Full Result 3.35 Sandown | 7 February 1998

Agfa Diamond Chase Limited Handicap Class A

(Class 1) (5yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 22 fences

1st £18,714 2nd £7,081.20 3rd £3,465.60 4th £1,579.20

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Court Melody (IRE) 10/1 C Maude Paul Nicholls	C Maude Paul Nicholls	10	105 6 b	132	132	141	–
b g Whistling Deer - Overwood Grove (Welsh Saint)
Held up, led 13th, mistake 16th, clear approaching 3 out, ridden out

2 7	4. Destin D'Estruval (FR) 100/30 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	7	105	132	127	134	–
b g Port Etienne I (FR) - Vocation I (FR) (Toujours Pret)
Reminders 15th, headway 4 out, chased winner approaching 3 out, hard ridden approaching last, unable to quicken

3 13 [20]	3. Grey Smoke 10/1 Mick Fitzgerald Henrietta C Knight	Mick Fitzgerald Henrietta C Knight	8	107	134	120	125	–
gr g Alias Smith (USA) - Salira (Double Jump I)
Led to 8th, led 9th to 13th, weakened 18th

4 dist [50]	2. Amtrak Express 13/2 A P McCoy Mrs J Pitman	A P McCoy Mrs J Pitman	11	112	143	–	–	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Four In A Row (CracksmanI)
Held up, pecked 2nd, 4th when pecked 16th, weakened 4 out, tailed off

PU	6. Yeoman Warrior 7/1 D Bridgwater Richard Rowe	D Bridgwater Richard Rowe	11	105 7	132	–	–	–
b g Tug Of War - Annies Pet (Normandy)
Prominent to 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	1. Cool Dawn (IRE) 5/4F Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	10	1112	153	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Aran Tour (Arapaho)
Always prominent, led 8th to 9th, ridden 15th, 3rd and weakening when pulled up before 3 out. stewards' told: trainer reported that the gelding had trapped a nerve in it's right shoulder