Full Result 5.10 Exeter | 1 April 1996

Torbay Axminster Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div II)

(Class 4) (5yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good 10 hurdles

1st £2,080 2nd £580 3rd £280

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Oban 9/4 Jim Culloty ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty ⁵ Henrietta C Knight	6	118	–	20	103	–
ch g Scottish Reel II (IRE) - Sun Goddess I (FR) (Deep Roots)
Headway 3rd, soon prominent, lost place 7th, disputed lead 2 out, hard ridden to get up on line

2 hd	. Amber Spark I (IRE) 14/1 Miss P Jones ⁵ D R Gandolfo	Miss P Jones ⁵ D R Gandolfo	7	112	–	13	97	–
ch g The Parson - La Dragoniere (Hot Spark)
Held up mid-division, every chance 2 out, led last, headed and no extra pace near finish

3 1¾ [2]	. Blessed Oliver 14/1 Miss A Plunkett ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	Miss A Plunkett ⁷ Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	116	–	16	101	–
ch g Relkino - Oca (O'Grady)
Led until after 2nd, lost place 4th, stayed on strongly approaching 2 out, every chance last, no extra pace flat

4 ½ [2½]	. Basic Principle (IRE) 5/1 Mr M Armytage Kim Bailey	Mr M Armytage Kim Bailey	7	117	–	16	95	–
b g Runnett - Brown's Cay (Formidable I)
Prominent, led briefly approaching 4th, chased leader and mistake next, led after 7th to approaching last, weakened flat

5 1½ [4]	. Sigma Run (IRE) 11/1 Mr B Potts ⁷ J A C Edwards	Mr B Potts ⁷ J A C Edwards	7	111 1	–	9	94	–
b g The Parson - Splendid Run (IRE) (Deep Run)
Always prominent, every chance 2 out until ridden and no extra pace flat

6 shd [4]	. Whirly (IRE) 5/4F Mr C Bonner ³ R H Alner	Mr C Bonner ³ R H Alner	7	114	–	12	93	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Divine Drapes (Divine Gift)
Held up behind, headway 6th, every chance 2 out until weakened quickly flat

7 dist [34]	. Noted Strain (IRE) 100/1 Miss K Di Marte ⁷ D F Bassett	Miss K Di Marte ⁷ D F Bassett	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Gorytus (USA) - Almuadiyeh (Thatching)
Led after 2nd until after 7th, weakened quickly

8 hd [34¼]	. Seminole Princess 100/1 Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	8	109	–	–	–	–
b m Ahonoora - Ballys Princess (Salvo I)
Always behind

9 25 [59¼]	. Sizzonnie 100/1 Mr D Price ⁷ Milton Bradley	Mr D Price ⁷ Milton Bradley	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Sizzling Melody - Cri Connie (Connaught)
In touch until weakened 5th

LFT	. Arcticflow (USA) 100/1 Mr Sam Davis ⁷ N B Thomson	Mr Sam Davis ⁷ N B Thomson	11	110 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Bold Flora (USA) (Bold Favorite)
Hampered and unseated rider start

LFT	. Not A Penny 100/1 Miss B Small ⁷ C H Jones	Miss B Small ⁷ C H Jones	10	109	–	–	–	–
b m Impecunious - Royal Abstinence (Armagnac Monarch)
Whipped round start, raced wrong way round course

PU	. Claudia's Way 100/1 Mr R Mills ⁷ Mrs J M Mills	Mr R Mills ⁷ Mrs J M Mills	5	1011 2	–	–	–	–
ch m Claude Monet (USA) - Good Way (Good Apple)
Behind from 3rd, soon tailed off, pulled up before 2 out

UR	. Bowden Surprise 100/1 Mr A Holdsworth ⁷ R J Baker	Mr A Holdsworth ⁷ R J Baker	6	110	–	–	86	–
ch g Morgans Choice I - Bankers Surprise (Golden Surprise)
Behind 4th, ran on strongly approaching 2 out, weakening when blundered and unseated rider last

13 ran Off time: 5:17:00 Winning time: 4m 54.09s (slow by 32.09s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Lord Hartington (Oban) 1st breeder: Willingham House Stud
2nd owner: D R Gandolfo Ltd (Amber Spark I)
3rd owner: Mrs David Plunkett (Blessed Oliver)

5:10 Exeter 1 Apr 1996

Torbay Axminster Amateur Riders' Novices' Hurdle Class E (Div II)