3:30 Sandown 24 Apr 1999
43rd Whitbread Gold Cup Chase Showcase Handicap Class A (Grade 3)
(Class 1) (3m4f166yds) 3m5f Good 24 fences
1st
£57,400 2nd
£21,400 3rd
£10,400 4th
£4,400 5th
£1,900 6th
£900
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
|
Jockey
Trainer
|
Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
9 |
100
5
|
131 | 144 | 141 | – | ||||
| ch g Paean - Daly Preacher (Pry) | ||||||||||
| Always well in touch, chased leading pair 16th, pushed along to close after 4 out, mistake next, ridden to lead last, stayed on well (jockey suspended for ten days for using whip in front of the stifle) (tchd 16-1) | ||||||||||
|
10 |
100
4
|
131 | 142 | 138 | – | ||||
| b g Cataldi - Decent Lady (Decent Fellow) | ||||||||||
| Always prominent, led 14th to next, chased leader after, ridden 4 out, rallied to lead next, headed under pressure last, no extra run-in (op 8-1 tchd 7-1) | ||||||||||
| 8 | 100 | 131 | 142 | 136 | – | |||||
| ch g Trempolino (USA) - Noble Gaze (USA) (Vaguely Noble) | ||||||||||
| Waited with, progress after 11th, led 15th, kicked on 18th, 5l clear 4 out, ridden and headed next, every chance 2 out, one pace after (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
10 |
100
1
|
131 | 141 | 135 | – | ||||
| ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Bring Me Sunshine (Wolverlife) | ||||||||||
| Held up rear, progress to track leaders 14th, mistake 16th, chased leading quartet but outpaced 6 out, driven and stayed on before 3 out, never nearer (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
|
10 |
100
11
b
|
131 | 136 | 127 | – | ||||
| b g Slew O'Gold (USA) - Selket's Treasure (USA) (Gleaming I) | ||||||||||
| Tracked leading group, just in touch at rear of main group 15th, outpaced 18th, driven and kept on one pace after 4 out (op 33-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 |
100
4
|
131 | 132 | 119 | – | ||||
| b g Bustineto - Markup (Appiani II) | ||||||||||
| Settled mid-division, blundered 9th, chased leading group 15th, outpaced 18th, driven 4 out, no progress from next (tchd 3-1 and 7-2, 4-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 100 | 131 | 124 | 109 | – | ||||
| b g Uncle Pokey - Dovey (Welsh Pageant) | ||||||||||
| Led to 4th, stayed prominent, ridden from 15th, outpaced 18th, driven and no progress after 4 out, weakened 2 out (op 7-1 tchd 11-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
|
9 |
100
4
|
131 | 117 | 93 | – | ||||
| ch g Avocat - Highway's Last (Royal Highway) | ||||||||||
| With leaders, pushed along when mistake 16th, soon struggling, out of touch when mistakes 6 out, 5 out and next, no chance after (tchd 20-1) | ||||||||||
|
13 | 106 | 137 | 123 | 98 | – | ||||
| b g Furry Glen - Last Princess (Le Prince) | ||||||||||
| Never going well or jumping fluently, last trio, mistake 10th, pushed along after 14th and no progress, soon no chance, passed beaten horses from 4 out (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
10 | 102 t | 133 | 114 | 86 | – | ||||
| bb g Callernish - Granagh Bay (Cade's County) | ||||||||||
| With leader, mistake 3rd, led next to 13th, weakening when mistake 17th, no chance when mistake 5 out, soon well behind (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
7 | 112 | 147 | 128 | 99 | – | ||||
| b g Lapierre - Prolific Scot (Northern Guest) | ||||||||||
| In touch in rear, jumped slowly 9th and 10th, soon ridden and struggling, mistake 14th, behind from next | ||||||||||
|
11 | 1010 b | 141 | 120 | 119 | – | ||||
| b g Whistling Deer - Overwood Grove (Welsh Saint) | ||||||||||
| Well in touch, chased leading trio 16th, outpaced and ridden 4 out, effort to close next, soon weakened, slow jump last, virtually pulled up run-in (op 16-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 |
99
1
|
131 | 105 | 80 | – | ||||
| br g Kambalda - Precision Chopper (Menelek) | ||||||||||
| Not jump well, held up, mistake 3rd, progress to track leaders when mistake 11th, in touch when blundered 15th, soon weakened, tailed off (op 12-1) | ||||||||||
|
11 |
101
1
7
|
132 | 103 | 69 | – | ||||
| br g Silly Prices - Melaura Belle (Meldrum) | ||||||||||
| Held up, in touch in rear when blundered badly 8th, not recover and well behind rest of race, tailed off (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
|
10 | 117 b | 152 | 122 | 86 | – | ||||
| gr g Roselier (FR) - Rambling Gold (Little Buskins) | ||||||||||
| Soon with leaders, led 13th to next, lost place 16th, driven and weakened 18th, soon tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places) | ||||||||||
| 10 | 1110 | 155 | – | – | – | |||||
| ch g Rolfe (USA) - Pillbox I (Spartan General) | ||||||||||
| With leaders, jumped slowly 4th, lost place 8th, ridden and struggling 12th, last by 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 20-1) | ||||||||||
|
10 | 104 b | 135 | – | – | – | ||||
| b g Good Thyne (USA) - Current Call (Electrify) | ||||||||||
| Mid-division, reminder 10th, ridden after 13th, lost touch main group 15th, well behind when blundered 17th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 14-1) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 1013 | 144 | – | – | – | ||||
| gr g Roselier (FR) - Shuil Agragh (Cassim) | ||||||||||
| Driven from start and never going well, not fluent and always well in rear, no chance when blundered 15th, tailed off when pulled up before 18th (tchd 10-1, 11-1 in places) | ||||||||||
|
9 | 100 | 131 | – | – | – | ||||
| br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Sirrahdis (Bally Joy) | ||||||||||
| Held up in touch, mistake 4th, ridden and struggling before 14th, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 18th (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place) | ||||||||||
- 19 ran Off time: 3:33:00 Winning time: 7m 33.10s (slow by 14.10s) Total SP: 123%
- 1st owner: Nicholas Cooper (Eulogy) 1st breeder: Miss Elizabeth Kennedy
- 2nd owner: T Benfield & W Brown (Betty's Boy)
- 3rd owner: Crown Pkg & Mailing Svs Ltd (Jathib)
- Tote win: £15.10 PL: £2.30 £1.80 £6.20 Ex: £48.20 CSF: £92.25 Tricast: £1,936.41 Trifecta: £10,526.10 Pool: £21,941.86. 1.48 winning tickets
