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left 6:45 right Wetherby 4 May 1988

John Smith's Bitter Novices' Hurdle

(4yo) 2m OMS Good To Soft 9 hurdles
1st £1,772 2nd £492 3rd £236
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John Smith's Bitter Novices' Hurdle, 2m - Good To Soft, 4yo
John Smith's Bitter Novices' Hurdle, 2m - Good To Soft, 4yo
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Pos. (Draw)
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
Jockey
Trainer
Age WGT OR TS RPR MR
left
1   
4 912 Over-Weights 3 right
b f Tyrnavos right - Rose Girl right (Thatch) right
With leader, left in lead 3 out, headed last, rallied to lead final 50 yards
left
2  ½
4 110 right
b g Persian Bold (IRE) right - Lost Splendour (USA) right (Vaguely Noble) right
Headway 3rd, every chance 2 out, not quicken near finish
left
3  ½ [1]
4 107 b right
b g Niniski (USA) right - Consister right (BurglarI) right
Held up, headway 4th, hard ridden and led last, ridder dropped whip, not ran on, headed final 50 yards
left
4  [2½]
4 99 right
b f Welsh Captain right - Mandy's Gift right (Mandamus) right
Held up, headway 4th, ran on from 2 out, never able to challenge
left
5  1 [3½]
4 110 b right
b g Final Straw right - Twenty Two (FR) right (Busted) right
Led to 3rd, ridden and not quicken from 2 out
left
6  [5]
4 99 right
b f Piaffer (USA) right - Circumstance right (Beveled) right
Behind, stayed on well from 3 out, nearest finish
left
7  [5]  
4 107 right
ch g Vitiges (FR) right - Sesta right (Artaius) right
Always behind
left
8  [5]  
4 107 right
ch c Try My Best (USA) right - Penny Halfpenny right (Sir Ivor) right
Mistake 2nd, headway 4th, weakened approaching 2 out
left
9  [5]  
4 107 right
b g Balliol I right - Glebe right (Tacitus) right
Always in rear, tailed off
left
PU   
4 102 right
bb f Tanfirion (IRE) right - Fashion Shade right (Fine Blade) right
Always behind, tailed off from 3 out, pulled up flat
left
RO   
4 110 right
b g Random Shot (USA) right - True Or False right (Varano) right
Started slowly, pulled hard, joined leaders 2nd, led 3rd, blundered 4th, jumped badly right and ran off course 3 out
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