Full Result 4.00 Huntingdon | 21 January 1998

Offord Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 5yo+) (2m4f145yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £2,861 2nd £796 3rd £383

Offord Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E, 2m4½f - Good To Soft, Class 4 5yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Daru (USA) 5/1 Gary Lyons Reg Hollinshead	Gary Lyons Reg Hollinshead	9	109	87	94	95	–
gr g Caro - Frau Daruma (ARG) (Frari)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, hard ridden to lead last strides

2 hd	4. Gamay 16/1 Graham Bradley Richard Mitchell	Graham Bradley Richard Mitchell	8	108	86	93	92	–
b g Rymer - Darling Rose (Darling Boy)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, led last, hard ridden and headed last strides

3 3½ [3¾]	14. Illuminate 16/1 Richard Johnson Daniel O'Brien	Richard Johnson Daniel O'Brien	5	100 3	78	82	82	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Light Bee (USA) (Majestic Light)
Held up and behind, mistake 1st, headway 6th, led approaching 2 out to last, one pace

4 ½ [4¼]	8. Cypress Avenue (IRE) 12/1 L Cummins ⁵ Mrs V C Ward	L Cummins ⁵ Mrs V C Ward	6	913	82	81	84	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Flying Diva (Chief Singer)
Held up and behind, ridden and headway approaching 2 out, ran on flat

5 nk [4½]	6. Leap In The Dark (IRE) 9/1 T Reed Lynn Siddall	T Reed Lynn Siddall	9	107	85	89	87	–
br g Shadeed (USA) - Star Guide (FR) (Targowice)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, one pace from 2 out

6 5 [9½]	12. Lyphard's Fable (USA) 13/2 D J Kavanagh ⁵ Tom George	D J Kavanagh ⁵ Tom George	7	99	78	73	76	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Affirmative Fable (USA) (Affirmed)
Headway approaching 4th, led 6th until approaching 2 out, soon weakened

7 9 [18½]	19. Belldoran 50/1 G Upton T R Greathead	G Upton T R Greathead	7	100 20	78	71	66	–
ch g Gildoran (IRE) - Bellecana (Take A Reef)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

8 7 [25½]	5. Into The Web (IRE) 10/1 Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	7	107	85	72	66	–
br g Noalto - Elena's Beauty (Tarqogan)
Reminders 3rd, headway 5th, eased when beaten approaching 2 out

9 8 [33½]	9. Emperor Buck (IRE) 12/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ D Nicholson	Ollie McPhail ⁷ D Nicholson	10	911	82	56	55	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Gilded Empress (Menelek)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden approaching 6th, weakened 7th

10 2 [35½]	15. South West Express (IRE) 7/1 Warren Marston D J Wintle	Warren Marston D J Wintle	6	100 4	78	58	49	–
ch g Executive Perk - Bohemian Girl (Pardao)
In touch until hard ridden and weakened after 7th

11 7 [42½]	16. Hit The Bid (IRE) 16/1 E Husband ³	E Husband ³	7	911 6	78	49	42	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - Dont Call Me Lady (Le Bavard)
Prominent until weakened 6th

LFT	1. Magical Blues (IRE) 16/1 M Richards Ms A E Embiricos	M Richards Ms A E Embiricos	6	1110	102	–	–	–
b g Magical Strike (USA) - Blue Bell Girl (Blakeney)
Refused to race, took no part

PU	2. Upham Surprise 9/2F Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	10	111	93	–	–	–
b g Sula Bula - Upham Lady (Bustino)
Led to 6th, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	13. Arioso 14/1 X Aizpuru ⁵ J R Hughes	X Aizpuru ⁵ J R Hughes	10	99 1	78	–	–	–
b m True Song - Most (Our Mirage)
Tailed off 3rd, pulled up after 5th

PU	11. Moorlandmerrymaker (IRE) 25/1 A S Smith D R Gandolfo	A S Smith D R Gandolfo	8	100	78	–	–	–
ch m Sheer Grit - Double Cousin (Dalesa)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	7. All Clap Hands 20/1 G Hogan ³ Claire Dyson	G Hogan ³ Claire Dyson	10	103	84	–	–	–
b g Lighter - Hands Off (Nearly A Hand)
Prominent until weakened 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	18. Artic Meadow 50/1 Robert Massey ³ Alan Jessop	Robert Massey ³ Alan Jessop	7	911 20	78	–	–	–
ch m Little Wolf - Meadow Maid (Deep Run)
Prominent, hit 2nd and 3rd, ridden and weakened quickly approaching 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	17. Chan Move 50/1 J Supple ⁵ W J Smith	J Supple ⁵ W J Smith	6	99 15 b	78	–	–	–
b g Move Off - Kanisa (Chantro)
Held up, headway 6th, hard ridden and weakened after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	10. Knayton Knight (IRE) 10/1 Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	5	103	81	–	–	–
gr g Satco (FR) - No Slow (King's Ride)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

19 ran Off time: 4:06:00 Winning time: 5m 27.00s (slow by 37.00s) Total SP: 149%
1st owner: Mrs Judy Hughes (Daru) 1st breeder: Albert G Clay & Charlotte Cla Buxton
2nd owner: J J Boulter (Gamay)
3rd owner: J S Court (Illuminate)
Tote win: £7.70 PL: £2.70 £3.50 £2.80 Ex: £59.50 CSF: £87.32 Tricast: £1,170.58 Trifecta: £82.50 Pool: £639.21. 5.50 winning tickets.
Jackpot: [None]
Placepot: £51.70 to a £1 stake. Pool: £24,874.70. 351.21 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £34.60 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,216.33. 25.97 winning tickets.
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Offord Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

4:00 Huntingdon 21 Jan 1998