Full Result 7.45 Taunton | 23 April 1993

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle

(0-115, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,910 2nd £535 3rd £260

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mister Lawson 11/1 I Shoemark Brian Forsey	I Shoemark Brian Forsey	7	102	86	73	92	–
ch g Blushing Scribe (USA) - Nonpareil (FR) (Pharly)
Behind, headway 3 out, led next, easily

2 4	0. Land Of The Free 3/1F M Perrett M C Pipe	M Perrett M C Pipe	4	112	100	83	102	–
b f Valiyar (IRE) - L'Americaine (USA) (Verbatim)
Held up, headway 5th, ridden and kept on well flat

3 1 [5]	0. Will James 4/1 Adrian Maguire C J Drewe	Adrian Maguire C J Drewe	7	100 b	84	66	85	–
ch g Raga Navarro (ITY) - Sleekit (Blakeney)
Always prominent, left in lead approaching 6th, headed next, kept on one pace

4 2½ [7½]	0. Donosti 13/2 Rodi Greene ³ Richard Lee	Rodi Greene ³ Richard Lee	9	114	105	82	103	–
b g Rusticaro (FR) - Blue Flame (USA) (Crimson Satan)
Always prominent, led 3 out to next, one pace

5 ½ [8]	0. Taylors Castle 33/1 A Webb S N Cole	A Webb S N Cole	6	100 10	84	64	81	–
b m Castle Keep - How Audacious (Hittite Glory)
Behind, headway 6th, every chance 2 out, kept on one pace

6 2 [10]	0. Wingcommander Eats 12/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	8	1013 b¹	97	75	92	–
b g Nishapour (FR) - Rhodie Blake (Blakeney)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out

7 12 [22]	0. Blackguard (USA) 100/1 D Leahy ⁵ R J Manning	D Leahy ⁵ R J Manning	7	99 7	84	46	67	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Principle (CAN) (Vice Regal)
Behind, headway when rider thought he had taken wrong course approaching 6th, not recover

8 2 [24]	0. Wessex Warrior 7/1 B De Haan D R Laing	B De Haan D R Laing	7	112	100	66	81	–
b g Anfield I - Achiever (Tarqogan)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 2 out

9 ½ [24½]	0. Hamper 40/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁷ Richard Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell ⁷ Richard Mitchell	10	910	87	45	67	–
ch g Final Straw - Great Care (Home Guard)
Prominent to 5th

10 6 [30½]	0. No Bonus 11/1 Luke Harvey R J Baker	Luke Harvey R J Baker	9	106	90	50	64	–
ch g Baragoi - Lillytip (Tepukei)
Headway 5th, weakened after 3 out

11 15 [45½]	0. Colonel Gay 100/1 Mr Richard White ⁷ Bernard Scriven	Mr Richard White ⁷ Bernard Scriven	8	913 5	85	29	–	–
ch h ScorpioI (FR) - My Sweetie (Bleep-Bleep)
Pulled hard, prominent to 5th

PU	0. Mariolino 6/1 S Hodgson P Leach	S Hodgson P Leach	6	1110	108	–	–	–
b g Buzzards Bay - Banking Coyne (Deep Diver)
Prominent until rider thought he had taken wrong course approaching 6th, pulled up before next

PU	0. Barley Mow 8/1 N Hawke Mrs Barbara Waring	N Hawke Mrs Barbara Waring	7	100	84	–	–	–
b g Wolverlife - Ellette (Le Levanstell)
Led until rider thought he had taken wrong course approaching 6th, pulled up before next

13 ran Off time: 7:46:00 Winning time: 3m 56.40s (slow by 9.40s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: W McKibbin (Mister Lawson) 1st breeder: Raylex Stud Farm Co Ltd
2nd owner: Roger Johns (Land Of The Free)
3rd owner: C J Drewe (Will James)

7:45 Taunton 23 Apr 1993

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle