Full Result 2.15 Catterick | 2 January 1989

Mother Goose Novices' Hurdle

(1m7f156yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £1,450 2nd £400 3rd £190

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Asturias I 5/1 N Doughty Malcolm Jefferson	N Doughty Malcolm Jefferson	6	115	–	–	94	–
b g Artaius (USA) - Tanaka (Tapalque)
Tracked leaders, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, hit last

2 5	0. Al Muhalhal (USA) 4/1F Lorcan Wyer Nigel Tinkler	Lorcan Wyer Nigel Tinkler	4	107	–	–	89	–
b c Lyphard (USA) - New Scent (USA) (Cornish Prince)
Steadied start, held up and behind, good headway 3 out, chased winner approaching last, no impression

3 6 [11]	0. African Spirit 8/1 S Turner ⁴ Richard Whitaker	S Turner ⁴ Richard Whitaker	5	111	–	–	83	–
b g African Sky I - Relic Spirit (Relic)
Always in touch, effort 3 out, one pace from next

4 4 [15]	0. Serdu (USA) 12/1 K Ryan ⁴ D Moffatt	K Ryan ⁴ D Moffatt	4	912	–	–	–	–
br f Rumbo (USA) - Seeme (USA)
Good headway 5th, weakened between last 2

5 5 [20]	0. Northern Territory 20/1 A S Smith ⁷ Denys Smith	A S Smith ⁷ Denys Smith	4	100	–	–	–	–
b g Esclavo (FR) - Balance (GER) (Orsini)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out

6 15 [35]	0. Introvert 20/1 Peter Niven A Smith	Peter Niven A Smith	5	115 b	–	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Consister (BurglarI)
Led until approaching 2 out, soon beaten

7 5 [40]	0. Wislon (USA) 12/1 R Fahey ⁴ J Parkes	R Fahey ⁴ J Parkes	4	103	–	–	–	–
b c Cresta Rider (USA) - Diamond Fan (USA) (Three Bagger)
Steadied start, behind until good headway 5th, weakened 2 out

8 ½ [40½]	0. Mabel Alice 50/1 J Hansen P S Felgate	J Hansen P S Felgate	6	110	–	–	–	–
b m Hittite Glory - Zulaika (Worden II)
Never reached leaders

9 nk [40¾]	0. Melkono 7/1 P Harte ⁴ E Weymes	P Harte ⁴ E Weymes	5	111	–	–	–	–
br g Meldrum - Ivory Coast (Poaching)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

10 3 [43¾]	0. Beau Nash 7/1 R Campbell A P Stringer	R Campbell A P Stringer	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Prince Tenderfoot (USA) - Dominica (GER) (Zank)
Chased leaders, every chance and ridden 3 out, soon beaten

11 [43¾]	0. Rivers Image 50/1 Kenny Johnson ⁷ W A Stephenson	Kenny Johnson ⁷ W A Stephenson	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Upton Lady (Push On)
Mid division when hampered 5th

12 [43¾]	0. Tourmalien 7/1 Mark Dwyer P A Charlton	Mark Dwyer P A Charlton	4	107	–	–	–	–
ch g Caerleon (USA) - JacinthI (IRE) (Red God)
Held up and behind, steady late headway, never placed to challenge

13 [43¾]	0. Imperial Rain 50/1 P Dennis J I A Charlton	P Dennis J I A Charlton	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch m Imperial Fling (USA) - El Chaperall (Scottish Rifle)


14 [43¾]	0. Suvamarval 50/1 M Brennan J W Blundell	M Brennan J W Blundell	7	110	–	–	–	–
gr m Suvarov - Mavala (Phebus)
Always behind

15 [43¾]	0. Suburbanite 50/1 C Hawkins	C Hawkins	7	115	–	–	–	–
br g Paico (IRE) - Sounds Familiar (Straight Lad)
Always behind

16 [43¾]	0. Roman Moor 25/1 J Callaghan ⁷ N F Crump	J Callaghan ⁷ N F Crump	6	107	–	–	–	–
ch m Owen Anthony - Freuchie (Vulgan)
Always behind

17 [43¾]	0. Our Hero 25/1 M Ennis Robin Bastiman	M Ennis Robin Bastiman	6	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Posse I (USA) - Blonda (Exbury)
Jumped badly, chased leaders until lost place 4th, well behind when mistake 3 out

18 [43¾]	0. Fly Far 20/1 A Merrigan W A Stephenson	A Merrigan W A Stephenson	4	102	–	–	–	–
b f Move Off - Foreign Bird (Lauso)
Held up, always behind, tailed off

F	0. An Accident 50/1 D Shaw J Twibell	D Shaw J Twibell	6	110	–	–	–	–
b m Anax - Confident Girl (Quorum)
Fell 5th, dead

PU	0. Mother Country I 20/1 Russ Garritty ⁷ D W Chapman	Russ Garritty ⁷ D W Chapman	5	107	–	–	–	–
b m Moorestyle - Mother Earth (Cruise Missile)
Well behind when pulled up before 2 out

20 ran Off time: 2:21:00 Winning time: 3m 53.80s (slow by 15.80s) Total SP: 140%
1st owner: Mrs A Dawson (Asturias I) 1st breeder: Capt A D D Rogers
2nd owner: Full Circle Thoroughbreds D Plc (Al Muhalhal)
3rd owner: G H Tufts (African Spirit)

2:15 Catterick 2 Jan 1989

Mother Goose Novices' Hurdle