Full Result 3.40 Towcester | 11 March 1999

Towcester Means Business Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (1m7f181yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,784.50 2nd £836 3rd £403 4th £186.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Get The Point 6/4F D Gallagher Steve Gollings	D Gallagher Steve Gollings	5	1012	104	107	122	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Tolmi (Great Nephew)
2nd until led approaching 2 out, headed between last 2, rallied gamely under pressure to lead near finish (op evens)

2 shd	1. Warm Spell 9/2 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Gary Moore	9	119	120	117	133	–
b g Northern State (USA) - Warm Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Close up, ridden to lead between last two, kept on, just caught (op 5-2 tchd 5-1)

3 8 [8]	2. Walking Tall (IRE) 100/30 R Dunwoody Thomas Patrick McGovern	R Dunwoody Thomas Patrick McGovern	8	1013	105	99	115	–
ch g Hatim (USA) - Futility (Tower Walk)
Led until approaching 2 out, ridden and soon beaten (op 7-2 tchd 4-1 in places and 3-1)

4 26 [34]	4. Djais (FR) 12/1 M Griffiths ⁵ J R Jenkins	M Griffiths ⁵ J R Jenkins	10	104 1	101	61	83	–
ch g Vacarme (USA) - Dame De Carreau (FR) (Targowice)
Close up until pushed along and no response 5th, well behind after (op 10-1 tchd 14-1)

5 23 [57]	5. Among Islands 6/1 Richard Johnson G F H Charles-Jones	Richard Johnson G F H Charles-Jones	8	100 6	92	32	70	–
b m Jupiter Island - Queen Of The Nile I (Hittite Glory)
Tracked leaders until lost touch after 3 out, eased closing stages (op 5-1)

5 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 14.80s (slow by 29.80s) Total SP: 104%
1st owner: R L Houlton (Get The Point) 1st breeder: Stilvi Compania Financiera S A
2nd owner: Brighthelm Racing (Warm Spell)
3rd owner: The Walking Tall Partnership (Walking Tall)
Tote win: £2 PL: £1.10 £1.90 Ex: £5.10 CSF: £6.70