Full Result 5.00 Worcester | 2 April 1997

Worcester Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Div I) Class H

(Class 6) (4-6yo) 2m OMS Good To Firm

1st £1,399.20 2nd £391.20 3rd £189.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	11. Rupert Blues 16/1 M Richards J S King	M Richards J S King	5	114	–	–	109	–
b g Thowra (FR) - Atlantic Line (Capricorn Line)
Held up, headway 8f out, led over 2f out, driven out

2 ¾	13. Star Adventure 12/1 Miss E James J T Evans	Miss E James J T Evans	5	114	–	–	108	–
b g Green Adventure (USA) - Lady Martha (Sidon)
Held up, headway 5f out, carried right 3f out, ran on inside final furlong

3 nk [1]	4. Certain Shot 5/1 D Bridgwater G M McCourt	D Bridgwater G M McCourt	6	114	–	–	108	–
b g Little Wolf - Duckdown (Blast I)
Always prominent, led 3f out, soon headed, ran on

4 2½ [3½]	5. Damien's Choice (IRE) 4/1F Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	Derek Byrne Merrita Jones	5	114	–	–	105	–
b g Erin's Hope - Reenoga (Tug Of War)
Took keen hold, headway 8f out, ran on one pace final 2f

5 3½ [7]	19. Duty Free 50/1 Jimmy McCarthy A H Harvey	Jimmy McCarthy A H Harvey	4	1012	–	–	–	–
b g El Conquistador - Golden Medina (Cornuto)
Held up, headway 5f out, came wide straight, ran on final furlong

6 nk [7¼]	10. Montroe (IRE) 9/2 D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	D O'Sullivan Richard Rowe	5	114	–	–	102	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Cathedral Street (Boreen Beag)
Held up and behind, headway 5f out, came wide straight, one pace final 2f

7 nk [7¾]	14. Windle Brook 16/1 S McNeill Kim Bailey	S McNeill Kim Bailey	5	114	–	–	101	–
b g Gildoran (IRE) - Minigale (Strong Gale)
Never placed to challenge

8 1½ [9¼]	20. Jazz Duke 20/1 A McCabe R J O'Sullivan	A McCabe R J O'Sullivan	4	1012	–	–	94	–
ch g Rising - Gone (Whistling Wind I)
Held up, headway 8f out, hung right 3f out, soon weakened

9 10 [19¼]	16. Knightsbridge Girl (IRE) 8/1 Norman Williamson Philip Hobbs	Norman Williamson Philip Hobbs	6	1013	–	–	85	–
ch m Buckskin (FR) - Solo Guest (Northern Guest)
Headway 9f out, weakened 4f out

10 3½ [22¾]	6. Emerald Lamp (IRE) 33/1 Vince Slattery O O'Neill	Vince Slattery O O'Neill	6	114	–	–	86	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Mary Kate (Callernish)
Never nearer

11 3 [25¾]	12. Shropshire Gale (IRE) 9/1 X Aizpuru ⁷ S A Brookshaw	X Aizpuru ⁷ S A Brookshaw	6	1011	–	–	83	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Willow Fashion (Quayside I)
Pulled hard, chased leader, led 10f out to 3f out, soon weakened

12 1 [26¾]	8. Ickford Okey 16/1 D Gallagher Charlie Morlock	D Gallagher Charlie Morlock	5	114	–	–	82	–
b g Broadsword (USA) - Running Kiss (IRE) (Deep Run)
Prominent 10f

13 1½ [28¼]	21. Twelve Club 10/1 Andrew Thornton Kim Bailey	Andrew Thornton Kim Bailey	4	1012	–	–	75	–
ch g Sharrood (USA) - Persian Victory (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Held up, headway over 4f out, weakened 3f out

14 shd [28¼]	3. Bertie Bavard 16/1 Miss E Johnson Houghton R F Johnson Houghton	Miss E Johnson Houghton R F Johnson Houghton	5	114	–	–	81	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Acushla Macree (Mansingh)
Always behind

15 3 [31¼]	9. Jolson 25/1 P Henley ³ C R Barwell	P Henley ³ C R Barwell	6	111	–	–	78	–
ch g Black Minstrel - Pearly Lady (Tycoon II)
Always behind

16 2 [33¼]	17. Miner's Rose (IRE) 50/1 Mick Fitzgerald Jackie Retter	Mick Fitzgerald Jackie Retter	6	1013	–	–	71	–
b m Miner's Lamp - Ballinarose (Arctic Slave)
Always behind

17 12 [45¼]	22. Avoncliff 14/1 Warren Marston J S King	Warren Marston J S King	4	107	–	–	53	–
ch f Sharp Deal - Dusty Run (Deep Run)
Behind final 5f, tailed off

18 10 [55¼]	2. Ballina 25/1 J T Nolan ⁷ John O'Shea	J T Nolan ⁷ John O'Shea	5	1011	–	–	54	–
b g Ayyabaan - Nicolene (Nice Music)
Headway 9f out, weakened over 4f out, tailed off

19 hd [55½]	15. Chatter Box 33/1 R Supple John Upson	R Supple John Upson	5	1013	–	–	–	–
ch m Backchat (USA) - Vulgan's Bella (Vulgan Slave)


20 9 [64½]	7. Hotel Casino (NZ) 33/1 G Tormey A J K Dunn	G Tormey A J K Dunn	4	114	–	–	45	–
b g Dorchester (FR) - Against The Odds (NZ) (Harbor Prince)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	18. So Welcome 50/1 Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	Tom McLaughlin Nick Littmoden	5	1013	–	–	–	–
b m Weld - Baltic Call (Czarist)
Led, soon clear, headed 10f out, weakened quickly, pulled up 7f out

21 ran Off time: 12:00:00 Winning time: 3m 56.20s (slow by 26.20s) Total SP: 151%
Non-runners: Samuel Wilderspin
1st owner: Robert Skillen (Rupert Blues) 1st breeder: Mrs D B Mulley
2nd owner: J T Evans (Star Adventure)
3rd owner: D E H Horton (Certain Shot)
Tote win: £24.20 PL: £5.90 £5.30 £1.90 Ex: £174.20 CSF: £196.63

5:00 Worcester 2 Apr 1997

Worcester Standard Open National Hunt Flat (Div I) Class H