Full Result 3.00 Ludlow | 6 December 1993

Bircher Novices' Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m5f110yds) 2m5½f OMS Good To Firm

1st £1,480 2nd £405 3rd £190

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Nirvana Prince 11/8F T Wall B Preece	T Wall B Preece	4	116	–	96	116	–
ch g Celestial Storm (USA) - Princess Sunshine (Busted)
Not fluent, held up in rear, headway 3 out, led 2 out, clear when hit last, easily

2 7	0. Welsh Lustre (IRE) 7/2 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	4	109	–	80	98	–
b f Mandalus (IRE) - Grease Pot (Gala Performance)
Always in touch, closed to press leaders 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon one pace

3 4 [11]	0. Urban Cowboy 6/1 S McNeill C James	S McNeill C James	6	110	–	82	99	–
b g Town And Country - Ginnett (Owen Anthony)
Held up in touch, outpaced approaching 2 out, stayed on again from last

4 3 [14]	0. Time Won't Wait I (IRE) 33/1 J Railton Richard Phillips	J Railton Richard Phillips	4	110	–	80	96	–
b g Bulldozer - Time Will Wait (Milan I)
Held up in touch, headway to lead after 3 out, headed next, soon wandered under pressure, weakened flat

5 25 [39]	0. Alias Silver 25/1 Mr N Bradley ⁷ John Allen	Mr N Bradley ⁷ John Allen	6	107	–	54	71	–
gr g Alias Smith (USA) - Duresme (Starry Halo)
Led, headed 2nd, stayed handy, led 7th, headed next, soon weakened

6 ½ [39½]	0. Riverside Moss (IRE) 66/1 T Eley ⁵ Tony Forbes	T Eley ⁵ Tony Forbes	5	109	–	56	70	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Arctic Chatter (Le Bavard)
Chased leaders, pushed along and outpaced approaching 2 out, kept on approaching last

7 12 [51½]	0. Stormy Swan 66/1 W Humphreys Robin Mathew	W Humphreys Robin Mathew	7	110	–	52	58	–
ch g Deep Run - Sea Cygnet (Menelek)
In touch, feeling pace 6th, soon behind

8 5 [56½]	0. First Command (NZ) 6/1 D Bridgwater T A Forster	D Bridgwater T A Forster	6	110	–	48	53	–
b g Captain Jason (NZ) - Lady Of The Dawn (NZ) (Princely Note)
Well placed, pushed along approaching 2 out, soon weakened

9 20 [76½]	0. Celtic Bridge 50/1 Warren Marston Susan Johnson	Warren Marston Susan Johnson	5	109	–	28	–	–
ch m Celtic Cone - Bridge Ash (Normandy)
Handily placed until weakened after 3 out, tailed off

10 ½ [77]	0. Mazata (USA) 10/1 Jamie Osborne Simon Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Simon Sherwood	4	109	–	27	–	–
b f Shahrastani (USA) - Marazika (Great Nephew)
Prominent until weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off

F	0. Curragh Peter 66/1 Rodi Greene Richard Lee	Rodi Greene Richard Lee	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Orchestra - Slaney Valley (Even Money)
Led 2nd to 7th, regained lead 3 out, soon weakened, well beaten when fell last

PU	0. Merlin Rocket 33/1 C Maude R Callow	C Maude R Callow	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Pony Express - Polly Bird (Pharaoh Hophra)
Not fluent, always behind, lost touch 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 7th

12 ran Off time: 3:01:00 Winning time: 5m 15.30s Total SP: 119%
1st owner: David Portman (Nirvana Prince) 1st breeder: Aldershawe Stud Farm
2nd owner: Mrs L R Lovell (Welsh Lustre)
3rd owner: Mrs J N Humphreys (Urban Cowboy)

3:00 Ludlow 6 Dec 1993

Bircher Novices' Hurdle