Full Result 1.35 Lingfield | 21 December 1996

H.B.L.B. Mares' Only Christmas Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-130, 4yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good To Soft

1st £3,492.50 2nd £1,040 3rd £495 4th £222.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Sail By The Stars 9/4 Andrew Thornton T A Forster	Andrew Thornton T A Forster	7	1013	119	126	123	–
b m Celtic Cone - Henry's True Love (Random Shot)
Chased leader, led approaching 2 out, pushed clear flat

2 4	3. Fortunes Course (IRE) 6/1 Timmy Murphy J S King	Timmy Murphy J S King	7	108	114	118	114	–
b m Crash Course - Night Rose (Midnight Legend)
Led, headed and outpaced approaching 2 out, soon ridden, ran on one pace flat

3 5 [9]	5. Handy Lass 20/1 M Griffiths ⁷ Julian Smith	M Griffiths ⁷ Julian Smith	7	97 4	106	98	101	–
b m Nicholas Bill - Mandrian (Mandamus)
Held up, ridden 6th, headway to chase winner 2 out, soon ridden, weakened flat

4 dist [39]	1. Silver Shred 5/4F O Burrows ⁵ M C Pipe	O Burrows ⁵ M C Pipe	5	119	134	–	–	–
gr m Nishapour (FR) - Golden Curd (FR) (Nice Havrais)
Held up, ridden approaching 3 out, weakened approaching next

5 dist [69]	4. Lessons Lass (IRE) 9/2 Barry Fenton Henrietta C Knight	Barry Fenton Henrietta C Knight	4	101	107	–	–	–
b f Doyoun - Badraya (IRE) (Mouktar)
Chased leaders until weakened 3 out. stewards told: trainer reported, the filly gurgled during the race