Full Result 5.00 Taunton | 14 March 1994

Widcombe 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(0-100, 5yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,780.50 2nd £498 3rd £241.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Hedgehopper (IRE) 4/1 Jamie Osborne C Weedon	Jamie Osborne C Weedon	6	114	81	102	103	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Selham (Derring-Do)
Made all, mistake 2 out, drew clear approaching last, eased close home

2 5	0. Broad Steane 7/2F M Perrett S Mellor	M Perrett S Mellor	5	117	84	100	101	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Banbury Cake (Seaepic)
Handily placed, chased winner from 5th, pushed along when blundered 2 out, soon one pace

3 5 [10]	0. The Quaker 10/1 Lorna Vincent R Hawker	Lorna Vincent R Hawker	8	104	67	79	79	–
ch m Oats - Malford Lass (Paveh Star)
Held up, steady headway approaching 3 out, soon outpaced, stayed on again approaching last, not reach first two

4 1½ [11½]	0. Sharpside 11/2 C Maude Philip Hobbs	C Maude Philip Hobbs	7	104 b	67	77	77	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Moll (Rugantino)
Chased leaders, driven along approaching 2 out, well beaten when mistake last

5 10 [21½]	0. Mandys Lad 13/2 Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	Carl Llewellyn Nigel Twiston-Davies	5	109	72	73	72	–
ch g Sula Bula - Sweet Mandy (Normandy)
Prominent, hit 5th, soon pushed along to hold place, weakened after next

6 ¾ [22¼]	0. Falconbridge Bay 9/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	7	1110	87	88	87	–
ch g Buzzards Bay - Swaynes Princess (St Chad)
Held up towards rear, headway 6th, soon no impression

7 dist [52¼]	0. Mariner's Walk 12/1 Tony Dobbin Milton Bradley	Tony Dobbin Milton Bradley	7	107	70	–	–	–
ch h Julio Mariner - NunswalkI (The Parson)
Mid-division until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, tailed off

8 10 [62¼]	0. Odysseus 7/1 Mr Richard White ⁷ Robert Waley-Cohen	Mr Richard White ⁷ Robert Waley-Cohen	8	103 1	72	–	–	–
bb g Deep Run - Russian Wings (Zabeg)
Held up, feeling pace and well behind from 5th, tailed off

PU	0. Belle Lock 66/1 J Neaves ⁷ D C Tucker	J Neaves ⁷ D C Tucker	6	911	67	–	–	–
ro m Lock And Load (USA) - Paddys Belle (St Paddy)
Always behind, feeling pace from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

9 ran Off time: 5:01:00 Winning time: 4m 1.00s (slow by 14.00s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: David Knox (Hedgehopper) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: Sir Michael Connell (Broad Steane)
3rd owner: R Hawker (The Quaker)

5:00 Taunton 14 Mar 1994

Widcombe 'national Hunt' Novices' Handicap Hurdle