Full Result 2.30 Newcastle | 25 November 1989

John Smiths Bitter Handicap Hurdle

(0-135) (2m46yds) 2m Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £6,004 2nd £1,792 3rd £856 4th £388

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. On Tap 6/4F Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	5	118	122	100	130	–
ch g Tap On Wood - Joshua's Daughter (Joshua I)
Led until headed last, soon led again and stayed on gamely under pressure

2 2½	0. Flyaway I (FR) 11/1 J A Harris R W Emery	J A Harris R W Emery	4	118	122	98	127	–
ch c Touching Wood (USA) - Flying Sauce (Sauce Boat)
Always chasing leaders, outpaced 2 out, ran on well flat

3 hd [2¾]	0. Beau Guest (FR) 7/1 J O'Gorman ³ J Parkes	J O'Gorman ³ J Parkes	7	105	108	82	113	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Belle Zed (FR) (Zeddaan)
Held up and behind, smooth headway 3 out, led last, soon headed and weakened

4 2½ [5¼]	0. Dual Venture 9/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	7	112	116	89	118	–
ch g Brigadier Gerard - Selham (Derring-Do)
Chased leaders until lost place 3 out, ran on approaching last

5 2 [7¼]	0. Trebonkers 50/1 P Tuck J S Wilson	P Tuck J S Wilson	5	100	100	72	100	–
b g Treboro (USA) - Sally Conkers (Roi Lear)
Held up, headway 3 out, never near to challenge

6 nk [7½]	0. Fiefdom 16/1 A Carroll Wilf Storey	A Carroll Wilf Storey	9	1112	126	97	125	–
ch g Home Guard (USA) - Eastwood Bounty (Bounteous)
Behind, headway under pressure 3 out, no impression

7 ½ [8]	0. Palm House 11/1 N Doughty G Richards	N Doughty G Richards	4	110	114	85	112	–
ch g Coquelin (USA) - Kew Gift (Faraway Son)
Held up and behind, never near to challenge

8 [8]	0. Kharif 20/1 R Fahey Dick Allan	R Fahey Dick Allan	5	101	101	69	95	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Pass The Rulla (USA) (Buckpasser)
Chased leaders until weakened 2 out

9 [8]	0. Persillant 7/2 G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	5	1112	126	90	118	–
b h Persian Bold (IRE) - Gauloise (Welsh Pageant)
Tracked leaders, blundered 2nd, effort 3 out, weakened between last 2

PU	0. Albert The Great 11/1 C Grant P Liddle	C Grant P Liddle	6	104	104	–	–	–
ch g Meldrum - Bath Miss (Appiani II)
Behind from halfway, pulled up approaching last

10 ran Off time: 2:37:00 Winning time: 3m 55.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Lt-Col R Warden (On Tap) 1st breeder: S Coughlan
2nd owner: Dick Emery (Flyaway I)
3rd owner: W A Sellers (Beau Guest)

2:30 Newcastle 25 Nov 1989

John Smiths Bitter Handicap Hurdle