Full Result 3.05 Sandown | 5 December 1998

William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class B Showcase Race

(Class 2) (0-150, 4yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £34,562 2nd £10,496 3rd £5,148 4th £2,474

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Polar Prospect 16/1 G Tormey Philip Hobbs	G Tormey Philip Hobbs	5	100	131	119	141	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Littlemisstrouble (USA) (My Gallant)
Held up in midfield, ridden along after 3 out, headway approaching next, led last, driven out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

2 2	9. Serenus (USA) 11/1 Tommy Treacy Nicky Henderson	Tommy Treacy Nicky Henderson	5	100 1	131	117	139	–
b g Sunshine Forever (USA) - Curl And Set (USA) (Nijinsky)
Held up in midfield, smooth headway approaching 2 out, every chance approaching last, kept on under pressure (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

3 3 [5]	10. Out Ranking (FR) 14/1 M Foster M C Pipe	M Foster M C Pipe	6	100 1	131	115	136	–
b m Le Glorieux - Restless Nell (Northern Baby)
Led, clear after 3 out, headed last, kept on same pace (tchd 16-1)

4 6 [11]	1. Blowing Wind (FR) 11/8F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	120	159	137	158	–
bb g Fabulous Dancer (USA) - Bassita (Bustino)
Held up, pushed along from 5th, pulled out and hard ridden approaching 2 out, stayed on same pace (op 13-8 tchd 7-4)

5 1 [12]	3. Real Estate 11/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	4	105	136	113	134	–
b g High Estate - Haitienne (FR) (Green Dancer)
Held up in midfield, hard ridden approaching 2 out, kept on same pace (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

6 2 [14]	11. Simons Castle I (IRE) 16/1 Carl Llewellyn R J O'Sullivan	Carl Llewellyn R J O'Sullivan	5	100 2	131	106	127	–
b g Scenic (IRE) - Miss Toot (Ardross)
Behind, not fluent 3rd, hard ridden 2 out, not pace to challenge (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in a place)

7 12 [26]	12. Fatehalkhair (IRE) 12/1 Paul Carberry Brian Ellison	Paul Carberry Brian Ellison	6	100 3	131	95	120	–
ch g Kris - Midway Lady (USA) (Alleged)
Held up behind, effort approaching 2 out, hard ridden and no impression approaching last (tchd 10-1)

8 2 [28]	5. Shahrur (USA) 12/1 Philip Hide Gary Moore	Philip Hide Gary Moore	5	101	132	94	114	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Give Thanks (Relko)
Chased leaders till ridden and beaten approaching 2 out (tchd 14-1)

9 3 [31]	2. Star Rage (IRE) 33/1 P Holley David Elsworth	P Holley David Elsworth	8	113 b	148	107	127	–
b g Horage - Star Bound (Crowned Prince)
Held up behind, ridden 3 out, no response (op 25-1 tchd 40-1 in places)

10 1¾ [32¾]	4. Road Racer (IRE) 12/1 Jamie Osborne Paul Webber	Jamie Osborne Paul Webber	5	102	133	90	126	–
br g Scenic (IRE) - Rally I (Relko)
Held up behind leaders, lost place approaching 3 out, progress on inside approaching next, soon weakened (tchd 14-1)

11 1 [33¾]	7. Khairabar (IRE) 16/1 Fran Berry C Roche	Fran Berry C Roche	4	100 1	131	87	107	–
gr g Shernazar - Khairkana (IRE) (Darshaan)
Held up behind, hard ridden after 3 out, soon no impression (tchd 20-1)

12 ½ [34¼]	13. Vent D'Aout (IRE) 20/1 Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	Gerry Supple ³ M C Pipe	4	911 3	131	84	107	–
ch f Imp Society (USA) - Barncogue (Monseigneur)
Tracked leading pair, pushed along approaching 2 out, weakened quickly (op 25-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

13 18 [52¼]	8. Racketball 13/2 Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	Norman Williamson Venetia Williams	5	100 1	131	69	89	–
ch g Green Adventure (USA) - Hylton Road (Kinglet)
Tracked leader till approaching 2 out, beaten quickly, tailed off (op 5-1)

13 ran Off time: 3:05:00 Winning time: 4m 0.20s (slow by 8.20s) Total SP: 128%
Non-runners: Belmarita (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Don Last And Bill Yates (Polar Prospect) 1st breeder: C H Bothway
2nd owner: W V M W & Mrs E S Robins (Serenus)
3rd owner: Knight Hawks Partnership (Out Ranking)
Tote win: £17.20 PL: £3.60 £3.60 £3.40 Ex: £59.80 CSF: £174.37 Tricast: £2,326.95 Trifecta: £1,120.20 Pool: £16,172.17. 10.25 winning tickets

3:05 Sandown 5 Dec 1998

William Hill Handicap Hurdle Class B Showcase Race