Full Result 2.10 Towcester | 5 December 1998

Towcester Means Business Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (1m7f181yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

1st £1,716 2nd £476 3rd £228

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Ferrers 15/2 Ollie McPhail Pam Sly	Ollie McPhail Pam Sly	7	1111	97	89	110	–
b g Homeboy - Gay Twenties (Lord Gayle)
Held up, headway 4th, led approaching 2 out, clear last (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

2 9	7. Rossell Island (IRE) 8/1 S Light ⁷ Mrs J Pitman	S Light ⁷ Mrs J Pitman	7	1011	90	65	91	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Fraoch Ban (Deep Run)
Held up, mistake 3rd, ran on well approaching last, not reach winner (op 6-1)

3 1 [10]	11. Hydemilla 12/1 Robert Massey Mrs T D Pilkington	Robert Massey Mrs T D Pilkington	8	103	75	56	75	–
b m Idiots Delight - Bellaloo (Privy Seal)
Prominent, outpaced after 3 out, stayed on approaching last (op 8-1)

4 1 [11]	5. Young Radical (IRE) 8/1 B Grattan John Upson	B Grattan John Upson	6	119	95	75	94	–
b g Radical - Fountain Blue (Le Tricolore)
Held up, headway 3 out, every chance when mistake next, weakened last (tchd 9-1)

5 2½ [13½]	13. Summer Flower 20/1 Danny O'Sullivan ⁵ Zoe Davison	Danny O'Sullivan ⁵ Zoe Davison	8	99 8	72	45	69	–
b m Nomination - Hedda Garbler (Stradavinsky)
Held up, stayed on approaching last, never nearer (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6 ½ [14]	1. It's Wallace 5/1 Jamie Goldstein Julian Poulton	Jamie Goldstein Julian Poulton	5	120 b	100	77	96	–
b g Bedford (USA) - Rua Batric (Energist)
Tracked leaders, outpaced 5th, stayed on approaching last (tchd 6-1)

7 ½ [14½]	10. Capsoff (IRE) 10/1 Mickey Brennan G A Hubbard	Mickey Brennan G A Hubbard	5	106	78	55	76	–
b m Mazaad (IRE) - Minerstown (IRE) (Miner's Lamp)
Tracked leaders, led 4 out, headed approaching 2 out, soon weakened (op 7-1)

8 6 [20½]	4. Bigwig (IRE) 7/2F S Old Kelly Gary Moore	S Old Kelly Gary Moore	5	119	95	65	85	–
ch g Thatching - Sabaah (USA) (Nureyev)
Tracked leaders, ridden and weakened after 3 out (tchd 4-1 in places)

9 ½ [21]	8. Zahaalie (USA) 8/1 Ross Studholme John Pickering	Ross Studholme John Pickering	6	1011	83	53	72	–
ch g Zilzal (USA) - Bambee Tt (USA) (Better Bee)
Led to 5th, weakened approaching 2 out (op 6-1)

10 nk [21¼]	9. Safecracker I 12/1 L Suthern Tim Etherington	L Suthern Tim Etherington	5	107	79	49	68	–
ch g Sayf El Arab (USA) - My Polished Corner (IRE) (Tate Gallery)
Chased leaders until weakened 3 out (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

11 3 [24¼]	12. Precious Island 10/1 N Hannity John Pickering	N Hannity John Pickering	5	101	73	39	59	–
b m Jupiter Island - Burmese Ruby (Good Times)
Held up in touch, effort 3 out, soon weakened (op 8-1 tchd 12-1)

12 24 [48¼]	14. Daring Ryde 33/1 Henry Oliver J P Smith	Henry Oliver J P Smith	7	100 12	72	12	34	–
b g Daring March - Mini Myra (Homing)
Prominent, raced keenly, hit 3rd, weakened 3 out

13 2 [50¼]	6. Paulton 6/1 L Corcoran ³ Kevin Bishop	L Corcoran ³ Kevin Bishop	5	113 b	92	27	52	–
b g Lugana Beach - Runcina (Runnett)
Prominent to 5th (op 5-1)

13 ran Off time: 2:11:00 Winning time: 4m 13.50s (slow by 28.50s) Total SP: 140%
Non-runners: Tashreef
1st owner: J L Burt (Ferrers) 1st breeder: John Burt
2nd owner: Robert Hitchins (Rossell Island)
3rd owner: Mrs T D Pilkington (Hydemilla)
Tote win: £9 PL: £2.90 £3.50 £3.40 Ex: £59.30 CSF: £71.18 Tricast: £689.98

2:10 Towcester 5 Dec 1998

Towcester Means Business Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class G