Full Result 8.05 Ascot | 30 April 1996

Hosta Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) 2m4f OMS Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £3,745 2nd £1,135 3rd £555 4th £265

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Blaze Away I 11/2 Graham Bradley I A Balding	Graham Bradley I A Balding	5	110	–	106	125	–
b h Polish Navy (USA) - Battle Drum (USA) (Alydar)
Always prominent, mistake 1st, chased leader from 7th, led 2 out, ran on well

2 7	. Miroswaki (USA) 11/2 S Ryan ⁵ R Akehurst	S Ryan ⁵ R Akehurst	6	110	–	100	123	–
br g Miswaki (USA) - Miroswava (FR) (In Fijar)
Always prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, unable to quicken

3 1 [8]	. Exterior Profiles (IRE) 10/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	6	110	–	100	119	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Best Of Kin (Pry)
Led to 2 out, 2nd and beaten when mistake last

4 nk [8¼]	. Djais (FR) 9/1 Sean Fox J R Jenkins	Sean Fox J R Jenkins	7	115	–	105	122	–
ch g Vacarme (USA) - Dame De Carreau (FR) (Targowice)
Ridden and headway approaching 2 out, one pace

5 2 [10¼]	. Jimmy's Cross (IRE) 100/30F A P McCoy G B Balding	A P McCoy G B Balding	6	110 v¹	–	98	115	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Foredefine (Bonne Noel)
Headway approaching 2 out, one pace

6 8 [18¼]	. Miss Optimist 9/2 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	6	110	–	92	107	–
b m Relkino - Sweet Optimist (Energist)
Always prominent, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

7 ½ [18¾]	. Flight Lieutenant (USA) 11/1 E Murphy T Casey	E Murphy T Casey	7	115	–	97	111	–
b g Marfa (USA) - Lt Golden Girl (USA) (Lt Stevens)
Behind from 3 out

8 4 [22¾]	. Keep It Zipped (IRE) 15/2 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	110 b¹	–	88	102	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Bodalmore Kit (Bargello)
Chased leader 2nd to 7th, weakened 3 out

9 dist [52¾]	. Fashion Maker (IRE) 66/1 Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	Luke Harvey Mrs I McKie	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Creative Plan I (USA) - Cailin Alainn (Sweet Revenge)
Always behind, tailed off from 7th

F	. Decide Yourself (IRE) 12/1 Andrew Thornton T Thomson Jones	Andrew Thornton T Thomson Jones	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Tumble Gold - Wrong Decision (No Argument)
Slipped after 7th, headway 8th, 6th when fell 3 out

PU	. Brave Buck (IRE) 66/1 J R Kavanagh Philip Hobbs	J R Kavanagh Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Free Choice (Paddy's Stream)
Always behind, blundered 3rd, tailed off when pulled up before 8th

11 ran Off time: 8:07:00 Winning time: 4m 45.90s Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Paul Mellon (Blaze Away I) 1st breeder: Paul Mellon
2nd owner: Mrs A Naughton (Miroswaki)
3rd owner: Exterior Profiles Ltd (Exterior Profiles)

8:05 Ascot 30 Apr 1996

Hosta Novices' Hurdle Class C