 Tricast: £459.36 Trifecta: £299.20 0.57 winning tickets

4:00 Newton Abbot 19 Jul 1999

Lichfield Handicap Chase Class F