Full Result 3.00 Folkestone | 20 March 1998

Somerfield Court Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m1f110yds) 2m1½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £2,630.30 2nd £730.80 3rd £350.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	13. Veridian 5/4F Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	112	–	108	116	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Alik (FR) (Targowice)
Steady headway 3 out, led approaching last, all out

2 shd	17. Mersey Beat I 2/1 A P McCoy Gary Moore	A P McCoy Gary Moore	4	108	–	–	108	–
ch g Rock Hopper - Handy Dancer (Green God)
Headway 2 out, hard ridden approaching last, every chance flat, ran on well

3 6 [6]	11. Purple Ace (IRE) 12/1 Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	Carl Llewellyn N A Gaselee	6	112	–	103	110	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - The Best I Can (Derring Rose)
Always prominent, led 5th until approaching last, 2nd and beaten when mistake last

4 24 [30]	9. Multi Franchise 25/1 J K McCarthy ⁷ R M Flower	J K McCarthy ⁷ R M Flower	5	109	–	74	86	–
ch g Gabitat - Gabibti (IRE) (Dara Monarch)
Headway 5th, weakened approaching last

5 1¾ [31¾]	8. Muldova (IRE) 10/1 Barry Fenton D M Grissell	Barry Fenton D M Grissell	5	112	–	79	84	–
b g Poet's Dream I (IRE) - Marys Choice (Deep Run)
Headway 3rd, weakened 7th

6 2½ [34¼]	16. InkwellI 50/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁷ Gary Moore	Mattie Batchelor ⁷ Gary Moore	4	101	–	63	74	–
b g Relief Pitcher - Fragrant Hackette (Simply Great)
Ridden and headway 3 out, weakened approaching last

7 hd [34½]	4. Gilly's Cross 20/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	5	112	–	77	82	–
ch g River God I - Return To Romance (Trojan Fen)
Never near to challenge

8 1 [35½]	3. Fort Knox (IRE) 33/1 Norman Williamson R M Flower	Norman Williamson R M Flower	7	112	–	76	81	–
b g Treasure Kay - Single Viking (Viking)
Blundered 2nd, never nearer

9 15 [50½]	15. Bandore (IRE) 50/1 Andrew Thornton Michael Blanshard	Andrew Thornton Michael Blanshard	4	108	–	54	58	–
ch g Salse (USA) - Key Tothe Minstrel (USA) (The Minstrel)
Never nearer

10 1½ [52]	10. Night Flare (FR) 33/1 Jason Titley Steve Woodman	Jason Titley Steve Woodman	6	112	–	61	64	–
ch g Night Shift (USA) - Gold Flair (Tap On Wood)
Behind from 6th

11 2½ [54½]	1. Cordial Knight (USA) 66/1 T Mortimer ⁷ Charlie Morlock	T Mortimer ⁷ Charlie Morlock	5	109	–	51	62	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Temperence Cordial (USA) (Temperence Hill)
Headway 5th, weakened approaching last

12 2½ [57]	7. Muallaf (IRE) 100/1 Jimmy McCarthy Mrs A M Woodrow	Jimmy McCarthy Mrs A M Woodrow	6	112	–	56	59	–
b g Unfuwain (USA) - Honourable Sheba (USA) (Roberto)
Prominent to 4th

13 7 [64]	2. Executive Officer 100/1 Philip Hide R M Flower	Philip Hide R M Flower	5	112 b¹	–	50	52	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Caro's Niece (USA) (Caro)
Headway 4th, 3rd when stumbled after 6th, soon weakened

14 shd [64¼]	5. Kadamann (IRE) 5/1 R Dunwoody Amanda Perrett	R Dunwoody Amanda Perrett	6	112	–	50	52	–
b g Doyoun - Kadissya (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Pulled hard, prominent to 2 out

15 24 [88¼]	14. Zaynal (IRE) 50/1 G Upton D R Gandolfo	G Upton D R Gandolfo	5	112	–	27	–	–
b g Shernazar - Zariya (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Always behind

F	12. Smart Guy 66/1 Mr E Byrne ⁷ Linda Jewell	Mr E Byrne ⁷ Linda Jewell	6	109	–	–	–	–
ch g Gildoran (IRE) - Talahache Bridge (New Brig)
Pulled hard, led to 5th, weakened 6th, behind when fell 3 out

PU	6. Maygain (IRE) 50/1 Mr P Townsley Prue Townsley	Mr P Townsley Prue Townsley	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Kefaah (USA) - Sistina (Charlottown)
Prominent to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 5th

17 ran Off time: 3:02:00 Winning time: 4m 13.20s (slow by 12.20s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: Thurloe Thoroughbreds Iii (Veridian) 1st breeder: A L Penfold And H Lascelles
2nd owner: Bryan Pennick (Mersey Beat I)
3rd owner: Sir Christopher Walford (Purple Ace)
Tote win: £2.40 PL: £1.80 £1.10 £1.70 Ex: £2.80 CSF: £3.84 Trifecta: £16.20 Pool: £355.48. 15.53 winning tickets.
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3:00 Folkestone 20 Mar 1998

Somerfield Court Novices' Hurdle Class E