Full Result 3.40 Ascot | 18 November 1989

Aurelius Hurdle

(3yo) (1m7f152yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £4,581 2nd £1,368 3rd £654 4th £297

Aurelius Hurdle, 1m7½f - Good To Firm, 3yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Major Inquiry (USA) 6/4F Graham Bradley David Elsworth	Graham Bradley David Elsworth	3	118	–	105	106	–
b g The Minstrel (CAN) - Hire A Brain (USA) (Seattle Slew)
Always prominent, hard ridden, mistake last, led flat, ran on

2 2	0. Deadly Charm (USA) 20/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	3	1010	–	91	92	–
bb f Bates Motel (USA) - Certain Something (Solinus)
Steady headway 5th, led 2 out, blundered last, headed flat

3 1 [3]	0. Groom Star (USA) 10/1 M Perrett Nigel Tinkler	M Perrett Nigel Tinkler	3	111	–	95	96	–
ch c Blushing Groom (FR) - Guiding Star (SWE) (Reliance II)
Started slowly, tailed off to 5th, good late headway, mistake 2 out, too much to do

4 5 [8]	0. Valiant Dash 20/1 B Storey S E Kettlewell	B Storey S E Kettlewell	3	114	–	93	94	–
b g Valiyar (IRE) - Dame Ashfield (Grundy)
Always prominent, ran on one pace from 2 out

5 4 [12]	0. As Good As Gold 5/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	3	114	–	88	90	–
ch g Oats - Goldyke (Bustino)
Never nearer

6 15 [27]	0. Oasis 25/1 W McFarland J H Baker	W McFarland J H Baker	3	1010	–	66	67	–
ch f Valiyar (IRE) - Emaline (FR) (Empery)
Nearest finish

7 2½ [29½]	0. Tring Park 4/1 Jamie Osborne Mark H Tompkins	Jamie Osborne Mark H Tompkins	3	111	–	68	69	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Habanna (Habitat)
Led 2nd to 5th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed and weakened

8 1 [30½]	0. Good Spark 5/1 J Leech R Akehurst	J Leech R Akehurst	3	114	–	70	71	–
bb c Good Times (ITY) - Bright Spark (White Fire III)
Led 5th until weakened approaching 2 out

9 [30½]	0. Showdown I 33/1 G Moore A Moore	G Moore A Moore	3	111	–	36	–	–
ch g Final Straw - Sideshow (In The Wings)
Never near leaders

10 [30½]	0. Nobby I 25/1 Dale McKeown J Ffitch-Heyes	Dale McKeown J Ffitch-Heyes	3	111	–	–	–	–
b c Dalsaan - Parkeen Princess (He Loves Me)
Led to 2nd, weakened 5th

PU	0. Stafford Lad 33/1 R Arnott Patrick Rodford	R Arnott Patrick Rodford	3	111	–	–	–	–
b c Tachypous - Frizzante I (Varano)
Tailed off when pulled up before last