Full Result 2.50 Taunton | 30 March 1989

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle

(0-55) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,145 2nd £595 3rd £285

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Clare Lad 11/2 B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	6	110	29	–	106	–
ch g Garda's Revenge (USA) - Sea Dike (Dike)
Chased leader from 5th, hard ridden flat, led close home

2 ½	0. Rusty Roc 10/11F W Knox M W Davies	W Knox M W Davies	8	1113	42	–	118	–
b g Rustingo - La Chica (El Cid)
Mistakes, led until flat, hard driven, unable to quicken near finish

3 4 [4½]	0. Cut'n Dry 16/1 R Dennis P A Bowden	R Dennis P A Bowden	9	101	16	–	88	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Dissipation (USA) (Disciplinarian)
Headway 5th, every chance 2 out, hard ridden, one pace flat

4 20 [24½]	0. Lizzy Longstocking 7/1 D Wonnacott T B Hallett	D Wonnacott T B Hallett	7	107	22	–	–	–
br m Jimsun I - Darling Emma (Dairialatan)
Chased leader until 5th

5 12 [36½]	0. Mandikova 50/1 Martin Jones ⁷ Robin Dickin	Martin Jones ⁷ Robin Dickin	5	97	15	–	–	–
b m Hard Fought - Luciennes (Grey Sovereign)
Headway 4th, ridden and weakened 2 out

6 dist [66½]	0. El Capistrano 8/1 D Tegg B Llewellyn	D Tegg B Llewellyn	8	100	15	–	–	–
b g Song - Abide (Habitat)
Mistake 2nd, well behind from 5th

7 1 [67½]	0. Chantilly Lace (FR) 9/1 G Knight Mrs A Knight	G Knight Mrs A Knight	5	105	20	–	–	–
ch m Carwhite - Frenchouan (FR) (Jim French)
Behind when blundered 6th

8 ½ [68]	0. Gold Hunter 50/1 W Irvine ⁴ Patrick Rodford	W Irvine ⁴ Patrick Rodford	9	910	15	–	–	–
b g Rheingold - Mothers Girl (Huntercombe)
In rear from 5th