Full Result 4.10 Sandown | 3 February 1989

Spring Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(2m5f75yds) 2m5½f Good

1st £2,616 2nd £726 3rd £348

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Lumberjack I (USA) 11/4 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	5	115	37	–	127	–
b h Big Spruce (USA) -
Headway 9th, led 2 out, quickened well, comfortably

2 5	0. The Decent Thing 15/8F J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	6	116	38	–	123	–
br g Decent Fellow - Paperchain I (Articulate)
Good headway 9th, ridden approaching last, unable to quicken

3 10 [15]	0. Market Forces I 20/1 A Adams ⁴ N A Gaselee	A Adams ⁴ N A Gaselee	6	110	36	–	111	–
b g Soldier Rose - Cover Your Money (Precipice Wood)
Every chance 9th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

4 ½ [15½]	0. First Sea Lord 33/1 B Powell Snr N A Gaselee	B Powell Snr N A Gaselee	7	105	23	–	97	–
ch g Quayside I - Siobhan's Gold (Barrons Court)
Good headway from 2 out, ran on flat

5 ½ [16]	0. Good Tonic 13/2 E Murphy Tim Etherington	E Murphy Tim Etherington	6	1110	42	–	115	–
b g GoldhillI - Quinine's Girl (Deep Run)
Every chance 9th, weakened 2 out

6 12 [28]	0. Real Class 6/1 P Holley ⁴ David Elsworth	P Holley ⁴ David Elsworth	6	112	38	–	99	–
b g Deep Run - Our Cherry (Tarqogan)
Never near to challenge

7 20 [48]	0. Rosie Marchioness 33/1 K Mooney F Walwyn	K Mooney F Walwyn	6	100	18	–	–	–
br m Neltino - Maid Of Honor II*t (Honour Bound)
Mistake 2nd, chased leader until led 9th, weakened 2 out

8 1½ [49½]	0. San Giovanni 4/1 Dale McKeown R Akehurst	Dale McKeown R Akehurst	4	111	33	–	–	–
b f Strong Gale (IRE) - Simmay (Simbir)
Mistake 6th, prominent to 9th, weakened quickly

9 4 [53½]	0. Al's Son 100/1 M Richards K T Ivory	M Richards K T Ivory	8	100 b	18	–	–	–
br g Al Sirat I - Fanny's Daughter (London Gazette)
Led to 8th, weakened approaching 2 out

PU	0. Zanussi Line 33/1 M Perrett M J Wilkinson	M Perrett M J Wilkinson	5	100	18	–	–	–
b g High Line - Angelica (SWE) (Hornbeam)
Tailed off 5th until pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Bellasis 100/1 R Rowe Tim Etherington	R Rowe Tim Etherington	8	103 3	21	–	–	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Sweet Coronation (Coronation Year)
Tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Don Keydrop 100/1 Penny Ffitch-Heyes Miss B Sanders	Penny Ffitch-Heyes Miss B Sanders	5	100	18	–	–	–
b g Don - Tomrousse (FR) (Diatome)
Prominent to 8th, weakened 9th and behind when pulled up before 2 out

12 ran Off time: 4:12:00 Winning time: 5m 25.20s Total SP: 126%
1st owner: A F Budge (equine) Limited (Lumberjack I) 1st breeder: Elmendorf Farm
2nd owner: Miss B Swire (The Decent Thing)
3rd owner: Mrs R W S Baker (Market Forces I)

4:10 Sandown 3 Feb 1989

Spring Novices' Handicap Hurdle