Full Result 4.15 Sandown | 12 March 1999

Duke of Gloucester Memorial Hunters' Chase (Past And Present) Class H

(Class 6) (5yo+) (3m37yds) 3m Good 22 fences

1st £2,042.25 2nd £618 3rd £301.50 4th £143.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Extra Stout (IRE) 100/30 Lt J Nicholl ⁷ A J Martin	Lt J Nicholl ⁷ A J Martin	7	1111 t	–	54	97	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Bold Strike (FR) (Bold Lad)
Tracked leaders going well, jumped slowly 12th, pressed leader 3 out, led last, clear (op 7-2 after 4-1 in places, tchd 3-1)

2 5	1. Braes Of Mar 11/8F Lt Col O Ellwood ⁵ Nicky Henderson	Lt Col O Ellwood ⁵ Nicky Henderson	9	126	–	59	99	–
b g Bustino - Barbella (Barolo)
Led, pressed from 4 out, ridden and headed last, not quicken (op 6-4 tchd 7-4)

3 ¾ [5¾]	5. Mischief StarI 16/1 Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁵ R Barber	Mr Dominic Alers-Hankey ⁵ R Barber	6	118	–	46	86	–
b m Be My Chief (USA) - Star Face (African Sky I)
Not always fluent, tracked leader from 5th, challenged going well before 3 out, soon ridden and not quicken (op 10-1)

4 27 [32¾]	2. Silver Stick 7/4 Lord Manton ⁵ Michael Easterby	Lord Manton ⁵ Michael Easterby	12	126	–	39	88	–
gr g Absalom - Queen's Parade (Sovereign Path)
Never going well, chased leaders until ridden and beaten 4 out, virtually pulled up run-in (op 5-4 tchd 15-8 in places)

5 dist [62¾]	4. Staigue Fort (IRE) 20/1 Major H Norton ⁷ C Storey	Major H Norton ⁷ C Storey	11	1111	–	–	56	–
b g Torus - Lady Beecham (Laurence O)
Chased leader to 5th, last and struggling from halfway, tailed off 4 out (op 10-1)