Full Result 1.40 Southwell (AW) | 23 January 1991

Great Expectations Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m2f Fbrs Standard

1st £1,733.90 2nd £480.40 3rd £229.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mountain Retreat 4/6F Steve Smith-Eccles Mrs D Haine	Steve Smith-Eccles Mrs D Haine	5	120	96	–	102	–
br g Top Ville (IRE) - Tarrystone (So Blessed)
Mistakes, led 4th, clear next, pushed out

2 1½	0. Qualitair Fighter 11/1 J J Quinn J F Bottomley	J J Quinn J F Bottomley	4	102	70	–	74	–
ch g Hard Fought - Venus Of Stretham (Tower Walk)
Headway 7th, chased winner approaching last, no impression

3 1½ [3]	0. Schweppes Tonic 14/1 M Hoad ⁵ William Price	M Hoad ⁵ William Price	5	105	78	–	80	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Gay Shadow (Northfields)
Prominent, chased winner from 6th, ridden 3 out, one pace

4 2 [5]	0. Cosmic Dancer II 7/1 S Woods S Woods	S Woods S Woods	4	107	75	–	75	–
ch g Horage - Royal Cloak (Hardicanute)
Held up and soon well behind, steady headway from 3 out, nearest finish

5 12 [17]	0. Noble Rise (USA) 50/1 Miss S Murgatroyd J R Bostock	Miss S Murgatroyd J R Bostock	8	100	68	–	56	–
ch g Nodouble (USA) - Arisen (USA) (Mr Prospector)
In touch, pushed along and lost place 5th, stayed on again from 3 out

6 2½ [19½]	0. Rain-N-Sun 15/2 J A Harris J L Harris	J A Harris J L Harris	5	106	74	–	59	–
gr g Warpath - Sun Noddy (Tom Noddy)
Always behind

7 [19½]	0. Arbee Twenty 33/1 F Murtagh ⁷ R J Weaver	F Murtagh ⁷ R J Weaver	5	913	74	–	–	–
b g Sunyboy - Town Flirt (Charlottown)
Always behind, tailed off

8 [19½]	0. Arctic Ken 14/1 C Evans Bryn Palling	C Evans Bryn Palling	8	110	82	–	–	–
ch g Stanford - Peggy Dell (Sovereign Gleam)
Prominent to 7th, soon weakened, tailed off

9 [19½]	0. Ibn Naas (USA) 50/1 G 'Old' Martin B Byford	G 'Old' Martin B Byford	5	101	69	–	–	–
ch g Diesis - La Vie (USA) (Le Fabuleux)
Led to 4th, weakened 6th, tailed off

PU	0. Ballylord 11/1 Lorcan Wyer Jonjo O'Neill	Lorcan Wyer Jonjo O'Neill	7	109	77	–	–	–
ch g Lord Ha Ha - Bally Decent (Wrekin Rambler)
Chased leaders to 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

10 ran Off time: 1:42:00 Winning time: 4m 21.60s (slow by 27.60s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: Andrew Brudenell-Bruce (Mountain Retreat) 1st breeder: Cotswold Bloodstock Ltd
2nd owner: Qualitair Holdings Limited (Qualitair Fighter)
3rd owner: A D Phillips (Schweppes Tonic)

1:40 Southwell (AW) 23 Jan 1991

Great Expectations Novices' Handicap Hurdle