Full Result 2.15 Taunton | 28 December 1989

Standard Life Novices' Handicap Chase

3m OMS Soft

1st £2,583 2nd £774 3rd £372 4th £171

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Tropical Mist (FR) 10/1 B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	B Powell Snr Gerald Ham	9	1110	101	–	111	–
bb g Faraway Son (USA) - Tropical Cream (USA) (Creme Dela Creme)
Always prominent, left in lead 16th, ran on well

2 10	0. Streetfighter (USA) 20/1 W McFarland ³ J H Baker	W McFarland ³ J H Baker	5	100 b	80	–	80	–
b h Roberto (USA) - Excitable Miss (USA) (Gallant Man)
Well behind from 8th, hard ridden 16th, good late headway

3 20 [30]	0. Another Seeker 20/1 Carl Llewellyn C L Popham	Carl Llewellyn C L Popham	7	117 b	98	–	78	–
ch g Status Seeker - Foolish Lady (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Always prominent, one pace from 3 out

4 30 [60]	0. Rare Bid (NZ) 7/2F W Irvine ³ Ron Hodges	W Irvine ³ Ron Hodges	6	1012	92	–	42	–
br g Balak - So Rare (NZ) (Sobig)
Blundered 9th, prominent to 14th

5 [60]	0. Smithy Bear 14/1 A P Price ⁷ William Price	A P Price ⁷ William Price	7	112	100	–	–	–
b g Rupert Bear I - Avonteous (Rockavon)
Blundered 5th, behind from 11th, pulled up before 2 out

F	0. Sportsnews 14/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	7	107	84	–	–	–
b g New Member - Dicopin (Deauville II)
Started slowly, headway 6th, blundered badly 9th, 4th and no chance when fell 2 out

F	0. Prize Command 16/1 A Adams ⁵ N A Gaselee	A Adams ⁵ N A Gaselee	12	104	86	–	–	–
br g Mandamus - Prize Catch (The Pelican)
Mistake 5th, chased leader, 2nd when fell 3 out

PU	0. Aughwilliam 4/1 S McNeill D R Gandolfo	S McNeill D R Gandolfo	9	110	91	–	–	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Snipe Walk (CracksmanI)
Mistake 2nd, headway 9th, prominent when pulled up and dismounted before 16th

PU	0. Redally 7/1 Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	6	1012 b	89	–	–	–
b g Ballymore - Red Aster (St Alphage)
Tailed off from 9th, pulled up before 13th

PU	0. Arctic Mariner 33/1 R Macneice ⁷ J B Shears	R Macneice ⁷ J B Shears	11	99	79	–	–	–
b g Spitsbergen - Mariners Delight (Fortina)
Tailed off from 11th, pulled up before 14th

PU	0. Zummerset (NZ) 4/1 N Hawke ³ D H Barons	N Hawke ³ D H Barons	7	109	89	–	–	–
b g Star Wolf - Homunga Miss (NZ) (Masthead)
Headway 9th, weakened 14th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. On His Own 10/1 S Earle Richard Mitchell	S Earle Richard Mitchell	6	107	84	–	–	–
br g Paico (IRE) - Luvvy Duvvy (Levmoss)
Behind from 13th, pulled up before 3 out

UR	0. Hello Sam 11/1 I Lawrence ³ James Bennett	I Lawrence ³ James Bennett	6	100	80	–	–	–
ch g Hello Gorgeous (USA) - Samra (Welsh Saint)
Mistakes, led, clear when blundered and unseated rider 16th

13 ran Off time: 2:17:00 Winning time: 6m 22.70s Total SP: 133%
1st owner: G A Ham (Tropical Mist) 1st breeder: Benjamin Coates
2nd owner: R B Payne (Streetfighter)
3rd owner: R I Brafield (Another Seeker)

2:15 Taunton 28 Dec 1989

Standard Life Novices' Handicap Chase