Full Result 3.20 Taunton | 10 December 1998

Stogumber Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £2,787 2nd £782 3rd £381

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Bamapour (IRE) 10/1 A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	8	112 b	118	93	123	–
b g Shardari - Banana Peel (Green Dancer)
Chased leaders, pushed along 5th, challenged 4 out, slight lead next, reminder 2 out, stayed on under pressure run-in (op 5-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

2 2	1. Papua 100/30 Barry Keniry ⁷ I A Balding	Barry Keniry ⁷ I A Balding	4	113	126	93	128	–
ch g Green Dancer (USA) - Fairy Tern (Mill Reef)
Held up in touch, headway to challenge on bit 3 out, shaken up approaching last, found no extra run-in (op 2-1)

3 shd [2]	2. Hay Dance 6/4F R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	7	114	120	94	122	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Hay Reef (Mill Reef)
Held up in touch, tracked leaders 3 out, challenged on bit 2 out, soon ridden, found no extra run-in (op 2-1 after 5-2 in a place)

4 23 [25]	4. Goldingo 8/1 Richard Johnson C M Price	Richard Johnson C M Price	11	1010	112	64	91	–
ch g Rustingo - Ruths Image (Grey Love)
Chased leaders, mistake and weakened 3 out (op 6-1)

5 5 [30]	5. Dark Kestrel I (IRE) 15/2 Jamie Magee Charlie Mann	Jamie Magee Charlie Mann	4	104 b	106	53	80	–
b g Silver Kite (USA) - Libby Jayne (Tumble Wind I)
Made most to 3 out, soon weakened (op 11-2 tchd 8-1 in places)

6 1¾ [31¾]	6. Brush With Time (IRE) 5/1 Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Mrs S D Williams	Mattie Batchelor ⁵ Mrs S D Williams	6	99 7	102	42	74	–
br m Brush Aside (USA) - Final Filly (Final Straw)
Pressed leader until weakened 3 out (op 4-1 tchd 11-2)

6 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 4m 12.10s (slow by 25.10s) Total SP: 112%
1st owner: D Charlesworth (Bamapour) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: Robert Hitchins (Papua)
3rd owner: Wessex Go Racing Partnership (Hay Dance)
Tote win: £7.30 PL: £2.20 £1.30 Ex: £16.80 CSF: £38.79