Full Result 4.00 Cheltenham | 17 April 1996

Lynx Express Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (5yo+) (2m5f103yds) 2m5½f New Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £5,407 2nd £1,636 3rd £798 4th £379

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Sun Surfer (FR) 8/1 S Wynne T A Forster	S Wynne T A Forster	8	116	135	141	143	–
ch g R B Chesne - Sweet Cashmere (FR) (Kashmir II)
Held up and behind, steady headway 3 out, ridden approaching last, led flat, driven out

2 1¼	. Jimmy's Cross (IRE) 11/2 A P McCoy G B Balding	A P McCoy G B Balding	6	100 3	115	120	122	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Foredefine (Bonne Noel)
Held up, headway 3 out, mistake 2 out, led approaching last, headed flat

3 8 [9¼]	. Castle Secret 14/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	10	107	122	121	121	–
b g Castle Keep - Baffle (Selkirk)
Held up, headway 6th, led approaching 2 out until approaching last, weakened flat

4 3½ [12¾]	. Erckule 7/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	6	100 5	115	111	110	–
b g Petoski - Mytinia (Bustino)
Held up, headway approaching 2 out, stayed on flat

5 6 [18¾]	. Raqib 25/1 Sean Fox ³ P C Ritchens	Sean Fox ³ P C Ritchens	5	911 10	115	104	104	–
b g Slip Anchor - Reine Maid (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Behind until late headway, nearest finish

6 nk [19]	. Smuggler's Point (USA) 12/1 Sean Curran R J O'Sullivan	Sean Curran R J O'Sullivan	6	100 3	115	107	104	–
b g Lyphard (USA) - Smuggly (USA) (Caro)
No headway from 2 out

7 1 [20]	. Allegation 33/1 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	6	120 v	143	134	131	–
b g Dominion - Pageantry (Welsh Pageant)
With leader, led approaching 4th, soon headed, led 7th, headed approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

8 ½ [20½]	. Melnik 9/2F R Dunwoody G Harwood	R Dunwoody G Harwood	5	107	122	113	109	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Melodist (USA) (The Minstrel)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 2 out

9 2½ [23]	. Forest Feather (IRE) 8/1 D Fortt ⁵ C Weedon	D Fortt ⁵ C Weedon	8	107 b	127	111	112	–
b g Arapahos (FR) - Mistress Boreen (Boreen)
Held up, headway 3 out, weakened after 2 out

10 1¾ [24¾]	. Needwood Muppet 25/1 Luke Harvey Jim Wilson	Luke Harvey Jim Wilson	9	105	120	108	103	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Sea Dart (Air Trooper I)
Behind until headway 3 out, weakened 2 out

11 12 [36¾]	. Father Sky 10/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	5	110	129	108	100	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Flamenco Wave (USA) (Desert Wine)
Prominent until weakened 3 out

12 18 [54¾]	. Hops And Pops 17/2 P Henley ⁵ R H Alner	P Henley ⁵ R H Alner	9	115 5	139	99	92	–
b m Lighter - Panda Pops (Cornuto)
Led 4th to 7th, ridden 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off

13 dist [84¾]	. Major Nova 25/1 J Ryan N A Smith	J Ryan N A Smith	7	100 8	115	–	–	–
b g Ra Nova - Phyllis Jane (Lepanto)
Chased leaders, mistake 3rd, weakened 4th, tailed off from 7th

PU	. Kalanski 33/1 Graham Bradley Charles Egerton	Graham Bradley Charles Egerton	10	109	124	–	–	–
ro g Niniski (USA) - Kalazero (IRE) (Kalamoun)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off 6th, pulled up before last

PU	. Falmouth Bay (IRE) 14/1 G Upton Simon Sherwood	G Upton Simon Sherwood	7	101 1 3	116	–	–	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Vita Veritas (Linacre)
Led until approaching 4th, mistake 5th, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before last

15 ran Off time: 4:02:00 Winning time: 5m 13.70s (slow by 5.70s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Simon Sainsbury (Sun Surfer) 1st breeder: P Rouxel, A Lamotte D'Argy A Rouillere
2nd owner: Leslie Garratt Racing (Jimmy's Cross)
3rd owner: Mrs Ruth Burchell (Castle Secret)

4:00 Cheltenham 17 Apr 1996

Lynx Express Handicap Hurdle Class B