Full Result 5.00 Taunton | 15 February 1996

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div II)

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

1st £2,071 2nd £581 3rd £283

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Mead Court (IRE) 3/1 Richard Johnson ³ Noel Chance	Richard Johnson ³ Noel Chance	6	113	–	64	107	–
ch g Torus - Winning Fare (Le Bavard)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, led 2 out, driven out

2 8	0. Royal Rabbit 9/2 D Bridgwater C T Nash	D Bridgwater C T Nash	4	1010	–	50	89	–
b g Prince Daniel (USA) - Lirchur (Lir)
Led until mistake 2 out, one pace

3 3½ [11½]	0. Fabulous Mtoto 12/1 P Holley Malcolm Saunders	P Holley Malcolm Saunders	6	116	–	56	95	–
b g Mtoto - El Fabulous (FR) (Fabulous Dancer)
Held up and pulled hard, headway 6th, one pace from 2 out

4 1½ [13]	0. Grooms Gold (IRE) 11/4F G Tormey ³ Philip Hobbs	G Tormey ³ Philip Hobbs	4	107	–	42	84	–
ch c Groom Dancer (USA) - Gortynia (FR) (My Swallow I)
Prominent, hampered 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5 20 [33]	0. Prestige Lady 12/1 M Molloy ⁷ Bryan Smart	M Molloy ⁷ Bryan Smart	5	108	–	24	69	–
b m Capitano I - Nancherrow (Scallywag)
Prominent, mistake 1st, weakened after 3 out, mistake 2 out

6 25 [58]	0. Summer Haven 100/1 Guy Lewis ³ Nick Lampard	Guy Lewis ³ Nick Lampard	7	1012	–	3	44	–
b m Nearly A Hand - Wild Corn (Cornuto)
Not jump well, behind from 6th

7 nk [58¼]	0. Big Bands Are Back (USA) 7/1 T Dascombe ⁵ C L Popham	T Dascombe ⁵ C L Popham	4	105	–	–	39	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Jetta J (USA) (Super Concorde)
Pulled hard, mistake 3rd, headway 5th, weakened after 3 out

8 2 [60¼]	0. Trelawneys Dream 11/2 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	6	111	–	3	42	–
b m Sula Bula - Balitree (Balidar)
Prominent to 6th

9 ¾ [61]	0. Palacegate Gold (IRE) 33/1 Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	7	1013	–	1	46	–
b g Sarab - Habilite (Habitat)
Pulled hard, mistake 3rd, always behind

F	0. Sporos (GR) 33/1 I Dowrick Mrs S D Williams	I Dowrick Mrs S D Williams	8	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Fanis (GR) - Hildarose (GR) (Pounentes)
Behind, mistake 1st, tailed off when fell 5th

F	0. Aganerot (IRE) 50/1 S Burrough Gerald Ham	S Burrough Gerald Ham	6	116	–	–	–	–
b g Torenaga - Silly Company (Kings Company)
Prominent until fell 5th

PU	0. Mnemonic 9/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	4	105	–	–	–	–
b f Mtoto - Neenah (Bold Lad)
Pulled hard, saddle slipped, pulled up before 4th

PU	0. Arthur's Special 50/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	6	111	–	–	–	–
gr m Sousa - Kynaston (Pals Passage)
Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

UR	0. Rising's Lass (IRE) 50/1 Antony Procter ³ R J O'Sullivan	Antony Procter ³ R J O'Sullivan	6	1012	–	–	–	–
ch m Rising - Gone (Whistling Wind I)
Behind when hampered and unseated rider 5th

14 ran Off time: 5:05:00 Winning time: 4m 17.70s (slow by 30.70s) Total SP: 136%
1st owner: M Worcester (Mead Court) 1st breeder: Thomas J Joyce
2nd owner: The Bridge End Hotel Racing (Royal Rabbit)
3rd owner: N R Pike (Fabulous Mtoto)

5:00 Taunton 15 Feb 1996

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div II)