Full Result 4.50 Fontwell | 22 September 1998

Castlemaine XXXX Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f139yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £2,337.50 2nd £650 3rd £312.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Tiger Lake 7/4 Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	5	1010	–	–	101	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Tiger Flower (Sadler's Wells)
Held up, headway 7th, led approaching 2 out, soon clear, easily (tchd 9-4)

2 13	9. Certain Surprise 12/1 Barry Fenton Michael Madgwick	Barry Fenton Michael Madgwick	4	103	79	–	69	–
b f Grey Desire - Richesse (FR) (Faraway Son)
Mid-division, effort and chased leading pair 8th, lacked pace to challenge, took moderate 2nd at the last (op 6-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

3 7 [20]	5. Country Boy 50/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ John Bridger	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ John Bridger	7	105	–	–	69	–
b g Town And Country - Hollomoore (Moorestyle)
Headway to chase leaders 5th, led approaching 8th, soon clear, weakened and headed approaching 2 out (op 20-1)

4 12 [32]	7. The Croppy Boy 20/1 Richard Johnson J Neville	Richard Johnson J Neville	6	1010	–	–	57	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Deep Cut (Deep Run)
Mid-division, outpaced 7th, no danger after (op 12-1 tchd 25-1 in a place)

5 9 [41]	6. Moses Man (IRE) 40/1 L Cummins ⁵ J Ffitch-Heyes	L Cummins ⁵ J Ffitch-Heyes	7	105	–	–	48	–
b g Fresh Breeze (USA) - Lady Crozier (Crozier)
Chased clear leader 4th until 6th, ridden next, soon weakened (op 20-1 tchd 50-1 in places)

6 21 [62]	2. Persistence Pays 33/1 J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	4	108	61	–	32	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Nicaline (High Line)
Always behind, no chance from 8th (op 20-1 tchd 40-1 in a place)

PU	3. Bunderburg (USA) 50/1 Luke Harvey J Joseph	Luke Harvey J Joseph	8	1010	64	–	–	–
bb g Nureyev (USA) - Hortensia (FR) (Luthier)
Led, soon well clear, weakened and headed approaching 8th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 20-1 tchd 66-1 in a place)

PU	4. Cool Norman (NZ) 12/1 Carl Llewellyn Ben De Haan	Carl Llewellyn Ben De Haan	6	1010	61	–	–	–
b g First Norman (USA) - Ice Flake (NZ) (Icelandic)
Rear, no chance from 8th, well behind when pulled up before 3 out (op 7-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

PU	1. Oneforwillie 5/6F Warren Marston Peter Bowen	Warren Marston Peter Bowen	5	113	–	–	–	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Upham Reunion (Paridel)
Chased clear leader until 4th, lost place 6th, lost action and pulled up after next, dismounted, jockey said horse pulled up feelingly (op 11-10 after 6-4 in a place, 5-4 in a another place tchd 4-5)

9 ran Off time: 4:51:00 Winning time: 5m 25.80s (slow by 13.80s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Brian Solomon And Miss Jo-Ann Wood (Tiger Lake) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Mrs H Veal (Certain Surprise)
3rd owner: Tarragon Racing Ii (Country Boy)
Tote win: £2.80 PL: £1.30 £2.40 £2.10 Ex: £13.80 CSF: £18.85

4:50 Fontwell 22 Sep 1998

Castlemaine XXXX Novices' Hurdle Class E