Full Result 2.15 Nottingham | 15 December 1990

Stan Mellor Handicap Chase

(0-125, 5yo+) 3m4f Good

1st £2,784 2nd £774 3rd £372

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mr Gossip 11/2 Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	8	111	121	69	126	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Regency View*t (Royal Highway)
Ran in snatches, led 18th until last, rallied under pressure to lead flat

2 2½	0. Sooner Still 11/2 Norman Williamson	Norman Williamson	6	109	–	62	117	–
b g
Headway 10th, reminders 14th, stayed on well flat

3 ½ [3]	0. Rymer King 17/2 M M Lynch J Chugg	M M Lynch J Chugg	8	113	123	69	124	–
b g Rymer - Belinda Pocket (Pampered King)
Headway 12th, led 16th until 18th, ridden to lead last, headed and no extra flat

4 30 [33]	0. On The Twist 14/1 D Murphy Ferdy Murphy	D Murphy Ferdy Murphy	8	105 5 1	111	41	82	–
b g Callernish - Irish Beauty (Even Money)
Prominent until weakened 19th

5 10 [43]	0. Rubika (FR) 13/8F Carl Llewellyn S Mellor	Carl Llewellyn S Mellor	7	1012	118	42	79	–
b g Saumon (FR) - Eureka III (FR) (Vieux Chateau)
Led until 2nd, lost place 13th, tailed off

6 dist [73]	0. Derry Gowan 33/1 Jason Titley ⁵ G Thorner	Jason Titley ⁵ G Thorner	8	108 b	119	21	–	–
ch g Avocat - Es-Na-Laragh
Not jump well, led 2nd until mistake and headed 14th, soon weakened, tailed off

PU	0. Grovelands 20/1 R Goldstein Roger Curtis	R Goldstein Roger Curtis	8	100 12	106	–	–	–
ch g Balinger - Oca (O'Grady)
Mistakes, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

PU	0. Battle's Town Boy 100/1 D Gallagher Mrs V C Ward	D Gallagher Mrs V C Ward	8	100 25	106	–	–	–
b g Crash Course - Fair Trouble (Prefairy)
Behind until pulled up before 7th

UR	0. Longriver Lady 15/2 A Mulholland R J Holder	A Mulholland R J Holder	7	111	121	–	–	–
b m Town And Country - Peggy Wig (CounselI)
Held up, blundered and unseated rider 7th

UR	0. Sneakapenny 6/1 A Orkney M J Wilkinson	A Orkney M J Wilkinson	8	117	127	–	–	–
ch g Levanter - Quickapenny (Espresso)
Always prominent, led 14th until mistake 16th, 4th and every chance when blundered and unseated rider 20th

10 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 7m 11.60s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lady Bevan (Mr Gossip) 1st breeder: Michael Ross
2nd owner: (Sooner Still)
3rd owner: G Hutsby (Rymer King)

2:15 Nottingham 15 Dec 1990

Stan Mellor Handicap Chase