Full Result 1.30 Ascot | 10 February 1988

Datchet Novices' Hurdle

(1m7f152yds) 1m7½f Heavy 8 hurdles

1st £4,005.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. French Goblin 11/4 E Murphy J T Gifford	E Murphy J T Gifford	5	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Beau Charmeur (FR) - Straight Sprite (Three Wishes I)
Headway 4th, led and pecked 2 out, mistake last, ran on

2 2	0. Hope Diamond 16/1 K Mooney N A Gaselee	K Mooney N A Gaselee	5	1110	–	–	–	–
bb g Sparkler I - Canaan (Santa Claus)
Led 2nd to 5th, every chance last, ran on

3 nk [2¼]	0. Princess Semele 10/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	4	111	–	–	–	–
b f Imperial Fling (USA) - Grecian Charter (Runnymede I)
Headway 4th, ridden 2 out, ran on flat

4 nk [2½]	0. Over The Counter 16/1 Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson	Jamie Osborne Nicky Henderson	6	116	–	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Stand In (Star Moss)
Headway from 5th, ran on

5 2 [4½]	0. Swardean 14/1 B Dowling Richard Lee	B Dowling Richard Lee	6	116	–	–	–	–
b g Le Coq D'Or - Katie Little (Nulli Secundus)
Good headway and every chance 2 out, unable to quicken

6 15 [19½]	0. Inde Pulse 8/1 Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	Steve Smith-Eccles Nicky Henderson	6	116	–	–	–	–
b g Troy - Divine Thought (Javelot)
Steady headway from 5th, shaped well

7 [19½]	0. Mr-Paw 50/1 R Supple G A Hubbard	R Supple G A Hubbard	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Khalketta (Khalkis)
Never near to challenge

8 [19½]	0. Courtbrook 50/1 A Sharpe N D Painting	A Sharpe N D Painting	7	116	–	–	–	–
b g Hard Fact - Donington Queen (Grit)
Every chance 5th, weakened 2 out

9 [19½]	0. Vickstown 50/1 R Stronge B C Morgan	R Stronge B C Morgan	6	116	–	–	–	–
b h Town And Country - Empress Victoria (Brave Invader)
Never nearer

10 [19½]	0. Bob's Advice 50/1 R Goldstein D M Grissell	R Goldstein D M Grissell	5	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Billy's Beauty (Arapaho)
Blundered 1st and 2nd, always behind

11 [19½]	0. Just Aquitted 50/1 Mr M Armytage J Mahon	Mr M Armytage J Mahon	7	116	–	–	–	–
b g Sparkler I - Set Free (Worden II)


12 [19½]	0. Earl Soham 20/1 Gee Armytage G A Hubbard	Gee Armytage G A Hubbard	5	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Alias Smith (USA) - Lavenham Rose (Floribunda)


13 [19½]	0. Out Yonder 50/1 I Shoemark W G R Wightman	I Shoemark W G R Wightman	5	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Air Trooper I - Modom (Compensation)
Prominent to 4th

14 [19½]	0. Tildebo 50/1 G Mernagh Henry Candy	G Mernagh Henry Candy	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Thereby (Star Moss)
Prominent to 4th

15 [19½]	0. Crystal Song (FR) 20/1 Graham Bradley J R Jenkins	Graham Bradley J R Jenkins	5	116	–	–	–	–
gr g Crystal Palace (FR) - Our Song (FR) (Our Mirage)


BD	0. I'm Bad (NZ) 2/1F Peter Scudamore David Elsworth	Peter Scudamore David Elsworth	7	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Super Stud (NZ) - Kara Shahr (NZ) (Mystery)
Led to 1st, 3rd and every chance when brought down 5th

BD	0. Fleet Commander 7/1 S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	5	1110	–	–	–	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Rule Formi (USA) (Forli)
Prominent when brought down 4th

F	0. The Howard 20/1 G McCourt I V Matthews	G McCourt I V Matthews	6	116	–	–	–	–
gr g Connaught - Absent (Abernant)
2nd and every chance when fell 4th