Full Result 1.15 Fontwell | 15 January 1990

Middleton Novices' Hurdle

(4yo) 2m2f OMS Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,360 2nd £360 3rd £160

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Dark Desire II 9/4F M Richards M E D Francis	M Richards M E D Francis	4	1010	–	107	105	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Treble Cloud (Capistrano I)
Always prominent, led 3 out, soon clear, pushed out

2 10	0. Muirfield Village 6/1 S Turner Simon Dow	S Turner Simon Dow	4	112	–	103	101	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Ukelele (USA) (Riva Ridge)
Headway 3 out, chased winner from 2 out, hit last, no impression

3 10 [20]	0. Dutch Majesty 8/1 J Halls ⁷ Miss B Sanders	J Halls ⁷ Miss B Sanders	4	102 4 v	–	81	84	–
b f Homing - Dutch Princess I (Royalty)
Headway 3 out, never nearer

4 10 [30]	0. Apollo King 13/2 Peter Scudamore Philip Mitchell	Peter Scudamore Philip Mitchell	4	112	–	85	81	–
b g Indian King (USA) - Mehudenna (Ribero)
Prominent to 5th, hard ridden and stayed on from 2 out

5 2 [32]	0. Straw Blade 7/2 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	4	1011	–	78	74	–
ch f Final Straw - Little Niece (Great Nephew)
Led to 3 out, soon weakened

6 ¾ [32¾]	0. Catch The Cross 13/2 Steve Smith-Eccles Mrs D Haine	Steve Smith-Eccles Mrs D Haine	4	1010	–	77	72	–
gr g Alias Smith (USA) - Juliette Mariner (Welsh Pageant)
No headway from 3 out

7 dist [62¾]	0. Curious Feeling 33/1 M Bosley J R Bosley	M Bosley J R Bosley	4	105	–	45	–	–
gr f Nishapour (FR) - Noirima (Right Tack)
Always behind

8 [62¾]	0. Cordillero 33/1 G Moore A Moore	G Moore A Moore	4	1010 v	–	–	–	–
b g Head For Heights - Petipa (FR) (Habitat)
Prominent to 6th

PU	0. Mr Ffitch 66/1 R Goldstein J Ffitch-Heyes	R Goldstein J Ffitch-Heyes	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Hays - Lady Topknot (High Top)
Reminders 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

PU	0. Fleet Spirit 66/1 Mr R White Eric Wheeler	Mr R White Eric Wheeler	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Ranksborough - Gin And Lime (Warpath)
Tailed off from 4th, pulled up before 6th

PU	0. Rue De Chaillot 10/1 R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Heidi Badgett (USA) (Raise A Native)
Tailed off from 2nd, pulled up before 5th

11 ran Off time: 1:16:00 Winning time: 4m 31.70s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Jeremy Jones (Dark Desire II) 1st breeder: Mrs Anne Hurley
2nd owner: Roger Sayer (Muirfield Village)
3rd owner: Leonard Fuller (Dutch Majesty)

1:15 Fontwell 15 Jan 1990

Middleton Novices' Hurdle