Full Result 4.10 Sandown | 9 March 1991

Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m OMS Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £19,300 2nd £5,800 3rd £2,800 4th £1,300

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Precious Boy 16/1 Lorcan Wyer M O'Neill	Lorcan Wyer M O'Neill	5	106	135	76	143	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Carrigeen Moss (Red God)
Always prominent, led approaching 2 out, soon headed, led and hit last, driven out

2 3	0. Ketti 100/1 I Shoemark ³ D M Grissell	I Shoemark ³ D M Grissell	6	911 5 b	129	65	134	–
br m Hotfoot I - Nigrel (Sovereign Path)
Always prominent, led 2 out to last, one pace flat

3 2½ [5½]	0. Badrakhani (FR) 20/1 R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	5	102 1	131	67	133	–
b g Akarad (FR) - Burnished Gold (Breton)
Headway 2 out, nearest finish

4 ½ [6]	0. Stratford Ponds 25/1 A S Smith ⁵ Oliver Sherwood	A S Smith ⁵ Oliver Sherwood	6	113	151	81	152	–
b h High Top - Opinion (Great Nephew)
Chased leaders, every chance 2 out, beaten approaching last

5 10 [16]	0. Star Season 9/1 N Mann R J Holder	N Mann R J Holder	7	108	137	62	128	–
b g Newski (USA) - Silly Moo (Silly Season)
Ran on from 2 out, never able to challenge

6 6 [22]	0. State Jester 4/1 J J Quinn C W C Elsey	J J Quinn C W C Elsey	8	115	148	66	133	–
b g Free State I - Mirthful (Will Somers)
Chased leaders, lost place approaching 2 out, ran on again flat

7 2½ [24½]	0. La Cienaga 16/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	7	104	133	50	115	–
ch g Cheval - Clashdermot Lady (Shackleton)
Chased leaders, no headway approaching 2 out

8 nk [24¾]	0. Coe 12/1 Luke Harvey R Akehurst	Luke Harvey R Akehurst	5	104	133	50	114	–
bb g Coquelin (USA) - Gully (Dike)
Behind from 4th

9 2 [26¾]	0. Magnus Pym 9/1 A McCabe ⁷ David Elsworth	A McCabe ⁷ David Elsworth	6	99	131	39	110	–
b g Al Nasr (FR) - Full Of Reason (USA) (Bold Reason)
Always behind, mistake 2 out

10 nk [27]	0. Al Asoof (USA) 5/1 M Richards Peter Hedger	M Richards Peter Hedger	6	115 4	148	61	126	–
gr g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Jet Quick (USA) (Determine)
Behind, effort approaching 2 out, no impression, finished lame

11 1½ [28½]	0. Champagne Lad 100/30F D Murphy J T Gifford	D Murphy J T Gifford	5	101 1	130	43	106	–
ch g Hawaiian Return (USA) - Bohemian Girl (Pardao)
Chased leader to 6th, soon weakened

12 20 [48½]	0. Honest Word 7/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	6	116	149	40	105	–
ch g Touching Wood (USA) - Amerella (Welsh Pageant)
Led, mistake 6th, soon headed and weakened

PU	0. Yaheeb (USA) 25/1 R Marley Michael Easterby	R Marley Michael Easterby	7	120	157	–	–	–
b h Alleged (USA) - Rissa (USA) (Nijinsky)
Behind until pulled up before 2 out

13 ran Off time: 4:12:00 Winning time: 3m 58.60s (slow by 18.60s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: M R Johnson (Precious Boy) 1st breeder: Countess Doenhoff
2nd owner: S R W Houghton (Ketti)
3rd owner: W A Fagan (Badrakhani)

4:10 Sandown 9 Mar 1991

Imperial Cup Handicap Hurdle