Full Result 1.45 Taunton | 16 October 1997

Hydrazine Juvenile Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (3yo) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,913.50 2nd £536 3rd £260.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Gray Pastel (IRE) 6/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	3	119	–	77	94	–
gr g Al Nasr (FR) - Gay Pastel (FR) (No Pass No Sale)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, clear last, easily

2 5	2. Southern Chief 10/1 J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	3	112 b	–	66	84	–
b g Be My Chief (USA) - Southern Sky (Comedy Star)
Chased leader, led 3 out until 2 out, one pace

3 ½ [5½]	4. Aficionado (IRE) 9/2 Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	Jay Harris ⁷ Ron Hodges	3	104	–	54	71	–
b g Marju (IRE) - Haneena (Habitat)
Pulled hard, prominent, mistake 4th, one pace from 2 out

4 1¾ [7¼]	8. Sovereign 12/1 Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	3	106	–	54	65	–
b f Interrex (CAN) - Shiny Penny (Glint Of Gold)
Always prominent, mistake 6th, one pace from 2 out

5 shd [7¼]	3. Le Grand Gousier (USA) 11/8F Adrian Maguire Richard Price	Adrian Maguire Richard Price	3	113 b	–	65	76	–
ch c Strawberry Road (AUS) - Sandy Baby (USA) (Al Hattab)
Led until 3 out, one pace from 2 out

6 12 [19¼]	7. Blush 14/1 Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	Timmy Murphy M C Pipe	3	106	–	44	53	–
b f Gildoran (IRE) - Rather Warm (Tribal Chief)
Held up, headway 6th, every chance 3 out, soon ridden, weakened 2 out

7 nk [19¾]	11. Grovefair Dancer (IRE) 11/1 Barry Fenton F J Yardley	Barry Fenton F J Yardley	3	100	–	37	46	–
ch f Soviet Lad (USA) - Naval Artiste (Captain's Gig)
Behind from 6th

8 1½ [21¼]	9. Supercharmer 50/1 Gary Lyons R T Juckes	Gary Lyons R T Juckes	3	105 b	–	41	50	–
ch g Charmer (IRE) - Surpassing (Superlative)
Pulled hard early, always behind, mistake last

9 dist [51¼]	5. Geordie LadI 50/1 Luke Harvey James Bennett	Luke Harvey James Bennett	3	1011	–	–	–	–
ch g Tina's Pet - Edraianthus (Windjammer)
Always behind, tailed off from 6th

PU	10. Kayzee (IRE) 20/1 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	3	103	–	–	–	–
b f River Falls I - Northern Amber (Shack)
Held up, behind from 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

10 ran Off time: 1:45:00 Winning time: 3m 54.00s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 116%
Non-runners: Aquavita
1st owner: Lord Donoughmore (Gray Pastel) 1st breeder: Miss Valerie Boniche And Ecurie Balwell
2nd owner: Bill Brown (Southern Chief)
3rd owner: Mrs C J Cole (Aficionado)
Tote win: £4.90 PL: £1.50 £3.40 £1.70 Ex: £26.20 CSF: £55.65 Trifecta: £28.20 Pool: £241.06. 6.06 winning tickets.

1:45 Taunton 16 Oct 1997

Hydrazine Juvenile Novices' Claiming Hurdle Class G