Full Result 12.45 Leicester | 24 November 1989

Beginners' Novices' Hurdle (Div I)

(3yo) 2m OMS Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £1,224 2nd £324 3rd £144

Beginners' Novices' Hurdle (Div I), 2m - Good To Firm, 3yo

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Letterewe 10/1 Steve Smith-Eccles G A Pritchard-Gordon	Steve Smith-Eccles G A Pritchard-Gordon	3	107 2	–	62	93	–
b f Alias Smith (USA) - Princess Nefertiti (Tutankhamen)
Chased leader, led 5th, soon clear, eased flat

2 1½	0. Return To Romance 4/11F J Lodder ⁷ F Jordan	J Lodder ⁷ F Jordan	3	104	–	58	95	–
b f Trojan Fen - Honest Penny (USA) (Honest Pleasure)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden 2 out, no impression

3 8 [9½]	0. Pica Sword 14/1 B De Haan Charlie Brooks	B De Haan Charlie Brooks	3	1010	–	56	86	–
br c Broadsword (USA) - Picotee (Pieces Of Eight)
Prominent, kept on one pace from 2 out

4 2 [11½]	0. Fanille 8/1 P Harley ⁷ Dennis Bell	P Harley ⁷ Dennis Bell	3	103	–	47	84	–
b c Top Ville (IRE) - Flying Fantasy (IRE) (Habitat)
Chased leaders, no headway from 3 out

5 15 [26½]	0. Doctor's Remedy 33/1 S Keightley M Tate	S Keightley M Tate	3	1010	–	39	69	–
br g Doc Marten - Champagne Party (Pivotal)
Always behind, tailed off

6 8 [34½]	0. Woodlands Grey 33/1 S J O'Neill Peter Pritchard	S J O'Neill Peter Pritchard	3	1010	–	31	61	–
gr g Nishapour (FR) - Topling (High Top)
Mistakes, always behind, tailed off

PU	0. Xafu Xafu 12/1 R Dennis Mark H Tompkins	R Dennis Mark H Tompkins	3	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Kafu - On The Road (On Your Mark)
Led to 5th, weakening when pecked 2 out, tailed off when pulled up before last