Full Result 1.40 Worcester | 2 December 1996

River Severn Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-125, 4yo+) 2m4f OMS Good To Soft 10 hurdles

1st £3,120 2nd £870 3rd £420

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Big Strand (IRE) 5/1 D Walsh ³ M C Pipe	D Walsh ³ M C Pipe	7	115	111	–	123	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Tranquil Love (Ardoon)
Held up, steady headway 5th, mistake 3 out, slight lead last, hard ridden and ran on flat

2 4	3. Reaganesque (USA) 6/1 R Farrant Pat Murphy	R Farrant Pat Murphy	4	116	109	–	117	–
b g Nijinsky (CAN) - Basoof (USA) (Believe It)
Chased leader, led approaching 5th, ridden 2 out, headed last, every chance flat, no extra final 100y

3 18 [22]	9. Mr Snaggle (IRE) 5/1 Adrian Maguire Simon Earle	Adrian Maguire Simon Earle	7	106	95	–	93	–
ch g Pollerton (IRE) - Truly Deep (Deep Run)
Held up, headway 7th, soon chasing leaders, weakened 2 out

4 17 [39]	1. Fast Thoughts 16/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	Sophie Mitchell ⁵ D R Gandolfo	9	115	113	–	86	–
b g Feelings (FR) - Heldigvis (Hot Grove)
Led, soon clear, headed approaching 5th, weakened next, soon lost touch, tailed off

5 dist [69]	6. Glistening Dawn 4/1F S McNeill Tom Keddy	S McNeill Tom Keddy	6	1012 b	101	–	–	–
ch m Beveled (USA) - Andrea Dawn (Run The Gantlet)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened 7th, tailed off

PU	5. Major Nova 20/1 J Ryan N A Smith	J Ryan N A Smith	7	111	104	–	–	–
b g Ra Nova - Phyllis Jane (Lepanto)
Soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	4. Manolete 11/2 Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	5	114	107	–	–	–
b g Hard Fought - Andalucia (Rheingold)
Chased leaders until weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	7. Nuns Cone 16/1 G Hogan ³ Ray Peacock	G Hogan ³ Ray Peacock	8	105	97	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - NunswalkI (The Parson)
Prominent until lost place quickly approaching 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 7th

PU	8. Trecento 5/1 Warren Marston John Mackie	Warren Marston John Mackie	5	107	96	–	–	–
b m Precious Metal - Tudor Tempest (Past Petition)
Held up, headway 3rd, weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before next

9 ran Off time: 1:40:00 Winning time: 5m 3.30s (slow by 28.30s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: E C Jones (Big Strand) 1st breeder: M Parkhill
2nd owner: Mrs John Spielman (Reaganesque)
3rd owner: The Plum Merchants (Mr Snaggle)

1:40 Worcester 2 Dec 1996

River Severn Handicap Hurdle Class D