Full Result 2.35 Taunton | 11 December 1997

Motoring Gazette Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m7f198yds) 3m Good 12 hurdles

1st £2,880 2nd £805 3rd £390

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Torch Vert (IRE) 4/5F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1010 v	105	93	113	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Arctic Winter (CAN) (Briartic)
Held up, headway 8th, led on bit approaching last, cleverly

2 2	3. Jovial Man (IRE) 16/1 Carl Llewellyn R J O'Sullivan	Carl Llewellyn R J O'Sullivan	8	1012	107	94	103	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Jovial Josie (USA) (Sea Bird II)
Held up, headway 8th, led approaching 3 out, headed approaching last, not quicken flat

3 1¾ [3¾]	8. Defendtherealm 11/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	6	105 5	100	86	94	–
br g Derring Rose - Armagnac Princess (Armagnac Monarch)
Held up, headway 8th, every chance 3 out, ran on one pace flat

4 ½ [4¼]	7. Welsh Silk 7/2 R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	R Dunwoody D R Gandolfo	5	104	99	84	93	–
b g Weld - Purple Silk I (Belfalas)
Held up, headway 8th, mistake 9th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, ran on one pace flat

5 20 [24¼]	1. Ever Smile I (FR) 33/1 D Fuhrmann M C Pipe	D Fuhrmann M C Pipe	10	1110	119	91	93	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Smiling (FR) (Great Nephew)
Held up and behind, headway 8th, weakened approaching 3 out

6 dist [54¼]	6. Copper Coil 20/1 S McNeill Bob Buckler	S McNeill Bob Buckler	7	105	100	–	–	–
ch g Undulate (USA) - April Rose (Alderbrook)
Behind from 8th, tailed off

7 1 [55¼]	9. Country Tarquin 13/2 T Dascombe Ron Hodges	T Dascombe Ron Hodges	5	100 2	95	–	–	–
b h Town And Country - High Finesse (High Line)
Chased leader, ridden to lead approaching 9th, headed approaching 3 out, soon weakened, virtually pulled up flat

8 15 [70¼]	2. Percy Braithwaite (IRE) 25/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ Pam Ford	Seamus Durack ⁵ Pam Ford	5	1012	112	–	–	–
b g Kahyasi (IRE) - Nasseem (FR) (Zeddaan)
Behind from 8th, tailed off

PU	10. St Mellion Leisure (IRE) 33/1 Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	5	100 2	95	–	–	–
b g Lord Americo (IRE) - Forthetimebeing (Prince Regent)
Led until approaching 9th, weakened quickly approaching 3 out, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

9 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 6m 14.70s (slow by 38.70s) Total SP: 120%
Non-runners: Pharsilk, Rum Customer
1st owner: Paul Green (Torch Vert) 1st breeder: Pegasus Securities Leasing (pty) Ltd
2nd owner: Mrs Barbara Marchant (Jovial Man)
3rd owner: George Standing (Defendtherealm)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.40 £5.40 £2 Ex: £10.50 CSF: £12.76 Tricast: £83.14 Trifecta: £61.90 Pool: £697.64. 8.00 winning tickets.

2:35 Taunton 11 Dec 1997

Motoring Gazette Handicap Hurdle Class D