Full Result 2.20 Ludlow | 24 October 1996

Halford Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Firm 8 hurdles

1st £2,388 2nd £668 3rd £324

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Pegasus Bay 20/1 Jamie Osborne Don Cantillon	Jamie Osborne Don Cantillon	5	115	–	75	97	–
b g Tina's Pet - Mossberry Fair (Mossberry)
Steadied start, headway 6th, led 2 out, clear last, easily

2 4	7. Todd (USA) 12/1 Graham Bradley Philip Mitchell	Graham Bradley Philip Mitchell	5	1012	–	64	85	–
b g Theatrical (IRE) - Boldara (USA) (Alydar)
Soon chasing leader, led and hit 3 out, headed next, one pace

3 2½ [6½]	4. Drakestone 11/1 Richard Johnson Reginald Brown	Richard Johnson Reginald Brown	5	1012	–	62	82	–
b g Motivate I - Lyricist I (Averof)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, ridden and ran on flat

4 5 [11½]	2. Ath Cheannaithe (FR) 6/4F D Bridgwater J Neville	D Bridgwater J Neville	4	114	–	63	85	–
ch g Persian Heights - Pencarreg (Caerleon)
Made most until headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened and eased

5 4 [15½]	5. King Rat (IRE) 11/4 Mickey Brennan ⁵ John O'Shea	Mickey Brennan ⁵ John O'Shea	5	107	–	49	73	–
ch g King Of Clubs I - Mrs Tittlemouse (Nonoalco)
In touch, jumped slowly and lost place 4th, kept on again from 2 out

6 12 [27½]	6. Superensis 25/1 I Lawrence John Berry	I Lawrence John Berry	6	1012	–	43	61	–
ch g Sayf El Arab (USA) - Superlife (USA) (Super Concorde)
Started slowly, always in rear

7 18 [45½]	11. Young Benson 33/1 Robert Massey ³ Trevor Wall	Robert Massey ³ Trevor Wall	4	108	–	22	42	–
b g Zalazl (USA) - Impala Lass (Kampala)
Raced keenly, tracked leaders until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, tailed off

8 10 [55½]	10. Spumante 16/1 B Powell Snr M P Muggeridge	B Powell Snr M P Muggeridge	4	1011 b¹	–	15	32	–
ch g Executive Man - Midler (Comedy Star)
Always behind, tailed off from 5th

9 1½ [57]	3. Last Laugh (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy Kim Bailey	A P McCoy Kim Bailey	4	1013 b	–	16	33	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Little Me (Connaught)
Always behind, tailed off from 6th

10 5 [62]	8. Bargash 25/1 Gary Lyons David Evans	Gary Lyons David Evans	4	1011	–	9	–	–
ch g Sharpo - Anchor Inn (Be My Guest)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

11 7 [69]	9. Barton Blade (IRE) 25/1 Jason Titley Henrietta C Knight	Jason Titley Henrietta C Knight	4	1011	–	2	–	–
b g Hollow Hand - Rathoe Princess (Never Slip)
Prominent, mistake 2nd, behind from halfway, tailed off

11 ran Off time: 2:20:00 Winning time: 3m 36.90s (slow by 3.90s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Don Cantillon (Pegasus Bay) 1st breeder: R P Dineen
2nd owner: John Morton (Todd)
3rd owner: R L Brown (Drakestone)

2:20 Ludlow 24 Oct 1996

Halford Novices' Hurdle Class E