Full Result 3.30 Haydock | 21 December 1996

Thelwall Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft

1st £1,292 2nd £362 3rd £176

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	12. Slide On 16/1 Gary Lyons David Evans	Gary Lyons David Evans	6	114	–	–	113	–
b g Seymour Hicks (FR) - Star Alliance (Big Morton)
Held up in touch, headway to lead 4f out, soon clear, ridden out

2 5	8. Meadow Hymn (IRE) 16/1 W Dwan J G Fitzgerald	W Dwan J G Fitzgerald	5	114	–	–	108	–
b g Hymns On High - Nevada Run (Deep Run)
Always chasing leaders, effort and ridden 2f out, not pace of winner

3 13 [18]	9. Merry Masquerade (IRE) 20/1 R Hodge Mrs M Reveley	R Hodge Mrs M Reveley	5	114	–	–	95	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Merry Madness (Raise You Ten)
Well behind until stayed on final 3f

4 nk [18¼]	6. Billy Buckskin 14/1 W Fry J Norton	W Fry J Norton	4	114	–	–	95	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Money Run (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, stayed on same pace

5 3 [21¼]	5. Ben Eiger (IRE) 10/1 D Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies	D Bridgwater Nigel Twiston-Davies	4	114	–	–	92	–
ch g Good Thyne (USA) - Priscilla's Pride (Laurence O)
Held up and behind, headway 6f out, weakened 2f out

6 13 [34¼]	7. Breath Of Scandal (IRE) 9/4F Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	5	114	–	–	79	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Her Name Was Lola (Pitskelly)
Held up mid-division, good headway 5f out, outpaced over 2f out

7 1 [35¼]	10. No Finer Man (IRE) 4/1 Tony Dobbin G Richards	Tony Dobbin G Richards	5	114	–	–	78	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Ballaroe Bar (Bargello)
Held up, headway 7f out, weakened over 2f out

8 ½ [35¾]	14. Primitive Light 33/1 N Horrocks ⁷ A Smith	N Horrocks ⁷ A Smith	6	106	–	–	72	–
ch m Primitive Rising (USA) - Ring Of Flowers (Nicholas Bill)
Chased leaders, led 6f out to 4f out, gradually weakened

9 13 [48¾]	1. Badger's Lane 5/1 J Railton Kim Bailey	J Railton Kim Bailey	5	1111	–	–	71	–
b g Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Rose Parade I (Thatching)
Led after 2f to 10f out, weakened entering straight, tailed off

10 12 [60¾]	4. Back On The Lash (IRE) 20/1 Paul Carberry Ferdy Murphy	Paul Carberry Ferdy Murphy	4	114	–	–	52	–
b g Supreme Leader - Avida Dancer (Ballymore)
Always in rear, eased when beaten final 3f, tailed off

11 26 [86¾]	3. Strong Mint (IRE) 11/4 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	5	1111	–	–	33	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Derrygold (Derrylin)
Held up, headway halfway, weakened over 4f out, tailed off. stewards told: jockey reported, did not handle the ground, which was faster than he likes

12 1¾ [88½]	2. Just One Question (IRE) 16/1 Richard Guest Jonjo O'Neill	Richard Guest Jonjo O'Neill	6	1111	–	–	–	–
b g Torus - Stormy Night (Deep Run)
Led 2f, led 10f out to 6f out, weakened over 3f out, tailed off

13 1 [89½]	13. Social Insecurity (IRE) 33/1 K P Gaule Steve Gollings	K P Gaule Steve Gollings	5	114	–	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Credo Park (Sunley Builds)
Prominent until weakened over 3f out, tailed off

14 dist [119½]	11. Scholar Green 33/1 W McFarland George Yardley	W McFarland George Yardley	4	114	–	–	–	–
b g Green Adventure (USA) - Quelle Chemise (Night Shift)
Lost place 6f out, tailed off

14 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 3m 46.70s (slow by 12.70s) Total SP: 146%
1st owner: P D Evans (Slide On) 1st breeder: R W Morris
2nd owner: Mrs M Nowell (Meadow Hymn)
3rd owner: G S Brown (Merry Masquerade)

3:30 Haydock 21 Dec 1996

Thelwall Standard Open National Hunt Flat Class H