Full Result 3.30 Stratford | 24 July 1999

William Hill Index Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good 15 fences

1st £4,987.50 2nd £1,500 3rd £725 4th £337.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Nova Champ 11/4 Jim Crowley ³ Sue Smith	Jim Crowley ³ Sue Smith	11	1110	109	110	110	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Laval (Cheval)
Patiently ridden, mistake 9th, headway 12th, outpaced from 5 out, rallied and headway approaching 2 out, led last, ridden out (op 3-1 tchd 10-3 in places)

2 1¼	6. Lakeside LadI 15/2 Robert Thornton Trevor Wall	Robert Thornton Trevor Wall	7	104	86	89	86	–
b g St Columbus - Beyond The Trimm (Trimmingham)
Always front rank, hit 5th, led 4 out until headed last, kept on under pressure run-in (op 10-1 after 14-1 in places)

3 2½ [3¾]	3. Twin Falls I (IRE) 9/2 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	8	111	97	99	94	–
b g Trempolino (USA) - Twice A Fool (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Held up in touch, outpaced 5 out, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on run-in (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

4 7 [10¾]	2. Punters Bar 5/2F Joe Tizzard Peter Bowen	Joe Tizzard Peter Bowen	12	118	104	101	101	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Miel Venture (Rockavon)
Lost place after hit 4th, headway when hit 11th, led approaching 5 out, headed next, hit 3 out, faded before next (op 6-4)

5 20 [30¾]	4. Ordog Mor (IRE) 6/1 Tony Dobbin M G Meagher	Tony Dobbin M G Meagher	10	1012	94	79	69	–
ch g Boreen (FR) - Minorette (Miralgo)
Held up, lost touch 13th (op 5-1)

6 17 [47¾]	5. Spring To Glory 10/1 Adrian Maguire P Hayward	Adrian Maguire P Hayward	12	108 v	90	63	58	–
b g Teenoso (USA) - English Spring (USA) (Grey Dawn II)
Led until headed approaching 5 out, soon weakened (op 14-1 after 16-1 in a place)

UR	7. Bone Setter (IRE) 40/1 Chris Webb S Mellor	Chris Webb S Mellor	9	101 1 2	83	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Princess Wager (Pollerton)
Prominent, 4th when blundered and unseated rider 7th (op 33-1 after 50-1 in a place)

7 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 5m 47.30s (slow by 7.30s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: Mrs C E Van Praagh (Nova Champ) 1st breeder: Mrs J H Cobden
2nd owner: A Wright (Lakeside LadI)
3rd owner: Rod Hamilton (Twin Falls I)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2.60 £2.30 Ex: £6.50 CSF: £19.58

3:30 Stratford 24 Jul 1999

William Hill Index Handicap Chase Class D