Full Result 1.25 Taunton | 28 November 1996

Beech Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £3,566.25 2nd £1,080 3rd £527.50 4th £251.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Yet Again I 16/1 D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	4	110	–	101	112	–
ch g Weldnaas (USA) - Brightelmstone (Prince Regent)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, hard ridden to lead near finish

2 1¼	1. Secret Spring (FR) 8/13F M Richards Peter Hedger	M Richards Peter Hedger	4	116	–	106	117	–
b g Dowsing (USA) - Nordica (Northfields)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, ridden and headed near finish

3 10 [11¼]	8. Out On A Promise (IRE) 4/1 Richard Hughes N J H Walker	Richard Hughes N J H Walker	4	110	–	92	101	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Lovers' Parlour (Beldale Flutter)
Led to 3rd, every chance 2 out, soon weakened

4 1¾ [13]	10. Roderick Hudson 16/1 Norman Williamson James Toller	Norman Williamson James Toller	4	110	–	90	99	–
b g Elmaamul (USA) - Moviegoer (Pharly)
Chased leader, led 3rd, jumped slowly 5th, headed and mistake 2 out, soon weakened

5 26 [39]	14. Sparkling Buck 7/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	4	109	–	62	68	–
gr f Buckley - Sparkling Time (USA) (Olden Times)
Headway after 4th, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

6 6 [45]	7. Office Hours 40/1 W McFarland Bill Turner	W McFarland Bill Turner	4	110	–	62	67	–
b g Danehill (USA) - Charmina (FR) (Nonoalco)
Well behind from 6th

7 1 [46]	12. Roc Age 50/1 Mr J T Nolan ⁷ G W Davies	Mr J T Nolan ⁷ G W Davies	5	102	–	49	61	–
ch m Rustingo - La Chica (El Cid)
Prominent to 5th

8 7 [53]	2. Antigua's Treasure (IRE) 100/1 Robert Thornton ⁵ A Barrow	Robert Thornton ⁵ A Barrow	7	109	–	50	59	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Sans Culotte (FR) (Roi Dagrobert)
Jumped slowly 1st, soon behind, tailed off from 6th

9 1½ [54½]	3. Country Tarquin 16/1 Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	4	107	–	46	57	–
b c Town And Country - High Finesse (High Line)
Mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off from 6th

10 10 [64½]	6. Landlord 66/1 D Walsh ³ Mrs J E Hawkins	D Walsh ³ Mrs J E Hawkins	4	1011	–	41	47	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Pubby (Doctor Wall)
Always behind, tailed off from 6th

11 2½ [67]	13. Sharp Elver (IRE) 33/1 Philip Hide Peter Hedger	Philip Hide Peter Hedger	4	109	–	37	40	–
ch f Sharp Victor (USA) - Blue Elver (Kings Lake)
Headway after 4th, weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off

PU	4. Fair Haul 100/1 B Powell Snr R G Frost	B Powell Snr R G Frost	5	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Baron Blakeney - Cherry Meringue (Birdbrook)
Always behind, tailed off 5th, pulled up before 2 out

UR	9. Racing Hawk (USA) 40/1 P Holley Malcolm Saunders	P Holley Malcolm Saunders	4	110 v¹	–	–	–	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Lorn Lady (Lorenzaccio)
Blundered and unseated rider 2nd

13 ran Off time: 1:26:00 Winning time: 3m 53.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: A P Griffin (Yet Again I) 1st breeder: Aston Park Stud
2nd owner: M K George (Secret Spring)
3rd owner: Paul Green (Out On A Promise)

1:25 Taunton 28 Nov 1996

Beech Novices' Hurdle Class C