Full Result 3.10 Towcester | 19 December 1996

Ladbroke Handicap Chase Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 5yo+) 3m1f OMS Good To Soft 18 fences

1st £7,262.50 2nd £2,200 3rd £1,075 4th £512.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Price's Hill 4/1 Conor O'Dwyer Kim Bailey	Conor O'Dwyer Kim Bailey	9	1010	113	112	118	–
gr g Furry Glen - Clever Milly (Precipice Wood)
Headway 8th, mistake 13th, led 4 out to next, led approaching 2 out, hit last, stayed on strongly

2 4	2. River Mandate 5/2J Andrew Thornton T A Forster	Andrew Thornton T A Forster	9	120	131	128	132	–
bb g Mandalus (IRE) - Liffey's Choice (Little Buskins)
Chased leaders, ridden 15th, kept on flat

3 shd [4]	4. Spuffington 11/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	8	112	119	116	120	–
b g Sula Bula - Pita (Raffingora)
Chased leaders, lost place 10th, rallied 14th, not quicken flat

4 dist [34]	10. Special Account 14/1 Barry Fenton C R Barwell	Barry Fenton C R Barwell	10	100 2	103	–	–	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Liffey's Choice (Little Buskins)
Hit 8th, always behind

5 1½ [35½]	3. Even Blue (IRE) 5/2J R Dunwoody D McCain	R Dunwoody D McCain	8	116	123	–	–	–
b g Gianchi - The Blue Pound (Even Money)
Jumped well, led 15th, led 3 out, soon headed and weakened

PU	11. Mweenish 33/1 R Bellamy Paul Webber	R Bellamy Paul Webber	14	100 11	103	–	–	–
b g Callernish - No Trix (No Arguement)
Behind from 8th, blundered 11th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	9. Celtic Barle 10/1 Adrian Maguire H B Hodge	Adrian Maguire H B Hodge	12	105	108	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Pelant Barle (Prince Barle)
Headway 11th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out, pulled up before last

PU	6. Ghia Gneuiagh 25/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	10	1013	116	–	–	–
bb g Monksfield - Kindly I (Tarqogan)
Behind when mistake 13th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	8. Brave Buccaneer I 16/1 S McNeill Andy Turnell	S McNeill Andy Turnell	9	108	111	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Not So Dear (Dhaudevi)
Held up, headway 11th, mistake 14th, hit 3 out, soon weakened, pulled up before last

PU	5. Big Ben Dun 11/1 Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	Graham Bradley Charlie Brooks	10	111	118	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Shanban (Shackleton)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	1. All The Aces 16/1 Peter Niven Jonjo O'Neill	Peter Niven Jonjo O'Neill	9	120	131	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Alice Starr (Windjammer)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	12. Sheelin Lad (IRE) 25/1 G Upton Mrs T J McInnes Skinner	G Upton Mrs T J McInnes Skinner	8	103 3 11	106	–	–	–
ch g Orchestra - Aryumad (Goldhill)
Chased leader, hit 12th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 3:12:00 Winning time: 6m 45.00s (slow by 35.00s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: G D W Swire (Price's Hill) 1st breeder: Mrs P Hawkes
2nd owner: Anne Duchess Of Westminster (River Mandate)
3rd owner: Julian Clopet (Spuffington)

3:10 Towcester 19 Dec 1996

Ladbroke Handicap Chase Class D