Full Result 1.40 Taunton | 15 February 1996

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div I)

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £2,081.50 2nd £584 3rd £284.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Chai-Yo 9/4F G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	6	116	–	73	108	–
b h Rakaposhi King - Ballysax Lass (Main Reef I)
Pulled hard, good headway to lead approaching 5th, soon clear, edged right flat, ran on well

2 3	0. Iktasab 6/1 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	4	1010	–	61	95	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Loucoum (FR) (Iron Duke)
Headway approaching 6th, chased winner approaching 3 out, hard driven approaching last, one pace

3 14 [17]	0. Cracking Prospect 12/1 T Dascombe ⁵ Rod Millman	T Dascombe ⁵ Rod Millman	5	111	–	52	91	–
ch g Hubbly Bubbly (USA) - Crackerjill (Sparkler I)
Pulled hard, always prominent, saddle slipped 5th, beaten when hit 2 out

4 6 [23]	0. Coco Point (IRE) 7/1 Sean Curran ³ Simon Sherwood	Sean Curran ³ Simon Sherwood	6	1012	–	44	80	–
b m Good Thyne (USA) - Mrs Popple I (Deep Run)
Pulled hard, chased leaders, weakening when hit 2 out

5 5 [28]	0. Dtoto 33/1 D Leahy R J Baker	D Leahy R J Baker	4	1010	–	37	70	–
b g Mtoto - Deposit (Thatch)
Led after 2nd until approaching 5th, weakening when hit 2 out

6 10 [38]	0. Rose Garden 33/1 P M McLoughlin R E Pocock	P M McLoughlin R E Pocock	7	111	–	32	65	–
b m Pragmatic - Indian Rose (Kinglet)
Pulled hard, headway 4th, ridden 6th, weakened 3 out

7 4 [42]	0. Tammuz 40/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	5	116	–	33	66	–
bb g Reference Point - Pretty Lady (High Top)
Ridden and no headway from 6th

8 2½ [44½]	0. Landsker Star 50/1 Mr L Jefford F G Hollis	Mr L Jefford F G Hollis	6	111	–	26	58	–
b m Little Wolf - Blonde Pryncesse (Pry)
Prominent to 5th

9 ¾ [45¼]	0. Garnwin (IRE) 3/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	116	–	30	63	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Lisnamandra (Le Bavard)
Led until after 2nd, blundered badly 4th, not recover

10 11 [56¼]	0. Pleasant Surprise (FR) 9/2 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	4	1010	–	–	–	–
ch c Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Surprise D'Hermite (FR) (Kashmir II)
Behind from 5th

11 dist [86¼]	0. April Cruise 100/1 D Gallagher L A Snook	D Gallagher L A Snook	9	111	–	–	–	–
ch m Cruise Missile - April Belle I (Grisaille)
Prominent to 4th, tailed off

12 5 [91¼]	0. Emperors Wood 50/1 S McNeill P Hayward	S McNeill P Hayward	5	116	–	–	–	–
b g Then Again - Silver Empress (Octavo)
Well behind from 5th, tailed off

13 dist [121¼]	0. Letterluna 16/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	4	100	–	–	–	–
ch f Shavian - Alteza Real (Mansingh)
Jumped badly, always behind, tailed off from 5th

PU	0. Thinami (IRE) 40/1 P Holley Ron Hodges	P Holley Ron Hodges	7	116	–	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Greek Opal (Furry Glen)
Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

14 ran Off time: 1:41:00 Winning time: 4m 16.50s (slow by 29.50s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: Nick Viney (Chai-Yo) 1st breeder: Mrs Audrey Goodwin
2nd owner: T And J A Curry (Iktasab)
3rd owner: Mrs J Gliddon (Cracking Prospect)

1:40 Taunton 15 Feb 1996

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div I)