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left 4:10 right Taunton 13 Mar 2000

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles
1st £3,209.05 2nd £987.40 3rd £493.70 4th £246.85
pedigree Pedigrees
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Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle Class E, 2m3f - Good, Class 4 4yo+
Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle Class E, 2m3f - Good, Class 4 4yo+
pedigree Pedigrees
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
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1   
7 911 Out-of-Handicaps 2 b 92 59 104 right
b g Pragmatic right - Good Skills right (Bustino) right
Behind, steady headway after 6th, going well when badly hampered bend after 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out to lead run-in, ran on well (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)
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2  5
10 1013 v 110 71 112 right
ch g Scottish Reel II (IRE) right - Blakeney Heights right (Blakeney) right
Chased leaders until led after 6th, ridden 2 out, headed after last and one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)
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3  1 [6]
10 105 100 60 101 right
b g Be My Guest (USA) right - Overcall right (Bustino) right
Chased leaders, driven along after 6th, outpaced after 3 out, ran on again approaching last, kept on close home (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)
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4  ½ [6½]
5 114 113 72 114 right
br g Brief Truce (USA) right - Iswara (USA) right (Alleged) right
Held up, shaken up and headway after 6th, challenged 3 out, still every chance from next until mistake last and weakened final 100 yards (op 9-2)
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5  1 [7½]
10 100 92 50 92 right
b g Little Wolf right - Quick Reply right (Tarqogan) right
In touch, headway after 3 out, challenged from 2 out until one pace run-in (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)
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6  3 [10½]
8 112 108 62 105 right
b g Town And Country right - Lizzy Longstocking right (Jimsun I) right
Chased leader to 6th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 4-1 in places)
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7  8 [18½]
5 100 Out-of-Handicaps 4 92 36 81 right
b g Desert Splendour right - Normanby Damsel right (High Line) right
Held up in rear, lost touch from 6th (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)
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8  [21]
7 111 107 48 93 right
ch g Anshan right - Lambay right (Lorenzaccio) right
Behind, headway and hit 6th, never dangerous after (op 20-1)
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PU   
7 120 v 120
b g Distinctly North (USA) right - Indigo Blue (IRE) right (Bluebird) right
Led until headed after 6th, ridden next, weakened quickly 3 out and pulled up (op 9-4 after 5-2 in places tchd 13-8)
After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered
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