Full Result 2.00 Catterick | 10 March 1993

Weardale 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle

(4yo+) (1m7f156yds) 1m7½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £1,764.10 2nd £487.60 3rd £232.30

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sheep Stealer 7/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	5	113	–	48	85	–
gr g Absalom - Kilroe's Calin (Be Friendly)
Held up, hit 4th, steady headway next, ridden to challenge 2 out, soon led, kept on well under pressure flat

2 nk	0. Astraleon (IRE) 12/1 B Storey Dick Allan	B Storey Dick Allan	5	113	–	47	84	–
b g Caerleon (USA) - Noah's Acky Astra (USA) (Ack Ack)
Held up, effort and headway after 3 out, soon every chance, ridden between last 2, kept on flat

3 ½ [¾]	0. Hilltown I (IRE) 66/1 A Orkney Howard Johnson	A Orkney Howard Johnson	5	113	–	47	83	–
b g Camden Town - Chaconia (Record Run)
Held up, good headway 3 out, every chance approaching next, slightly outpaced approaching last, kept on well flat

4 10 [10¾]	0. Back Before Dawn 6/1 L O'Hara P Monteith	L O'Hara P Monteith	6	113	–	37	73	–
b g Marching On - Willow Path (Farm Walk)
Led, ridden after 3 out, blundered and headed next, beaten when hit last

5 2½ [13¼]	0. Head For Home 200/1 N Leach ⁷ B Bousfield	N Leach ⁷ B Bousfield	8	105	–	23	65	–
gr m Grey Ghost I - Reigate Head (Timber King I)
Close up, hit 2nd, weakened after 3 out

6 12 [25¼]	0. Curtain Factory 10/11F Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	4	112	–	22	–	–
ch g Jupiter Island - Dalchroy (Hotfoot I)
Held up, slight mistakes 5th and 3 out, soon driven along and no impression

PU	0. Aldington Chapple 33/1 D Tegg C C Trietline	D Tegg C C Trietline	5	113	–	–	–	–
b g Creetown - Aldington Miss (Legal Eagle)
Hit 4th, blundered and dropped rear next, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

UR	0. Royal Vacation 3/1 N Bentley ³ George Moore	N Bentley ³ George Moore	4	106	–	–	–	–
b g King Of Spain - Crane Beach (Afzal)
Prominent, every chance when badly hampered and unseated rider on bend approaching 2 out

8 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 3m 53.60s (slow by 15.60s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Datum Building Supplies Limited (Sheep Stealer) 1st breeder: T Kilroe And Sons Ltd
2nd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Astraleon)
3rd owner: J Howard Johnson (Hilltown I)

2:00 Catterick 10 Mar 1993

Weardale 'national Hunt' Novices' Hurdle