Full Result 2.45 Sedgefield | 4 April 1989

John Wade Handicap Chase

(0-55) (2m3f65yds) 2m3½f Firm 14 fences

1st £1,952.50 2nd £540 3rd £257.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sharp Song 14/1 Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	8	114	40	–	119	–
ch g Sharpen Up - Mixed Melody (Alcide)
Close up, led 11th to 12th, smooth headway approaching last, led final 100 yards, ran on

2 1½	0. Castlevennon 11/4 J O'Gorman ⁴ Mrs S A Bramall	J O'Gorman ⁴ Mrs S A Bramall	8	115 7	45	–	122	–
b m Kemal (FR) - Weavers Fool (Weavers Hall)
Held up, headway to challenge 2 out, kept on under pressure flat

3 ½ [2]	0. Chipchase 5/1 M Hammond B E Wilkinson	M Hammond B E Wilkinson	9	1012	34	–	110	–
b g New Brig - Tillside (Lucky Brief)
Set slow pace, quickened 9th, no extra final 100 yards

4 6 [8]	0. Gowan House 11/2 C Grant W A Stephenson	C Grant W A Stephenson	10	1111	47	–	117	–
gr g Pongee I - Carbia (Escart III)
Chased leaders, ridden to challenge last, no extra flat

5 4 [12]	0. Comedy Fair 25/1 R Crank P A Blockley	R Crank P A Blockley	9	1012	34	–	100	–
b g Comedy Star (USA) - Fair Saint (Bleep-Bleep)
Close up until outpaced from 2 out

PU	0. Al-Alam 5/4F L O'Hara ⁷ G Richards	L O'Hara ⁷ G Richards	7	912 7	27	–	–	–
gr g Godswalk (USA) - Amber Breeze (Arctic Storm)
Mistake 2nd, tracked leaders, challenged 4 out, pulled up lame after 3 out, destroyed