Full Result 3.50 Taunton | 22 January 1998

Yarcombe Novices' Hurdle Class E

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

1st £2,351 2nd £661 3rd £323

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Polar Prospect 4/5F G Tormey Philip Hobbs	G Tormey Philip Hobbs	5	1111	–	62	119	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Littlemisstrouble (USA) (My Gallant)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, led approaching last, driven out

2 ½	2. Tamarindo (FR) 3/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	5	1111	–	62	118	–
b g Galetto (FR) - Rainbow Rainbow (IRE) (Vision)
Held up, headway after 3 out, every chance last, hard ridden, ran on

3 15 [15½]	10. Shilling (IRE) 13/2 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	4	102	–	24	82	–
b f Bob Back (USA) - Quiche (Formidable I)
Held up, headway 5th, led 2 out, soon headed, 3rd and beaten when blundered last

4 3 [18½]	4. Dragon King 25/1 Andrew Thornton C R Barwell	Andrew Thornton C R Barwell	6	115	–	38	94	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Dunsilly Bell (London Bells)
Pulled hard, headway to lead 5th, headed 2 out, soon weakened

5 11 [29½]	7. Quabmatic 10/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	5	115	–	26	83	–
b g Pragmatic - Good Skills (Bustino)
Held up, dropped rear and mistake 5th, headway 6th, weakened after 3 out

6 1 [30½]	5. Fighting Times 25/1 Luke Harvey C A Smith	Luke Harvey C A Smith	6	115	–	25	82	–
b g Good Times (ITY) - Duellist I (Town Crier)
Pulled hard, prominent until 3 out

7 10 [40½]	8. Reiterate I 50/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	5	110	–	10	67	–
b m Then Again - Indubitable (Sharpo)
Prominent until 5th

8 hd [40¾]	9. Sir Alidaf 50/1 Henry Oliver ⁷ O O'Neill	Henry Oliver ⁷ O O'Neill	4	100	–	–	60	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Bolton Flyer (Aragon)
Prominent until 3 out

9 17 [57¾]	3. Blue Blazer 25/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	115	–	–	55	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - View (Shirley Heights)
Led until 5th, weakened 6th

10 2½ [60¼]	6. Most Vital 100/1 S McNeill Bill Turner	S McNeill Bill Turner	7	115	–	–	52	–
b g Vital Season - Flavirostris (Grisaille)
Pulled hard, always behind

10 ran Off time: 3:50:00 Winning time: 4m 31.10s (slow by 44.10s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mr & Mrs Don Last And Bill Yates (Polar Prospect) 1st breeder: C H Bothway
2nd owner: The Johnson Family (Tamarindo)
3rd owner: Million In Mind Partnership (7) (Shilling)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.10 £1.60 £1.60 Ex: £2.30 CSF: £3.01 Trifecta: £5.70 Pool: £356.61. 44.01 winning tickets.

3:50 Taunton 22 Jan 1998

Yarcombe Novices' Hurdle Class E