Full Result 2.00 Sedgefield | 9 May 1997

Alphameric Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f34yds) 2m5f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £2,355 2nd £655 3rd £315

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Toshiba Talk (IRE) 16/1 C McCormack ⁷ Brian Ellison	C McCormack ⁷ Brian Ellison	5	107	–	75	98	–
ch g Horage - Court Ballet (Barrons Court)
Held up, good headway 7th, led after 3 out, soon clear, ran on

2 5	2. Catch The PigeonI 5/2 N Old Smith Ron Barr	N Old Smith Ron Barr	8	112	–	81	95	–
b m Wonderful Surprise - Cheeky Pigeon (Brave Invader)
Chased leaders, driven along 3 out, stayed on same pace between last 2

3 5 [10]	3. Royal York 11/10F Paul Carberry G Richards	Paul Carberry G Richards	5	112	–	77	90	–
b m Bustino - Rustle Of Silk (General Assembly)
Held up, effort after 3 out, ridden between last 2, one pace

4 hd [10¼]	1. Muzrak (CAN) 8/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	6	117	–	82	95	–
ch g Forty Niner (USA) - Linda North (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Tracked leaders, shaken up and outpaced 3 out, kept on same pace

5 5 [15¼]	5. Erni (FR) 12/1 Raymond McCarthy ⁷ Tom Tate	Raymond McCarthy ⁷ Tom Tate	5	107	–	65	83	–
b g Un Numide (FR) - Quianoa (FR) (Beaugency)
Not jump well, led to 7th, weakened approaching 2 out

6 24 [39¼]	6. Rubislaw 100/1 Mrs Sarah Cutts ⁷ Mrs K M Lamb	Mrs Sarah Cutts ⁷ Mrs K M Lamb	5	107 v	–	48	59	–
ch g Dunbeath (USA) - Larnem (Meldrum)
Tracked leaders, led 7th until after next, soon weakened

7 8 [47¼]	7. Strong Character 200/1 J 'Old' Burke D A Lamb	J 'Old' Burke D A Lamb	11	110	–	49	51	–
b g Torus - La'Bavette (Le Bavard)
Behind from 3 out

8 dist [77¼]	4. Another George 12/1 A S Smith Miss Kate Milligan	A S Smith Miss Kate Milligan	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Fort Nayef - Worthy Heiress (Richboy I)
With leaders until lost place after 7th, soon behind, tailed off

8 ran Off time: 2:00:00 Winning time: 5m 5.40s (slow by 11.40s) Total SP: 111%
1st owner: Toshiba (uk) Ltd (Toshiba Talk) 1st breeder: Dr F J Healy
2nd owner: Mrs R E Barr (Catch The PigeonI)
3rd owner: Sir Robert Ogden (Royal York)
Tote win: £11.60 PL: £2.30 £1.20 £1 Ex: £19 CSF: £48.52

2:00 Sedgefield 9 May 1997

Alphameric Novices' Hurdle Class E