Full Result 4.35 Stratford | 25 July 1998

William Hill Golden Spurs Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m213yds) 2m1f Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £2,999 2nd £902 3rd £436 4th £203

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. The Secret Seven 33/1 Leighton Aspell ³ J K Cresswell	Leighton Aspell ³ J K Cresswell	8	106	–	86	89	–
ch m Balidar - Will Be Wanton (Palm Track)
Held up, hit 1st, headway 8th, led after 3 out, clear next, pecked last, ridden out (tchd 40-1 in a places)

2 9	3. Vintage Taittinger (IRE) 11/2 Tony Dobbin Jim Goldie	Tony Dobbin Jim Goldie	6	117	83	93	92	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Kalonji (Red Alert I)
Held up headway 5th, ridden along and outpaced 3 out, rallied between final two, stayed on (op 5-1 tchd 6-1 in places.)

3 2 [11]	2. Mr Bean 5/1 Barry Fenton Bernard Llewellyn	Barry Fenton Bernard Llewellyn	8	117 b	94	92	90	–
b g Salse (USA) - Goody Blake (Blakeney)
Prominent, led after 4 out, headed after next, soon beaten (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places.)

4 ½ [11½]	5. Amber Valley (USA) 6/1 Seamus Durack ³ Dai Williams	Seamus Durack ³ Dai Williams	7	1011	–	81	83	–
ch g Bering - Olatha (USA) (Miswaki)
Led, blundered 4th, headed after 4 out, soon beaten (tchd 8-1, 9-1 in places and 11-2)

5 13 [24½]	1. Lord Esker (IRE) 4/6F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	6	117	100	80	83	–
b g Glacial Storm (USA) - April Rhapsody (Main Reef I)
Jumped slowly 1st, hit next, headway to press leaders 5th, mistake 4 out, faded (vetinary officer reported that horse had struck into himself) (op 8-11 tchd 4-5 and 5-6 in a place.)

6 2½ [27]	8. Hennerwood Oak 20/1 Norman Williamson Richard Price	Norman Williamson Richard Price	8	109	68	66	62	–
b m Lighter - Welsh Log (King Log)
Hit 5th, soon behind, no danger after (tchd 25-1 in places.)

7 10 [37]	4. Above Suspicion I (IRE) 40/1 R Wakley ³ E L James	R Wakley ³ E L James	6	1011	73	59	57	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Cash Discount (Deep Run)
Hit 5th, soon behind, no impression after (op 33-1)

PU	6. Hard To Get 66/1 G Tormey Ann Stokell	G Tormey Ann Stokell	11	110 v	–	–	–	–
b g Rousillon (USA) - Elusive I (Little Current)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 9th (op 50-1)

PU	7. Rock On Honey 40/1 K Hibbert ⁷ F Jordan	K Hibbert ⁷ F Jordan	6	107	–	–	–	–
br g Rock City (IRE) - Be My Honey (Bustino)
Headway 4th, weakened from 8th, behind when mistakes 4 out and 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 33-1 tchd 66-1 in a place.)

PU	10. Lebedinski (IRE) 25/1 Robert Thornton P S Felgate	Robert Thornton P S Felgate	5	106	–	–	–	–
ch m Soviet Lad (USA) - Excavate (Nishapour)
Hit 8th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places.)

10 ran Off time: 4:35:00 Winning time: 4m 9.80s (slow by 14.80s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: J K S Cresswell (The Secret Seven) 1st breeder: J K S Cresswell
2nd owner: Die-Hard Racing Club (Vintage Taittinger)
3rd owner: Paul Morgan (Mr Bean)
Tote win: £50.80 PL: £6.20 £1.30 £1.80 Ex: £123.30 CSF: £183.62

4:35 Stratford 25 Jul 1998

William Hill Golden Spurs Novices' Chase Class E