2.35 MUMM MELLING CHASE (GRADE 1) (SHOWCASE RACE) of £80,000.00 5-y-o plus 2m. 4f.

Aintree Results Fri, 3rd Apr, 1998

Going - Good to Soft.

1st - £53,400.00, 2nd - £20,193.00, 3rd - £9,871.00, 4th - £4,486.00 5 Ran

1st

Opera Hat (IRE) 11-5 (Mrs T K Cooper )
(0:33.37 26.06 secs slower on today's going )
Strong Gale - Tops O'Crush(Menelek)

SP 10/1

J R H Fowler

C O'Dwyer

led 4th to 6th, led 10th, mistake and headed 12th, led approaching 4 out, ridden and ran on well.

2nd

1.75L

Or Royal (FR) 11-10

Kendor (FR) - Pomme Royale (FR)

SP 5/2

M C Pipe

A P McCoy

3rd

8.5L

Strong Promise (IRE) 11-10 (G A Hubbard )

Strong Gale - Let's Compromise

SP 2/1Jfav

G A Hubbard

N Williamson

4th

10L

Merry Gale (IRE) 11-10 (Herb M Stanley )

Strong Gale - Merry Lesa(Dalesa)

SP 20/1

J T R Dreaper

G Bradley

led to 4th, rear when mistake 12th out, soon tailed off.

fell

One Man (IRE) 11-10 (Mr J Hales )

Remainder Man - Steal On(General Ironside)

SP 2/1Jfav

G Richards

Off
Time 5m. 33.70 secs, which is 26.06 secs slower than the course average on today's going

1997 Martha's Son 10 11-10 C Llewellyn 5/2 (T Forster)

1995 Viking Flagship 8 11-10 A Maguire 5/2 (D Nicholson)

1994 Katabatic 11 11-10 S McNeill 14/1 (J T Gifford)

1993 Deep Sensation 8 11-10 D Murphy 7/4JFav (No Trainer)

1992 Remittance Man 8 11-10 R Dunwoody 4/9Fav (Nicky Henderson)