Full Result 5.35 Stratford | 22 May 1999

FM102 Bear Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,272 2nd £986 3rd £478 4th £224

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Normanby Road (NZ) 9/4F Henry Oliver ⁵ G M McCourt	Henry Oliver ⁵ G M McCourt	7	108	90	111	108	–
br g First Norman (USA) - Gladstone Lass (NZ) (Silver Blaze)
Held up, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, clear last, comfortably (tchd 5-2 and 2-1)

2 5	6. Blue Music (IRE) 25/1 Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger ³ Philip Hobbs	4	106	91	102	96	–
ch g Keen - Coast Wind (USA) (Chief's Crown)
Led, ridden and headed 2 out, one pace last (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in a place)

3 2 [7]	16. Dancing Dervish 25/1 T Dascombe S Mellor	T Dascombe S Mellor	4	100 6	82	92	85	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Taj Victory (Final Straw)
Held up, headway 4 out, stayed on from 2 out, not reach leaders (op 33-1 after 50-1 in a place)

4 5 [12]	1. Chippewa (FR) 11/4 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1110 t	101	111	107	–
b m Cricket Ball (USA) - Vaika (FR) (Cosmopolitan)
Pulled hard, and prominent, chased leader 5th, challenged 3 out, ridden and hit next, soon weakened (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

5 11 [23]	8. Daring News 25/1 Jodie Mogford ⁷ O O'Neill	Jodie Mogford ⁷ O O'Neill	4	913	88	83	77	–
b g Risk Me (FR) - Hot Sunday Sport (Star Appeal)
Held up, stayed on under pressure from 3 out, never able to challenge (op 20-1)

6 12 [35]	3. Lobster Cottage 14/1 R Wakley Kim Bailey	R Wakley Kim Bailey	11	111	92	81	72	–
b g Southern Music - Seal Flower (Gelert)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

7 1 [36]	2. Tender Situation 20/1 Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	Barry Fenton Richard Rowe	8	115	96	84	75	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Balancing ActI (IRE) (Balinger)
Held up, effort approaching 3 out, never dangerous (op 14-1)

8 5 [41]	11. Sharp Move 16/1 Mattie Batchelor ³ Henrietta C Knight	Mattie Batchelor ³ Henrietta C Knight	7	913 t	79	60	53	–
ch m Night Shift (USA) - Judeah (Great Nephew)
Chased leader 3rd, ridden 5th, soon weakened (op 14-1)

9 1¾ [42¾]	9. Marsh Marigold 8/1 Joe Tizzard Giuseppe Fierro	Joe Tizzard Giuseppe Fierro	5	103	80	62	52	–
br m Tina's Pet - Pulga (Blakeney)
Always in rear (op 6-1)

10 1½ [44¼]	14. Herringsby 50/1 Danny O'Sullivan ⁷ Bob Buckler	Danny O'Sullivan ⁷ Bob Buckler	5	97 1	77	58	48	–
b g Petoski - Langton Herring (Nearly A Hand)
Held up and behind, effort approaching 3 out, soon beaten

11 11 [55¼]	4. Copper Shell 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Linda Jewell	Mick Fitzgerald Linda Jewell	5	111 t	92	62	52	–
ch g Beveled (USA) - Luly My Love (Hello Gorgeous)
Held up, ridden after 5th, weakened next (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in place)

12 23 [78¼]	13. Blazing Castle 33/1 B Powell Snr Nigel Hawke	B Powell Snr Nigel Hawke	5	100 1	77	25	14	–
gr g Vague Shot - Castle Cary (Castle Keep)
Chased leader to 3rd, weakened after next (op 25-1)

PU	12. Cashaban 11/1 Leighton Aspell Julian Smith	Leighton Aspell Julian Smith	6	101	78	–	–	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Portway Anna (Hot Brandy)
Started slowly, behind, headway 4th, weakened before next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 8-1)

UR	10. Merlins Bay (IRE) 14/1 Philip Hide J T Gifford	Philip Hide J T Gifford	5	104 2	81	–	–	–
b g Nearly A Nose (USA) - Kabarda (Relkino)
Prominent, weakened quickly approaching 4 out, tailed off when blundered and unseated rider 2 out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)