Full Result 4.35 Wincanton | 24 February 1994

Mere Maiden Hurdle

(4yo) (1m7f65yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,390 2nd £665 3rd £320

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Ground Nut (IRE) 7/4 Jamie Osborne Henrietta C Knight	Jamie Osborne Henrietta C Knight	4	110	–	109	107	–
ch g Fools Holme (USA) - Corn Seed (Nicholas Bill)
Pulled hard, chased leader, led approaching 5th, joined 2 out, ran on well under pressure flat

2 ¾	0. Formal Affair 9/2 Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	4	109	–	103	101	–
b f Rousillon (USA) - Muznah (Royal And Regal)
Mid-division, headway 5th, every chance from 2 out, kept on same pace flat

3 ½ [1¼]	0. General Mouktar 6/4F R Dunwoody M C Pipe	R Dunwoody M C Pipe	4	110	–	108	106	–
ch g Hadeer - Fly The Coop (Kris)


4 4 [5¼]	0. Just You Dare (IRE) 7/1 J Lower M C Pipe	J Lower M C Pipe	4	110	–	104	102	–
b c Common Grounds - Eulalie (Queen's Hussar)
Held up, headway 5th, every chance 2 out, weakened flat

5 12 [17¼]	0. Doctoor (USA) 16/1 G McCourt R J O'Sullivan	G McCourt R J O'Sullivan	4	110	–	92	90	–
ch g Cozzene (USA) - To The Top (USA) (Bold Hour)
Chased leaders, hit 4th, weakened approaching 2 out

6 5 [22¼]	0. Palace Parade (USA) 100/1 N Dawe Nerys Dutfield	N Dawe Nerys Dutfield	4	110	–	87	85	–
ch g Cure The Blues (USA) - Parasail (USA) (In Reality)
In touch, driven along 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

7 4 [26¼]	0. Scoresheet I (IRE) 16/1 D Murphy J T Gifford	D Murphy J T Gifford	4	110	–	83	81	–
ch g Orchestra - Jane Bond (Good BondI)
Headway 5th, effort 3 out, beaten approaching next

8 12 [38¼]	0. Formaestre (IRE) 100/1 B Powell Snr G L Humphrey	B Powell Snr G L Humphrey	4	109	–	65	64	–
b f Formidable I (USA) - Maestrette (Manado)
Never on terms

9 30 [68¼]	0. Nutty Brown 33/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	4	110	–	38	39	–
b g Primitive Rising (USA) - Nuthill (Derrylin)
Led, headed approaching 5th, soon beaten

10 3½ [71¾]	0. Rootsman (IRE) 50/1 Mick Fitzgerald Merrita Jones	Mick Fitzgerald Merrita Jones	4	110	–	35	35	–
b g Glenstal (USA) - Modena (Sassafras)
Mistake 1st, always behind

11 dist [101¾]	0. Noble Risk 50/1 S McNeill Ben De Haan	S McNeill Ben De Haan	4	110	–	–	–	–
b c Risk Me (FR) - Nativity I (USA) (Native Royalty)
Pulled hard, always behind, tailed off from 5th

PU	0. West End 100/1 Mr S Stickland G Stickland	Mr S Stickland G Stickland	4	111 1	–	–	–	–
b g Daring March - Lantonside (Royal Palace)
Behind until pulled up approaching 3rd

PU	0. Orcheston 100/1 Richard Guest M J Bolton	Richard Guest M J Bolton	4	109	–	–	–	–
b f Nearly A Hand - Glanfield (Eborneezer)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Harrow Way (IRE) 50/1 E Murphy J T Gifford	E Murphy J T Gifford	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Merry Miss (Deep Run)
Mistakes 1st and 4th, always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 3 out

14 ran Off time: 4:39:00 Winning time: 3m 59.60s (slow by 30.60s) Total SP: 132%
1st owner: V McCalla (Ground Nut) 1st breeder: Lt-Comdr G G Marten
2nd owner: The Plough Partnership (Formal Affair)
3rd owner: A S Helaissi (General Mouktar)

4:35 Wincanton 24 Feb 1994

Mere Maiden Hurdle