Full Result 4.15 Taunton | 24 March 1988

County Properties' Free Valuation Novices' Chase

(2m150yds) 2m½f Heavy

1st £2,105.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mountain Mear 50/1 J Frost Kevin Bishop	J Frost Kevin Bishop	8	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Giolla Mear - Mountain Sedge (GoldhillI)
Headway 7th, hard ridden flat, led near finish

2 1½	0. Hypnosis (USA) 11/8F Graham Bradley David Elsworth	Graham Bradley David Elsworth	9	122	–	–	–	–
ch g Unconscious (USA) - Puzzesca (Law And Order)
Pecked 2 out, led to flat, ridden and ran on

3 10 [11½]	0. Quickstep I 5/1 Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	7	119 b	–	–	–	–
br g Hotfoot I - Invitation I (Faberge II)
Mistakes, every chance 9th, one pace

4 6 [17½]	0. Grey Tornado I 20/1 R Boucher ⁷ T Keenor	R Boucher ⁷ T Keenor	7	109	–	–	–	–
b g Rugantino - Tornadora (Typhoon)
Never near to challenge

5 2 [19½]	0. Polar Glen 9/1 S Mackey ⁷ Jock Cullen	S Mackey ⁷ Jock Cullen	7	109	–	–	–	–
gr g Polaroid - Glenallen*t (Carnatic)
Headway 7th, ridden 9th, weakened 2 out

6 15 [34½]	0. Handy Lane 8/1 B Powell Snr C L Popham	B Powell Snr C L Popham	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Nearly A Hand - Border Lane (Border Legend)
Prominent to 6th, weakening when mistake 8th

7 [34½]	0. Nearly Medina 33/1 S Earle Ron Hodges	S Earle Ron Hodges	6	1011	–	–	–	–
ch m Nearly A Hand - Miss Medina (St Elmo)
3rd and every chance when blundered 9th, weakened approaching 2 out

8 [34½]	0. Dark Heritage 9/2 P Croucher D J G Murray Smith	P Croucher D J G Murray Smith	5	118	–	–	–	–
b g ScorpioI (FR) - Mother Of The Wind (Tumble Wind I)
Held up, every chance 9th, weakened 2 out, eased when beaten flat

9 [34½]	0. Wimbleball 50/1 R Millman James Payne	R Millman James Payne	8	112	–	–	–	–
bb h Sun Rising - Polly Wall (Live Spirit)
Always behind

10 [34½]	0. Tank Commander I 50/1 Lorna Vincent Dennis Bell	Lorna Vincent Dennis Bell	7	112	–	–	–	–
gr g General Ironside (IRE) - Maggie Bonar VI (Even Money)
Always tailed off

PU	0. Lucky Gold I 50/1 R Rowell Miss L Bower	R Rowell Miss L Bower	11	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Pitpan - Rose Of Hardwick (Ballyogan)
Blundered 2nd, tailed off until pulled up before 7th

11 ran Off time: 4:16:00 Winning time: 4m 33.70s Total SP: 114%
1st owner: J A King (Mountain Mear) 1st breeder: Michael Cuddy
2nd owner: Major G D Snell (Hypnosis)
3rd owner: M C Pipe (Quickstep I)

4:15 Taunton 24 Mar 1988

County Properties' Free Valuation Novices' Chase