Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 22 November 1991

Sonning Novices' Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m4f120yds) 2m4½f Good To Soft

1st £2,679 2nd £744 3rd £357

Sonning Novices' Hurdle, 2m4½f - Good To Soft, 4yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Vicompt De Valmont 100/30 R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	86	104	–
b g Beau Charmeur (FR) - Wish Again (Three Wishes I)
Held up, led last, driven out

2 3	0. Fighting Jessica 10/1 R Supple John Upson	R Supple John Upson	6	117	–	91	108	–
b g Slippered - Daffydown Lady (Menelek)
Led until last, hard ridden, ran on

3 7 [10]	0. Rafiki 7/1 Mick Fitzgerald ⁷ Jackie Retter	Mick Fitzgerald ⁷ Jackie Retter	6	107	–	72	94	–
br g Show-A-Leg - Drink Time (Forlorn River)
Steady headway 6th, one pace from 2 out

4 10 [20]	0. Now Your Talkin 12/1 B Dowling Henrietta C Knight	B Dowling Henrietta C Knight	5	110	–	71	84	–
b g Furry Glen - Butty Miss (Menelek)
Always prominent, every chance 9th, 4th and weakening when blundered last

5 6 [26]	0. Sandford Springs (USA) 5/1 N Mann R J Holder	N Mann R J Holder	4	109	–	61	73	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Tiger Scout (USA) (Silent Screen)
No headway from 8th

6 6 [32]	0. Mr Vergette 10/1 Mr A Sansome ⁷ D Nicholson	Mr A Sansome ⁷ D Nicholson	7	107	–	55	72	–
ch g Mr Fordette - Ark's Vision (Golden Vision)
Never near to challenge

7 hd [32¼]	0. Jinga 3/1F D O'Sullivan ³ Lady Herries	D O'Sullivan ³ Lady Herries	6	1011	–	58	72	–
b g Castle Keep - Eldoret (High Top)
Always prominent, every chance 9th, hard ridden and weakened 2 out

8 3½ [35¾]	0. Only In Ireland 10/1 D Tegg Paul Nicholls	D Tegg Paul Nicholls	5	110	–	58	68	–
b g Bulldozer - Welsh Wise (Welsh Saint)
Prominent until 8th

9 7 [42¾]	0. Briery Hill I 12/1 J White Nicky Henderson	J White Nicky Henderson	5	110	–	53	61	–
br g Furry Glen - Sweetly Stung (Master Rocky)


10 1½ [44¼]	0. Fiery Fred 16/1 H Davies D M Grissell	H Davies D M Grissell	4	110	–	52	59	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Princess Wager (Pollerton)
Behind from 8th

11 12 [56¼]	0. Scapin 33/1 J Railton T A Forster	J Railton T A Forster	5	110	–	42	–	–
gr g Scallywag - Green Room (Crooner)
Behind from 7th

12 8 [64¼]	0. Captain Cognac 12/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	5	110	–	36	–	–
ch g Sunyboy - Spanish Harpist (Don Carlos)
Behind when blundered 6th, tailed off from 7th

PU	0. Dark Honey 20/1 B Powell Snr Simon Dow	B Powell Snr Simon Dow	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Marechal (FR) - Caillou (Owen Anthony)
Tailed off from 7th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Honeywall Lad 33/1 P Verling G Thorner	P Verling G Thorner	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Revlow - Honey Beam (Heswall Honey)
Ridden 7th, behind from 8th, pulled up before last

PU	0. Ufano (FR) 14/1 Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Toujours Pret (USA) - Osca (FR) (Taj Dewan)
Behind from 7th, pulled up before 3 out