Full Result 4.45 Worcester | 11 April 1990

Swansea Novices' Hurdle (Div II)

2m OMS Good To Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,926 2nd £536 3rd £258

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Akdam (USA) 11/10F K Mooney R F Johnson Houghton	K Mooney R F Johnson Houghton	5	1112	–	–	102	–
b h Arctic Tern (USA) - Dancers Countess (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, led 2 out, jumped right last, ridden out

2 1½	0. Feeling Better 7/2 J Lodder F Jordan	J Lodder F Jordan	4	1010	–	–	84	–
b g Cure The Blues (USA) - La Mortola I (Bold Lad)
Held up and behind, headway approaching 3 out, every chance last, ridden and unable to quicken flat

3 1½ [3]	0. Howgill 9/1 S J O'Neill R B Francis	S J O'Neill R B Francis	4	1010	–	–	82	–
b g Tower Walk - In Form (Formidable I)
Headway 5th, every chance approaching last, ridden and kept on flat

4 5 [8]	0. Middle Half 3/1 R J Beggan Paul Cole	R J Beggan Paul Cole	5	112	–	–	83	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Moiety Bird (FalconI)
Always prominent, led after 5th until 2 out, ridden and weakened approaching last

5 dist [38]	0. Truly Hot 50/1 Luke Harvey C J Vernon Miller	Luke Harvey C J Vernon Miller	5	1011	–	–	–	–
b m True Song - Duiker (Sovereign Lord)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off from halfway

6 15 [53]	0. Sheppie's Double 33/1 K Doolan G B Barlow	K Doolan G B Barlow	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Scallywag - Quadrille II (Quadriga)
Left in lead 3rd, headed after 5th, soon weakened, tailed off

7 [53]	0. Princess Falcon 33/1 P McDermott ⁷ Graeme Roe	P McDermott ⁷ Graeme Roe	5	104	–	–	–	–
ch m Chukaroo - Coxmoore Sweaters (Wynkell)
Set slow pace until jumped slowly and headed 3rd, weakened 3 out, tailed off

7 ran Off time: 4:49:00 Winning time: 4m 3.90s (slow by 23.90s) Total SP: 113%
1st owner: Mrs G T Johnson Houghton (Akdam) 1st breeder: Holtsinger Inc
2nd owner: R J Tompkins (Feeling Better)
3rd owner: Mrs Charles Lockhart (Howgill)

4:45 Worcester 11 Apr 1990

Swansea Novices' Hurdle (Div II)