Full Result 3.45 Stratford | 4 September 1999

Dick Francis Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) 3m OMS Good To Firm 13 fences 2 omitted

1st £5,686 2nd £1,708 3rd £824 4th £382

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Father Sky 5/2F Andrew Thornton Dai Williams	Andrew Thornton Dai Williams	8	112 v	112	120	131	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Flamenco Wave (USA) (Desert Wine)
Jumped well, with leader, led after 9th, clear 11th, easily (tchd 9-4)

2 10	1. Mcgregor The Third 11/1 Brian Harding Nicky Richards	Brian Harding Nicky Richards	13	1110	120	122	122	–
ch g Nearly A Hand - Arctic Dawn I (Arctic Slave)
Chased leaders, dropped rear 4th, rallied to chase winner 12th, no impression from next (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

3 6 [16]	6. Swing Quartet (IRE) 4/1 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	100 5	96	94	94	–
bb m Orchestra - Sweetly Stung (Master Rocky)
Led, headed after 9th, outpaced 12th, stayed on approaching last (op 5-1)

4 11 [27]	4. Polden Pride 4/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	11	104 6	100	91	90	–
b g Vital Season - Bybrook I (Border Chief)
Held up, headway 7th, ridden and hit 3 out, soon weakened (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

PU	5. Sagaman (GER) 13/2 Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	Robert Thornton Robin Dickin	13	100 1	96	–	–	–
b g Solo Dancer (GER) - Scholastika (GER) (Alpenkonig)
Held up, headway 7th, weakened 12th, pulled up before 3 out (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

PU	3. Gutteridge (IRE) 4/1 Richard Johnson David Evans	Richard Johnson David Evans	9	104 v	100	–	–	–
b g Roselier (FR) - Buck's Fairy (Master Buck)
Chased leaders, soon driven along, hit 6th, dropped rear next, hit 11th, soon pulled up (op 5-2)

6 ran Off time: 3:45:00 Winning time: 5m 50.60s (slow by 10.60s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Miss L Horner (Father Sky) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Mrs D A Whitaker (Mcgregor The Third)
3rd owner: A M Armitage (Swing Quartet)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.80 £2.80 Ex: £13.70 CSF: £22.77