Full Result 1.20 Sandown | 7 November 1998

South East Racecourse of The Year Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (1m7f119yds) 1m7½f Good 13 fences

1st £3,387.50 2nd £1,025 3rd £500 4th £237.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Laredo (IRE) 11/8F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	5	113	–	123	117	–
b g Accordion (IRE) - Amelita (Strong Gale)
Made virtually all, mistakes 2nd and 6th, clear when blundered 2 out, ran on well run-in (op 11-10 tchd 6-4)

2 7	4. Storm Forecast I (IRE) 9/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	6	113	84	116	110	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Cooleogan (Proverb)
Tracked leading pair, left 2nd 10th, ridden 3 out, left with every chance after next, beaten when mistake last (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

3 dist [37]	1. Bigsound (IRE) 6/4 Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	Richard Johnson Venetia Williams	6	113	–	–	90	–
b g Little Bighorn (IRE) - Lightfoot Lady (Tekoah)
Held up last, mistake 2nd, blundered 8th, ridden when mistakes 3 out and next, weakened and eased (tchd 11-8 and 13-8 in places)

4 7 [44]	3. Spoof's My Game 10/1 Philip Hide Seamus Mullins	Philip Hide Seamus Mullins	5	113	–	–	77	–
b g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Valadon (High Line)
Pressed winner, challenged from 8th until blundered and nearly fell 10th, not recover, tailed off (op 7-1 tchd 14-1 in places, 20-1 in a place)