Full Result 6.50 Worcester | 8 July 1998

Harpley Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £2,304 2nd £644 3rd £312

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Merciless Cop 2/5F Carl Llewellyn Merrita Jones	Carl Llewellyn Merrita Jones	4	119 b	–	93	98	–
ch g Efisio - Naturally Bold (Bold Lad)
Tracked leaders, led 6th, shaken up and ran on well approaching 2 out, ridden out flat, finished lame (op 4-7)

2 ½	4. Gunner Sid 66/1 Richard Johnson B Preece	Richard Johnson B Preece	7	1012 b	–	82	86	–
ch g Gunner B - At Long Last (John French)
Held up, good headway to press leaders 5th, with winner from next, hard ridden from 3 out, stayed on under pressure flat (op 33-1)

3 26 [26½]	7. Roker Joker 6/1 Warren Marston Ray Peacock	Warren Marston Ray Peacock	7	1012	–	62	60	–
b g Jupiter Island - Trikkala Star (Tachypous)
Held up, headway to track leaders 5th, ridden along from 4 out, weakened approaching 2 out (trainer said the gelding seemed not to like the firm ground) (op 4-1)

4 dist [56½]	6. Monticello I (IRE) 20/1 D Creech ⁷ M P Muggeridge	D Creech ⁷ M P Muggeridge	6	105	–	–	–	–
ch g Accordion (IRE) - Erck (Sun Prince)
Chased leader, led 3rd to 6th, remained prominent until weakened from 4 out, tailed off (op 14-1)

5 dist [86½]	3. Camden Fellow (IRE) 50/1 Timmy Murphy P Eccles	Timmy Murphy P Eccles	5	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Camden Town - Decent Brandy (Decent Fellow)
Led to 3rd, remained in touch until weakened 6th, tailed off (op 33-1)

6 16 [102½]	8. The Millstone 100/1 Sean Curran C H Jones	Sean Curran C H Jones	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Welsh Captain - Blue Mint (Bilsborrow)
Held up, ridden along and beaten 5th, tailed off (op 50-1)

PU	9. Wallaby Blowed 6/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	107	–	–	–	–
b m Strong Gale (IRE) - Rosie Furlong (Soldier Rose)
Not fluent, soon behind, tailed off 4th, pulled up before 4 out (op 7-2)

UR	5. Karlin's Quest 33/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Karlinsky (USA) - Lost Valley (Perdu I)
Held up, stumbled on landing and unseated rider 4th (op 20-1)

UR	2. Autumn Blunder 50/1 Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	6	105	–	–	–	–
ch g Brotherly (USA) - Thetford Chase (Relkino)
Chased leaders, ridden and weakened from 5th, well behind when blundered and unseated rider 4 out (op 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 6:50:00 Winning time: 4m 44.90s (slow by 9.90s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: The Par Four (Merciless Cop) 1st breeder: G S Shropshire
2nd owner: Mrs Mary Price (Gunner Sid)
3rd owner: Mrs P Hutchinson (Roker Joker)
Tote win: £1.50 PL: £1.10 £14.70 £1.40 Ex: £37.10 CSF: £45.16 Trifecta: £32.70 Pool: £204.16. 4.43 winning tickets

6:50 Worcester 8 Jul 1998

Harpley Novices' Hurdle Class E