Full Result 3.00 Carlisle | 9 November 1998

Tardy Gate At Lostock Hall Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) (2m1f33yds) 2m1f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,234 2nd £624 3rd £302

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Valedictory 11/4F Lorcan Wyer P Monteith	Lorcan Wyer P Monteith	5	1112	110	86	127	–
b g Slip Anchor - Khandjar (Kris)
Keen hold, tracked leaders until led 5th, clear when slight mistake 3 out, 10 lengths clear last, eased close home (op 2-1 tchd 3-1)

2 5	3. Fair And Fancy (FR) 11/2 Paul Carberry Miss Kate Milligan	Paul Carberry Miss Kate Milligan	7	112	100	71	105	–
b g Always Fair (USA) - Fancy Star (FR) (Bellypha)
Held up, not fluent 5th, headway to chase clear leader last, kept on same pace (op 9-2)

3 3½ [8½]	4. Exalted I (IRE) 9/2 Brian Harding Thomas Cuthbert	Brian Harding Thomas Cuthbert	5	1011	95	63	96	–
b g High Estate - Heavenward (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Chased leaders, led 4th to next, ridden and outpaced 3 out, no extra after (op 4-1)

4 5 [13½]	2. Shinerolla 7/2 D Parker C Parker	D Parker C Parker	6	114	102	65	100	–
b g Thatching - Primrolla (Relko)
Midfield, close up from 5th until outpaced after 3 out, faded flat (op 5-2 tchd 4-1, 9-2 in places)

5 14 [27½]	7. Be Brave 12/1 B Storey Tim Etherington	B Storey Tim Etherington	8	104	88	36	77	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Boo I (Bustino)
Soon handy, driven and outpaced 3 out, soon no danger (op 8-1)

6 4 [31½]	6. Vilprano 9/1 D J Moffatt D Moffatt	D J Moffatt D Moffatt	7	1011	95	39	73	–
b g Ra Nova - Village Princess (Rolfe)
Held up, lost touch quickly approaching 3 out, tailed off (op 6-1)

7 dist [61½]	8. Sounds Devious 33/1 C McCormack ⁵ Alistair Whillans	C McCormack ⁵ Alistair Whillans	5	99 4	84	–	–	–
ch m Savahra Sound - Trust Ann (Capistrano I)
In touch, went handy halfway until weakened quickly 2 out, virtually pulled up flat

PU	5. Lethal Cocktail (IRE) 33/1 A S Smith Howard Johnson	A S Smith Howard Johnson	9	1011 b¹	95	–	–	–
ch g Bob Back (USA) - Naughty Lass (Run The Gantlet)
Led, not fluent and headed 4th, soon weakened under pressure, tailed off when pulled up 3 out (op 20-1)

PU	9. Needle Match 14/1 L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	L Cooper ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	5	97 5	84	–	–	–
ch g Royal Academy (USA) - Miss Tatting (USA) (Miswaki)
Held up in rear, struggling after 4 out, tailed off when pulled up 2 out (op 16-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

9 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 4m 31.90s (slow by 28.90s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: I Bell (Valedictory) 1st breeder: Lord Howard De Walden
2nd owner: The F And F Partnership (Fair And Fancy)
3rd owner: Railway-Lochmaben (Exalted I)
Tote win: £4.10 PL: £1.90 £2.10 £1.30 Ex: £11.10 CSF: £16.45 Tricast: £58.04

3:00 Carlisle 9 Nov 1998

Tardy Gate At Lostock Hall Handicap Hurdle Class E