Full Result 3.15 Taunton | 19 February 1998

Porlock Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4-7yo) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,495 2nd £420 3rd £205

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Fighting Times 5/2F Vince Slattery C A Smith	Vince Slattery C A Smith	6	1013	71	73	78	–
b g Good Times (ITY) - Duellist I (Town Crier)
Always prominent, led 6th, quickened clear approaching 2 out, hard ridden approaching last, ran on well

2 1¼	7. Flahive's First 11/2 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	4	109	77	68	73	–
ch g Interrex (CAN) - Striking Image (IRE) (Flash Of Steel)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, chased winner approaching 2 out, every chance last, ridden and not quicken

3 6 [7¼]	6. Blurred Image (IRE) 11/2 Mattie Batchelor ⁷ Julian Poulton	Mattie Batchelor ⁷ Julian Poulton	7	106	71	59	71	–
ch g Exactly Sharp (USA) - Bear's Affair (Gay Fandango)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, blundered 3 out, one pace

4 6 [13¼]	1. Cromaboo Crown 16/1 W Worthington P J Bevan	W Worthington P J Bevan	7	1110	82	71	76	–
b m Crowning Honors (CAN) - La Belle Epoque (Tachypous)
Led to 2nd, one pace from 3 out

5 ¾ [14]	14. Milestone 66/1 Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	Rodi Greene Nick Ayliffe	6	101 1 3	59	48	52	–
b g Presidium - Light De Light (USA) (Fluorescent Light)
No headway from 3 out

6 1¼ [15¼]	9. Petros Gem 40/1 Jay Harris ⁷ M J Bolton	Jay Harris ⁷ M J Bolton	5	101	66	47	58	–
br m Sulaafah (USA) - Dancing Ballerina (Record Run)
Behind, ridden approaching 5th, never near to challenge

7 4 [19¼]	13. Caius Caligula (USA) 50/1 Jodie Mogford ⁷ B Preece	Jodie Mogford ⁷ B Preece	7	97 1	58	35	46	–
b g Risen Star (USA) - L'Incestueuse (USA) (Lypheor)
Started slowly, headway 3 out, ridden approaching 2 out, soon weakened

8 3 [22¼]	8. Oakbury (IRE) 8/1 Tom Siddall ⁷ Lynn Siddall	Tom Siddall ⁷ Lynn Siddall	6	101	66	41	51	–
ch g Common Grounds - Doon Belle (Ardoon)
Mistake 6th, never near leaders

9 1½ [23¾]	11. Weather Alert I (IRE) 8/1 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	7	105 v	63	43	46	–
b g Dance Of Life (USA) - Ask The Wind (Run The Gantlet)
Led 2nd to 3rd, weakened 3 out

10 5 [28¾]	3. Payaso 10/1 Richard Johnson Robert Stronge	Richard Johnson Robert Stronge	4	113	85	50	53	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Sugar Plum FairyI (Sadler's Wells)
With leader, led 3rd to 6th, weakened 3 out

11 17 [45¾]	10. Five Live 10/1 R Supple S N Cole	R Supple S N Cole	4	107	75	24	–	–
b f Pharly (FR) - Manageress (Mandamus)
Behind from 6th, tailed off

12 6 [51¾]	2. Ilandra (IRE) 20/1 Ollie McPhail ⁵ C L Popham	Ollie McPhail ⁵ C L Popham	6	1012	75	23	30	–
b m Roi Danzig (USA) - Island Goddess (Godswalk)
Held up, headway when mistake 5th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

13 15 [66¾]	12. Bear Hug 33/1 Timmy Murphy Matt Sheppard	Timmy Murphy Matt Sheppard	5	102 b¹	60	–	–	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Tender Loving Care (Final Straw)
Prominent, ridden approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

PU	4. Bright Eclipse (USA) 7/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	5	111	73	–	–	–
br g Sunny's Halo (CAN) - Miss Lantana (USA) (Danzig Connection)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, 4th when pulled up before 2 out

14 ran Off time: 3:15:00 Winning time: 4m 10.20s (slow by 21.20s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: Julian Graves Ltd (Fighting Times) 1st breeder: C Hitchings
2nd owner: Miss N A Showers (Flahive's First)
3rd owner: Rivoli Holdings (Blurred Image)
Tote win: £3.50 PL: £1.60 £2.30 £4.70 Ex: £8.50 CSF: £16.36 Tricast: £70.19 Trifecta: £11.30 Pool: £525.72. 32.86 winning tickets.
The winner was bought in for 10,000gns.

3:15 Taunton 19 Feb 1998

Porlock Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G