Full Result 1.50 Towcester | 6 December 1997

Tote Novices' Chase Qualifier Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (2m5f153yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft 15 fences

1st £3,965.50 2nd £1,189 3rd £572 4th £263.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Rakazona Beau 5/1 B Powell Snr Simon Earle	B Powell Snr Simon Earle	7	110	–	113	117	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Arizona Belle (Arab Chieftain)
Held up, hit 2nd, headway 12th, led 2 out, clear last, comfortably

2 4	7. Texan Baby (BEL) 3/1 Jamie Goldstein ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Jamie Goldstein ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	107	–	103	107	–
b g Baby Turk - Texan Rose (FR) (Margouillat)
In touch, ridden and kept on from 2 out

3 hd [4¼]	1. Bank Avenue 10/1 Warren Marston Mark Pitman	Warren Marston Mark Pitman	6	110	–	110	107	–
b g Buckley - Woodram Delight (Idiots Delight)
Led 2nd until headed and hit 2 out, one pace

4 14 [18¼]	3. Lottery Ticket (IRE) 5/1 S Wynne Tom George	S Wynne Tom George	8	110	–	99	93	–
b g The Parson - Beauty Run (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, hit 7th and 10th, weakened 3 out

5 hd [18½]	9. Country Store 20/1 G Upton A P Jones	G Upton A P Jones	8	109	–	–	88	–
ch m Sunyboy - Pollys Owen (Master Owen)
Led to 2nd, hit 5th, lost place 10th, ridden and rallied 3 out, beaten approaching next

6 6 [24½]	10. Fortytwo Dee (IRE) 14/1 M Sharratt N A Smith	M Sharratt N A Smith	7	109	–	89	82	–
b m Amazing Bust - Maggie's Way I (Decent Fellow)
Held up, headway 10th, weakened 3 out

7 ¾ [25¼]	2. Henry Cone 5/2F S Old Kelly ⁷ Venetia Williams	S Old Kelly ⁷ Venetia Williams	8	107	–	86	86	–
br g Celtic Cone - Misty Sunset (Le Bavard)
Mistakes, prominent, chased leader 11th until weakened approaching 2 out

8 dist [55¼]	8. The Mexicans Gone 25/1 Vince Slattery D P Geraghty	Vince Slattery D P Geraghty	9	110	–	–	–	–
b g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Corncrop (Mycropolis)
Mistakes 1st and 2nd, always behind

F	6. Spanish River 66/1 A Bates ⁵ Nick Lampard	A Bates ⁵ Nick Lampard	6	109	–	–	–	–
ro g El Conquistador - Swanee Girl (My Swanee)
Disputed lead and fell 1st

PU	4. Mitchells Best 33/1 Guy Lewis ³ Alan Hollingsworth	Guy Lewis ³ Alan Hollingsworth	11	1011	–	–	–	–
br g True Song - Emmalina (Doubtless II)
Mistake 3rd, tailed off from 9th, pulled up before 4 out

10 ran Off time: 1:51:00 Winning time: 5m 55.30s (slow by 39.30s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: The Late David Kellow Partnership (Rakazona Beau) 1st breeder: David John Kellow
2nd owner: C B Sanderson (Texan Baby)
3rd owner: Steve Hemstock (Bank Avenue)
Tote win: £6.10 PL: £1.90 £1.50 £1.90 Ex: £13.60 CSF: £18.37 Trifecta: £45.60 Pool: £256.72. 3.99 winning tickets.
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1:50 Towcester 6 Dec 1997

Tote Novices' Chase Qualifier Class D