Full Result 1.20 Haydock | 21 December 1996

Widnes Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,485 2nd £1,055 3rd £515 4th £245

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Shining Edge 2/1F Jamie Osborne Tim Easterby	Jamie Osborne Tim Easterby	4	109	115	114	120	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Lustrous I (Golden Act)
Chased leaders, challenged last, soon led, ran on well

2 2	4. New Inn 7/2 K P Gaule Steve Gollings	K P Gaule Steve Gollings	5	110	120	117	123	–
b g Petoski - Pitroyal (Pitskelly)
Led to 3rd, led 5th to flat, ridden and unable to quicken close home

3 ½ [2½]	3. House Captain I 12/1 F Leahy ³ J G Fitzgerald	F Leahy ³ J G Fitzgerald	7	1013	122	116	124	–
br g Oats - Super Princess (FalconI)
Held up, headway 5th, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on strongly towards finish

4 6 [8½]	1. Marchant Ming (IRE) 3/1 Peter Niven Micky Hammond	Peter Niven Micky Hammond	4	120	134	125	130	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Hot Curry (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Led 3rd to 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

5 18 [26½]	6. Watch My Lips 8/1 D Bridgwater Mark H Tompkins	D Bridgwater Mark H Tompkins	4	100	106	80	84	–
b g Vin St Benet - Manor Farm Toots (Royalty)
Held up, mistake 3rd, lost touch 3 out, tailed off

6 14 [40½]	7. Albertito (FR) 20/1 S Wynne Reg Hollinshead	S Wynne Reg Hollinshead	9	100 7	106	66	70	–
b g Esprit Du Nord (USA) - Aranita (Arctic Tern)
Dropped rear halfway, soon tailed off

7 4 [44½]	2. Elation 13/2 Tony Dobbin G Richards	Tony Dobbin G Richards	4	113	123	79	83	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Chellita (Habitat)
Held up in touch, weakened 3 out, tailed off