Full Result 3.20 Stratford | 30 December 1997

Alison Gale Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-120, 5yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Soft 12 fences

1st £3,070.50 2nd £924 3rd £447 4th £208.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Lobster Cottage 9/4J R Wakley ⁵ Kim Bailey	R Wakley ⁵ Kim Bailey	9	1012	98	112	113	–
b g Southern Music - Seal Flower (Gelert)
Jumped well, held up and behind, headway 8th, led approaching last, soon clear

2 15	6. Northern Optimist 20/1 Miss E J Jones ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	Miss E J Jones ⁷ Bernard Llewellyn	9	97 12	81	79	81	–
b m Northern Tempest (USA) - On A Bit (Mummy's Pet)
Led to 4th, led 7th until approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

3 nk [15¼]	2. Northern Saddler 9/4J Jim Crowley ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jim Crowley ⁷ Ron Hodges	10	116	108	105	108	–
ch g Norwick (USA) - Miss Saddler (St Paddy)
Always prominent, led approaching 2 out until approaching last, weakened flat

4 dist [45¼]	3. Shrewd John 7/2 Mr G Elliott ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	Mr G Elliott ⁵ Mrs D Thomas	11	1013	99	–	–	–
b g John French - Seal Shrew (Seaepic)
Chased leader to 4 out, weakened quickly, tailed off

5 dist [75¼]	1. Boro Vacation (IRE) 15/2 Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ Paul Nicholls	Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ Paul Nicholls	8	117	109	–	–	–
b g Ovac (ITY) - Boro Quarter (Normandy)
Prominent, led 4th to 7th, blundered and lost place next, soon tailed off

6 4 [79¼]	5. Good For A Loan 15/2 Ollie McPhail ⁷ Richard Lee	Ollie McPhail ⁷ Richard Lee	10	105	93	–	–	–
b g Daring March - Game For A Laugh (Martinmas)
Always behind, reminders 6th, tailed off from 9th

6 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 4m 37.20s (slow by 42.20s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Major-Gen R L T Burges (Lobster Cottage) 1st breeder: Major R H Dening
2nd owner: Mackworth Snooker Club Pt (Northern Optimist)
3rd owner: Richard J Evans (Northern Saddler)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.10 £5.60 Ex: £19.90 CSF: £30.88