Full Result 3.15 Newton Abbot | 26 December 1988

Higher Humber Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(2m5f110yds) 2m5½f Good

1st £2,337.50 2nd £650 3rd £312.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Duckhaven 20/1 M Williams J H Baker	M Williams J H Baker	5	100	11	–	91	–
b g Duky - Fair Haven (Fair Seller)
Behind until good headway approaching 7th, slight lead last, ran on

2 1½	0. Gambling Royal 6/1 D Skyrme ⁷ C G Roach	D Skyrme ⁷ C G Roach	5	1013	31	–	109	–
ch g Royal Match - Chance Belle (Foggy Bell)
Prominent, led 6th until last, ran on

3 1½ [3]	0. Sketcher (NZ) 7/2J P Nicholls D H Barons	P Nicholls D H Barons	5	118	33	–	109	–
b g Candyboy (NZ) - Jezebel (NZ) (Ardistan)
Headway 5th, every chance 2 out, soon hard ridden and unable to quicken

4 20 [23]	0. Cantorial 4/1 P Richards C L Popham	P Richards C L Popham	7	105	16	–	–	–
ch g Cantab - Signal Melody (Bleep-Bleep)
Prominent until weakened approaching 2 out

5 3 [26]	0. Josie Smith 7/1 N Coleman R J Holder	N Coleman R J Holder	4	110	25	–	–	–
gr f Alias Smith (USA) - Josilu (Caliban)
Steady headway approaching 7th, every chance 8th, weakened quickly 2 out

6 8 [34]	0. Kamadoor 7/1 Richard Guest G B Balding	Richard Guest G B Balding	5	122	41	–	–	–
b g Kambalda - Dirimage (Diritto)
Behind until headway 8th, never dangerous

7 10 [44]	0. Liffey Travel 20/1 G Charles Jones Richard Mitchell	G Charles Jones Richard Mitchell	6	104	15	–	–	–
bb m Le Bavard (FR) - Oughill (Ben Hawke)
Always behind

8 12 [56]	0. Self Aid 8/1 Rodi Greene ⁷ J D Roberts	Rodi Greene ⁷ J D Roberts	5	1010	28	–	–	–
b m Fine Blade (USA) - Laurolin (Laurence O)
Prominent, ridden 6th, soon lost place

9 1 [57]	0. Trojan Song 20/1 C Cox F Gorman	C Cox F Gorman	4	100	11	–	–	–
b g Troy - Melody Hour (Sing Sing)
Behind from 6th

PU	0. Rare Bid (NZ) 8/1 M Bowlby Ron Hodges	M Bowlby Ron Hodges	5	100	11	–	–	–
br g Balak - So Rare (NZ) (Sobig)
Tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Corston Springs 9/2 Peter Scudamore D R Tucker	Peter Scudamore D R Tucker	6	103 3	14	–	–	–
gr g Bruni - Corston Lass (Menelek)
Prominent, jumped slowly 3rd, weakening when mistake 8th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Earl Hansel 7/2J P Johnson R G Frost	P Johnson R G Frost	7	1012	23	–	–	–
b g Hardboy - Cool Amanda (Prince Hansel)
Led to 6th, weakened quickly 7th, pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 3:16:00 Winning time: 5m 38.30s Total SP: 159%
1st owner: J H Baker (Duckhaven) 1st breeder: Michael Murphy
2nd owner: C G Roach (Gambling Royal)
3rd owner: S Hussey (Sketcher)

3:15 Newton Abbot 26 Dec 1988

Higher Humber Novices' Handicap Hurdle