Full Result 3.15 Taunton | 6 December 1990

Bicknoller Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f Good To Firm

1st £1,632 2nd £452 3rd £216

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Rope 10/1 R Chapman Mrs F Walwyn	R Chapman Mrs F Walwyn	4	115	87	–	90	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Mountain Rescue (Mountain Call)
Lost place 3rd, headway approaching last, strong run to lead last strides

2 ½	0. St Elmo's Fire I 6/1 B De Haan Charlie Brooks	B De Haan Charlie Brooks	5	1111	93	–	95	–
b g Grosvenor (NZ) - Star Quality (NZ) (Bismark)
Held up, challenged 2 out, hit last, led flat, headed last strides

3 ¾ [1¼]	0. Abu Muslab 11/4J Mr G Edwards Gordon Edwards	Mr G Edwards Gordon Edwards	6	120	96	–	97	–
bb g Ile De Bourbon (USA) - Eastern Shore (Sun Prince)
Always prominent, led 5th until flat

4 2 [3¼]	0. Oh So Ripe 20/1 P Thompson ⁷ Nicky Henderson	P Thompson ⁷ Nicky Henderson	5	102	77	–	76	–
ch m Deep Run - Perished (Arctic Chevalier)
Headway 5th, hampered bend after 6th, ran on one pace from 2 out

5 2 [5¼]	0. Monday Club I 11/4J Mr A Walter M C Pipe	Mr A Walter M C Pipe	6	1011	79	–	76	–
ch g Remezzo - Jena (Brigadier Gerard)
Pulled hard, led 4th until hampered 5th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

6 2 [7¼]	0. Palm Swift 16/1 A Webb Adrian Chamberlain	A Webb Adrian Chamberlain	4	101	69	–	64	–
b f Rabdan I - Swiftsand (Sharpen Up)
Headway 5th, every chance 2 out, weakened flat

7 10 [17¼]	0. Spitfire Jubilee 6/1 J Frost Ron Hodges	J Frost Ron Hodges	4	115	87	–	72	–
b c Chief Singer - Altana (Grundy)
Led until 2nd, left in lead 3rd, headed 4th, weakened 6th

8 [17¼]	0. Sabre Long 25/1 Carl Llewellyn R J Manning	Carl Llewellyn R J Manning	4	100	68	–	–	–
ch g Young Man I (FR) - Honey Palm (Honeyway)
Tailed off from 5th

9 [17¼]	0. False Arrest 25/1 C Dempsey ⁷ W G Turner	C Dempsey ⁷ W G Turner	8	910	71	–	–	–
ch g Garda's Revenge (USA) - Port Magee (Royal Highway)
Pecked 6th, soon tailed off

UR	0. Mister Oddy 6/1 N Williams ⁷ J S King	N Williams ⁷ J S King	4	110	89	–	–	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Somerford Glory (Hittite Glory)
Led 2nd until blundered and unseated rider 3rd

10 ran Off time: 3:18:00 Winning time: 3m 57.50s Total SP: 124%
1st owner: Nick Blair (Rope) 1st breeder: Dame Ann Parkerbowles
2nd owner: Olympic National Hunt Racing (St Elmo's Fire I)
3rd owner: G F Edwards (Abu Muslab)

After a stewards' inquiry, the placings remained the same.

3:15 Taunton 6 Dec 1990

Bicknoller Novices' Handicap Hurdle