Full Result 12.50 Ludlow | 22 November 1999

Craven Arms Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (3yo+) (1m7f169yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £1,968 2nd £548 3rd £264

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Big Wheel 5/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	4	116	–	89	102	–
ch g Mujtahid (USA) - Numuthej (USA) (Nureyev)
In rear, headway under pressure 4 out, chased leader next, one and a half lengths adrift when left clear 2 out, eased close home (op 11-8 tchd 13-8, 7-4 in a place)

2 9	1. Punkah (USA) 10/1 Mickey Brennan John O'Shea	Mickey Brennan John O'Shea	6	1112	88	84	97	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Gentle Persuasion I (Bustino)
Held up, headway 4 out, left chasing winner 2 out, one pace and no impression (op 12-1 tchd 16-1)

3 3 [12]	6. High Noon 33/1 Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	Ollie McPhail ³ Bernard Llewellyn	4	113	–	74	87	–
b g Shirley Heights - Hocus (High Top)
Towards rear, under pressure 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders (op 20-1)

4 1½ [13½]	7. Melt The Clouds (CAN) 9/1 Richard Johnson J Neville	Richard Johnson J Neville	6	116 tb	105	72	85	–
ch g Diesis - Population (IRE) (General Assembly)
Raced keenly, prominent, led 5th, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 7-1 tchd 10-1 in places)

5 8 [21½]	4. Doberman (IRE) 14/1 Tony Evans ⁷ David Evans	Tony Evans ⁷ David Evans	4	1013 v	–	67	80	–
br g Dilum (USA) - Switch Blade (IRE) (Robellino)
Close up, driven to chase leader after 4 out, weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

6 3½ [25]	3. Days Of Thunder 40/1 Sam Stronge ⁵ Pam Ford	Sam Stronge ⁵ Pam Ford	11	111	56	61	74	–
ch g Vaigly Great - Silent Prayer I (Queen's Hussar)
Tracked leaders until weakened quickly after 4 out (op 33-1)

7 16 [41]	12. The Manx Touch (IRE) 10/1 Vince Slattery Mrs K Waldron	Vince Slattery Mrs K Waldron	3	100	–	–	48	–
gr f Petardia - Chapter And Verse (Dancer's Image)
In rear, mistake 2nd, effort 4 out, well beaten before next (op 8-1)

8 29 [70]	11. Mancala 16/1 Jamie Goldstein ³ A Streeter	Jamie Goldstein ³ A Streeter	3	911 v¹	–	–	-1	–
ch f Deploy - Alghabrah (Lomond)
Midfield to halfway, well behind after 4 out, tailed off (tchd 20-1 in places)

9 1 [71]	9. Jewel Fighter 33/1 D Walsh David Evans	D Walsh David Evans	5	111	–	–	23	–
br m Good Times (ITY) - Duellist I (Town Crier)
Prominent, mistake 5th, ridden and weakened after next, tailed off (op 25-1)

F	10. Petite Risk 4/1 D J Burchell D M Lloyd	D J Burchell D M Lloyd	5	111	126	–	97	–
ch m Risk Me (FR) - Technology (FR) (Top Ville)
Held up, headway 4 out, led approaching next, one and a half lengths in front when fell 2 out (op 7-2 tchd 9-2 in places)

PU	5. Erlking I (IRE) 13/2 L Cummins R M Carson	L Cummins R M Carson	9	116	108	–	–	–
b g Fairy King (USA) - Cape Of Storms I (Fordham)
Led to 5th, weakened quickly next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 5-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

11 ran Off time: 12:51:00 Winning time: 3m 51.60s (slow by 18.60s) Total SP: 127%
Non-runners: Spandau (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Jim Ennis (Big Wheel) 1st breeder: Shadwell Estate Company Limited
2nd owner: Blue Shirts (Punkah)
3rd owner: Alan J Williams (High Noon)
Tote win: £2.90 PL: £1.10 £2.60 £3.20 Ex: £9.90 CSF: £15.45 Trifecta: £44.70
The winner was bought in for 4,000 guineas

12:50 Ludlow 22 Nov 1999

Craven Arms Selling Hurdle Class G