Full Result 12.55 Warwick | 19 December 1998

Warwick Annual Members Novices' Chase Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) 3m2f OMS Good To Soft 20 fences

1st £3,964 2nd £1,192 3rd £576 4th £268

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Knight's Crest (IRE) 11/4 Jim Culloty Robin Dickin	Jim Culloty Robin Dickin	8	116	91	108	116	–
ch g The Parson - Sno-Cat (Arctic Slave)
Always prominent, led after 14th, soon clear, comfortably (op 2-1 tchd 3-1 in places)

2 16	2. Millersford 11/4 Peter Niven N A Gaselee	Peter Niven N A Gaselee	7	116	93	98	96	–
b g Meadowbrook - My Seer (Menelek)
Not fluent, led, blundered 3rd, headed 7th, led 11th, headed after 14th, soon outpaced (op 2-1)

3 16 [32]	3. New Leaf (IRE) 5/2F Barry Fenton D R Gandolfo	Barry Fenton D R Gandolfo	6	116	84	88	76	–
b g Brush Aside (USA) - Page Of Gold (Goldhill)
Held up, headway 7th, lost place 9th, never dangerous after (tchd 9-4 in places)

4 nk [32¼]	6. Alpha Leather 66/1 Vince Slattery Liam Grassick	Vince Slattery Liam Grassick	7	110	60	82	70	–
gr g Zambrano - Harvey's Choice (Whistlefield)
Held up, always behind (op 50-1)

PU	4. Abinger 20/1 B Powell Snr Mandy Rowland	B Powell Snr Mandy Rowland	6	110 b¹	72	–	–	–
ch g Absalom - Western Singer (Chief Singer)
Chased leader, hit 3rd, led 7th until 9th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 14th (jockey reported that the gelding gurgled) (tchd 25-1 in places)

PU	7. Desla's Devil 100/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ J P Smith	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ J P Smith	6	109	–	–	–	–
b g Devil To Play - Miss Desla (Light Thrust)
Chased leaders, mistake 2nd, led 9th to 11th, weakened approaching 14th, pulled up before 5 out (op 50-1)

PU	8. Hopping Mad 100/1 R Bellamy M J Jackson	R Bellamy M J Jackson	5	108	–	–	–	–
b m Puget (USA) - Mapleline (Shy Groom)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 13th (op 50-1)

UR	5. About Turn I 9/2 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	7	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Infantry I - Mendelita I
Held up, headway 8th, 5th when blundered and unseated rider 12th (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

8 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 6m 53.40s (slow by 39.40s) Total SP: 109%
1st owner: G Hutsby (Knight's Crest) 1st breeder: P J O'Connor
2nd owner: Mrs Derek Fletcher (Millersford)
3rd owner: Mrs D J Hues (New Leaf)
Tote win: £3.80 PL: £1.10 £1.40 £1.40 Ex: £4.70 CSF: £8.92

12:55 Warwick 19 Dec 1998

Warwick Annual Members Novices' Chase Class D