Full Result 3.40 Newbury | 24 October 1996

Gardner Merchant Rated Class B Handicap

(Class 2) (0-110, 3yo+) (6f8yds) 6f OMS Soft

1st £8,518.80 2nd £3,169.20 3rd £1,534.60 4th £643 5th £271.50 6th £122.90

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	5. The Puzzler (IRE) 10/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	94	100	92	102	–
br g Sharpo - Enigma (Ahonoora)
Steadied and switched right start, held up, good headway 2f out, led well inside final furlong, ran on well

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ¾	10. Musical Season 9/2 Kevin Darley David Barron	Kevin Darley David Barron	4	87	89	79	89	–
b g Merdon Melody - Earles-Field (Wolverlife)
Led, headed well inside final furlong, unable to quicken

3⁽⁹⁾ 2½ [3¼]	11. Bajan Rose 7/1 Alan Daly ⁵ Michael Blanshard	Alan Daly ⁵ Michael Blanshard	4	82 4	89	68	82	–
b f Dashing Blade - Supreme Rose (Frimley Park)
Chased leader, ridden over 1f out, one pace

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [4½]	4. Montendre 16/1 T Quinn Ron Hodges	T Quinn Ron Hodges	9	95	101	82	91	–
b g Longleat (USA) - La Lutine (My Swallow I)
Rear, ridden halfway, stayed on inside final furlong

5⁽⁷⁾ hd [4¾]	2. Averti (IRE) 16/1 Dane O'Neill William Muir	Dane O'Neill William Muir	5	96	102	–	–	–
b h Warning - Imperial Jade (Lochnager)
Always prominent, ridden 2f out, one pace

6⁽¹⁾ 1¼ [6]	3. Madly Sharp 5/1 Pat Eddery J W Watts	Pat Eddery J W Watts	5	95	101	78	87	–
ch g Sharpo - Madison Girl (Last Fandango)
Held up, ridden 2f out, one pace

7⁽²⁾ ¾ [6¾]	1. Russian Music 8/1 John Reid Gay Kelleway	John Reid Gay Kelleway	3	97	104	79	88	–
b g Forzando - Sunfleet (Red Sunset)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, no headway

8⁽⁶⁾ ½ [7¼]	6. Hard To Figure 16/1 Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	Steve Drowne Ron Hodges	10	92	98	72	81	–
gr g Telsmoss - Count On Me (No Mercy I)
Always behind

9⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [8½]	8. Repertory 50/1 R Perham Mick Channon	R Perham Mick Channon	3	813	96	66	75	–
b g Anshan - Susie's Baby (Balidar)
Mid-division, ridden over 2f out, soon weakened

10⁽⁴⁾ 3 [11½]	7. World Premier 12/1 Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	Brett Doyle Clive Brittain	3	90	97	59	67	–
b c Shareef Dancer (USA) - Abuzz (Absalom)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened over 2f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ ¾ [12¼]	9. Samwar 7/2F Jimmy Quinn Gay Kelleway	Jimmy Quinn Gay Kelleway	4	812	94	54	62	–
b g Warning - Samaza (USA) (Arctic Tern)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, soon weakened, eased when beaten inside final furlong. stewards told: trainer reported, gelding was not suited by the soft ground

11 ran Off time: 3:42:00 Winning time: 1m 15.05s (slow by 4.75s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Lady Richard Wellesley (The Puzzler) 1st breeder: Lady Richard Wellesley, H De Burgh And Grange Nom
2nd owner: P D Savill (Musical Season)
3rd owner: C McKenna (Bajan Rose)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 54 (38%) M [5-7] 27 (12%) H [8-11] 69 (50%)

3:40 Newbury 24 Oct 1996

Gardner Merchant Rated Class B Handicap