Full Result 2.20 Bangor-on-Dee | 27 November 1998

Tote Placepot 21st Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m145yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £2,788 2nd £844 3rd £412 4th £196

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Eben Al Habeeb (IRE) 8/1 S Wynne D McCain	S Wynne D McCain	7	106	94	79	95	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Family Style (USA) (State Dinner)
Led to 4th, stayed handy and hit next, driven along from 3 out, left in front again last, ran on well (op 7-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

2 1	4. Distant Storm 13/2 Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones Bernard Llewellyn	5	112 b	104	88	105	–
ch h Pharly (FR) - Candle In The Wind (Thatching)
Chased leaders, left second 3 out, outpaced next, left with every chance when hampered last, kept on (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

3 ½ [1½]	6. Northern Maestro 15/8F Jamie Goldstein ⁵ John Mackie	Jamie Goldstein ⁵ John Mackie	4	100 7 v	93	72	99	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Thimbalina (Salmon Leap)
Settled rear, jumped slowly 4th, headway into close 6th when badly hampered 3 out, stayed on from next, nearest finish (op 6-4 tchd 2-1)

4 1¾ [3¼]	8. Muizenberg 33/1 T Eley E H Owen Jun	T Eley E H Owen Jun	11	100	88	70	86	–
b g Mashhor Dancer (USA) - Allotria (Red God)
Held up in touch, hampered 3 out, plenty to do next, ran on well from last, unable to challenge

5 7 [10¼]	3. Harding 20/1 Chris Webb S Mellor	Chris Webb S Mellor	7	115	107	83	100	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Orange Hill (High Top)
Keen hold in midfield, not fluent and lost place 4 out, outpaced next, no danger after (op 12-1)

F	2. Noble Colours 8/1 M Griffiths ⁵ Sirrell Griffiths	M Griffiths ⁵ Sirrell Griffiths	5	113	110	–	116	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Kentucky Tears (USA) (Cougar)
Led 4th, quickened approaching 3 out, clear next, 5 lengths ahead with race won when fell last (op 6-1)

F	7. Royal Then (FR) 11/2 Richard Johnson J Neville	Richard Johnson J Neville	5	103 v	91	–	–	–
ch g Garde Royale (IRE) - Miss Then (FR) (Carmarthen)
Held up and keen hold, pushed along and close 5th when fell 3 out (op 9-2)

PU	1. Totally Yours I 11/1 Barry Fenton F Jordan	Barry Fenton F Jordan	5	1113 b	115	–	–	–
b m Classic Music (USA) - Dominia (Derring-Do)
Close up until mistake and dropped rear 5th, soon struggling, tailed off when pulled up after 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

UR	9. Pharly Reef 5/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	6	100 3	88	–	–	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Hay Reef (Mill Reef)
In touch, headway to chase leader 4 out, challenging when blundered and unseated rider next (op 11-2 tchd 13-2, 7-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 4m 9.90s (slow by 21.90s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: The Bankhouse Confederacy (Eben Al Habeeb) 1st breeder: Brushwood Stable
2nd owner: D H Driscoll (Distant Storm)
3rd owner: Mrs Sue Adams (Northern Maestro)
Tote win: £8.30 PL: £1.70 £2.10 £1.20 Ex: £21.20 CSF: £55.06 Tricast: £126.94

2:20 Bangor-on-Dee 27 Nov 1998

Tote Placepot 21st Birthday Handicap Hurdle Class E