Full Result 3.15 Hexham | 6 October 1989

Beacon Novices' Hurdle

2m OMS Hard 8 hurdles

1st £1,224 2nd £324 3rd £144

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sheshells 4/1 M Hammond George Moore	M Hammond George Moore	4	108	–	32	91	–
b f Zino - Sandy Doll (Thatching)
Held up and behind, good headway 2 out, hampered and switched approaching last, led flat, ran on

2 1½	0. Stepfaster (IRE) 16/1 Mr S O'Donovan ⁵ W A Stephenson	Mr S O'Donovan ⁵ W A Stephenson	4	103	–	26	89	–
gr f Step Together I (USA) - Pollyfaster (Polyfoto)
Tracked leader, led 4th, hung left and headed flat, kept on

3 4 [5½]	0. Slippery Max 1/4F C Dennis ⁵ C R Beever	C Dennis ⁵ C R Beever	5	112	–	34	98	–
b g Nicholas Bill - Noammo (Realm)
Held up and behind, rapid headway to challenge between last 2, ridden and found nil approaching last

4 8 [13½]	0. Croft Gill 25/1 Peter Niven Neville Bycroft	Peter Niven Neville Bycroft	4	1013	–	23	82	–
b g Crofthall - Gill Breeze (Farm Walk)
Chased leaders, challenged between last 2, weakened last

5 30 [43½]	0. Raventura 33/1 M Alston ⁷ Eric Alston	M Alston ⁷ Eric Alston	6	102	–	–	48	–
b m Harris - Furious Heights (Bey Shadow)
Mistakes, led to 4th, hit 2 out, weakened quickly

F	0. Lord's Way 66/1 B Storey Thomas Cuthbert	B Storey Thomas Cuthbert	8	109	–	–	–	–
b m Lord Nelson (FR) - Craigie Way (Palm Track)
Mistake 2nd, tailed off from 3 out, fell last

6 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 4m 5.10s Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs Desmond Magrath (Sheshells) 1st breeder: Thoroughbred Holdings International
2nd owner: W A Stephenson (Stepfaster)
3rd owner: Unique Racing Plc (Slippery Max)