Full Result 2.40 Taunton | 19 February 1998

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div II)

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

1st £1,990.80 2nd £558.80 3rd £272.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Sayeh (IRE) 11/2 Warren Marston Peter Bowen	Warren Marston Peter Bowen	6	115	–	100	105	–
b g Fools Holme (USA) - Piffle (Shirley Heights)
Always prominent, led and hit 2 out, soon headed, hard ridden and ran on well flat

1 dht	14. Limelight 12/1 C Maude Pat Murphy	C Maude Pat Murphy	4	104	–	85	89	–
b f Old Vic - Nellie Dean (Song)
Held up, headway 6th, led after 2 out, jumped right last, all out

3 7 [7]	9. Shark (IRE) 6/1 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	5	115	–	94	98	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Gay Appeal (Star Appeal)
Pulled hard, led approaching 3rd to 2 out, weakened flat

4 1½ [8½]	12. Bold Oriental (IRE) 9/1 S McNeill Charlie Brooks	S McNeill Charlie Brooks	4	109	–	83	85	–
b g Tirol (IRE) - Miss Java (Persian Bold)
Held up, ridden approaching 2 out, no headway

5 2 [10½]	13. Ginzbourg 7/4F Richard Johnson R J O'Sullivan	Richard Johnson R J O'Sullivan	4	109	–	81	83	–
b g Ferdinand (USA) - Last Request I (Dancer's Image)
Held up, headway 5th, hit 6th, ridden after 3 out, every chance 2 out, soon weakened

6 7 [17½]	2. Blue Blazer 25/1 J Frost R G Frost	J Frost R G Frost	8	115	–	84	86	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - View (Shirley Heights)
Always behind

7 18 [35½]	6. Private Audience (USA) 25/1 A Bates ⁵ William Muir	A Bates ⁵ William Muir	5	110	–	62	68	–
b h Private Account (USA) - Monroe (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Behind from 5th

8 21 [56½]	4. Not Quite Grey 40/1 R Wakley ³ Tim McCarthy	R Wakley ³ Tim McCarthy	5	112	–	44	47	–
gr g Absalom - Strawberry Song (Final Straw)
Led until approaching 3rd, reminder approaching 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

9 dist [86½]	10. Missmass 66/1 Timmy Murphy Ralph J Smith	Timmy Murphy Ralph J Smith	5	110	–	–	–	–
b m Then Again - Massawa (FR) (Tennyson)
Always behind, tailed off from 5th

PU	8. Sergeyev (IRE) 7/2 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	115	–	–	–	–
ch h Mulhollande (USA) - Escape Path (Wolver Hollow)
Dwelt, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	5. Pc's Cruiser (IRE) 100/1 Mrs A Hand D C Turner	Mrs A Hand D C Turner	6	115	–	–	–	–
b g Homo Sapien (IRE) - Ivy Holme (Silly Season)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	1. Another Bula (IRE) 100/1 Mr G Shenkin ⁷ Stuart Howe	Mr G Shenkin ⁷ Stuart Howe	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Cardinal Flower - Celtic Lace (Celtic Cone)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

PU	3. Buddy Diver 66/1 Ollie McPhail ⁵ C L Popham	Ollie McPhail ⁵ C L Popham	5	110	–	–	–	–
br g Revlow - Rely-On-Pearl (Deep Diver)
Mistake 1st, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 6th

13 ran Off time: 2:40:00 Winning time: 4m 6.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 122%
Non-runners: Soloism
1st owner: The Galloping Punters (Sayeh) Sb Partners (Limelight) 1st breeder: Lord Harrington (Sayeh), Alan Gibson (Limelight)
3rd owner: M J Harmer (Shark)
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2:40 Taunton 19 Feb 1998

Blackdown Maiden Hurdle Class E (Div II)