Full Result 4.20 Plumpton | 29 April 1998

Nelson Hurst Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-100, 4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good To Soft 12 hurdles

1st £2,305.50 2nd £638 3rd £304.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. StepasideboyI 9/4 J Leech Roger Curtis	J Leech Roger Curtis	8	114	89	97	97	–
b g Idiots Delight - Waterside (Shackleton)
Held up, headway 6th, led approaching 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, ran on (official explanation: trainer said gelding had been showing steady improvement with every race)

2 5	2. Proceed 2/1F Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	6	118	93	97	96	–
br g Blakeney - Sayida-Shahira (Record Run)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

3 ½ [5½]	1. Fountain Bid (IRE) 13/2 Jamie Goldstein ⁵ R Dean	Jamie Goldstein ⁵ R Dean	6	115 8	95	93	97	–
b g Royal Fountain - Lilford Castle (Carlingford Castle)
Chased leaders, ridden 3 out, one pace

4 3 [8½]	6. Positivo 7/2 D Leahy Clarissa Caroe	D Leahy Clarissa Caroe	7	106 7	77	78	76	–
br g Robellino (USA) - Primetta (Precocious)
Behind 5th, headway 9th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5 6 [14½]	4. Super Saffron 12/1 I Lawrence Bryan Smart	I Lawrence Bryan Smart	8	111	86	82	79	–
b m Pollerton (IRE) - Sagora (Sagaro)
Held up, some headway 8th, ridden next, soon outpaced

6 dist [44½]	8. Fountain Ville (IRE) 16/1 J R Kavanagh Michael Madgwick	J R Kavanagh Michael Madgwick	5	100	71	–	–	–
b g Supreme Leader - Bonne Royale (Bonne Noel)
Behind from 6th, tailed off

7 3½ [48]	9. Referential 25/1 B Powell Snr Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	B Powell Snr Mouse Hamilton-Fairley	7	100 10	71	–	–	–
b g Reference Point - Pelf (USA) (Al Nasr)
Disputed lead until 6th, weakened 8th, tailed off

8 2½ [50½]	5. Churchtown Port (IRE) 33/1 Robert Thornton Paddy Butler	Robert Thornton Paddy Butler	8	1010	81	–	–	–
gr g Peacock I (FR) - Portane Miss (Salluceva)
Disputed lead until 6th, led 7th, headed approaching 9th, soon weakened, tailed off

9 3½ [54]	7. Adilov 20/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ John Bridger	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ John Bridger	6	99 5	71	–	–	–
b g Soviet Star (USA) - Volida (Posse I)
In touch until weakened 8th, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 4:20:00 Winning time: 5m 8.10s Total SP: 125%
1st owner: P M Warren (StepasideboyI) 1st breeder: Miss H Day
2nd owner: G T Radmore (Proceed)
3rd owner: Richard Dean (Fountain Bid)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.20 £1.70 £3.20 Ex: £5 CSF: £7.28 Tricast: £24.38 Trifecta: £18.10 Pool: £3,695.44. 144.72 winning tickets.

4:20 Plumpton 29 Apr 1998

Nelson Hurst Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E