Full Result 4.40 Sandown | 14 March 1998

Thames Ditton Handicap Chase Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 5yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good To Soft 22 fences

1st £6,302.25 2nd £1,908 3rd £931.50 4th £443.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Eulogy (IRE) 5/2F R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	R Dunwoody Richard Rowe	8	1013	120	129	133	–
ch g Paean - Daly Preacher (Pry)
Held up in touch, headway 11th, led 5 out, mistake 2 out, all out

2 hd	3. Carole's Crusader 3/1 A P McCoy D R Gandolfo	A P McCoy D R Gandolfo	7	117 v	128	137	138	–
ch m Faustus (USA) - Loveville (USA) (Assert)
Always prominent, led 14th, headed 5 out, hard ridden approaching last, ran on

3 4 [4¼]	10. Menesonic (IRE) 9/2 Andrew Thornton R H Alner	Andrew Thornton R H Alner	8	103 2	110	116	116	–
b g Meneval (USA) - Kandy Kate (Pry)
Mistake 11th, headway next, ridden approaching 3 out, one pace

4 30 [34¼]	7. Pashto 25/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	11	1011	118	103	94	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Epure (Bellypha)
Tracked leaders, ridden 4 out, gradually weakened

5 4 [38¼]	1. Aardwolf 16/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	7	120	135	118	107	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Pretoria (Habitat)
Led 7th, mistake 13th, headed next, soon weakened

6 8 [46¼]	4. Irish Stamp (IRE) 11/2 Norman Williamson Ferdy Murphy	Norman Williamson Ferdy Murphy	9	1013	120	97	84	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Bayazida (Bustino)
Behind from 14th

PU	11. Harristown Lady 25/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	11	100 4 b	107	–	–	–
b m Muscatite - Harristown Rose (Miami Springs)
Led to 7th, weakened 10th, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	2. Greenhil Tare Away 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Philip Hobbs	Carl Llewellyn Philip Hobbs	10	118 b	129	–	–	–
b g Oats - Burlington Belle (Galivanter)
Prominent, weakened halfway, tailed off when pulled up before 14th

PU	6. Denver Bay 16/1 Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	Leighton Aspell ³ J T Gifford	11	109	119	–	–	–
b g Julio Mariner - Night Action (Dusky Boy)
Behind from 16th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	8. Montecot (FR) 25/1 Mr P Scott S Mellor	Mr P Scott S Mellor	9	108	115	–	–	–
b g Le Riverain (FR) - Pour Ta Pomme (FR) (Stratege)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

PU	9. Shining Fountain (IRE) 33/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ D M Forster	Seamus Durack ⁵ D M Forster	9	912	110	–	–	–
b g Royal Fountain - Ever Shining (Indigenous)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 15th

11 ran Off time: 4:41:00 Winning time: 6m 30.40s (slow by 23.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Nicholas Cooper (Eulogy) 1st breeder: Miss Elizabeth Kennedy
2nd owner: Mrs C Skipworth (Carole's Crusader)
3rd owner: Mrs W H Walter (Menesonic)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.60 £1.30 £2 Ex: £5.30 CSF: £9.11 Tricast: £28.77 Trifecta: £6.40 Pool: £1,863.43. 204.94 winning tickets.

4:40 Sandown 14 Mar 1998

Thames Ditton Handicap Chase Class C