Full Result 2.30 Chepstow | 8 April 1996

Welsh Champion Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (4yo+) (2m11yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £7,259 2nd £2,192 3rd £1,066 4th £503

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Absalom's Lady 5/1 Antony Procter David Elsworth	Antony Procter David Elsworth	8	119	–	100	132	–
gr m Absalom - High Point Lady (USA) (Knightly Dawn)
Chased leader, led 5th, driven out

2 hd	. Backgammon I 9/2 G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	5	116	–	97	129	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Messaria (Ile De Bourbon)
Always prominent, ridden 2 out, switched last, every chance flat, ran on

3 4 [4¼]	. Rubhahunish (IRE) 14/1 Richard Johnson James Bennett	Richard Johnson James Bennett	5	116	–	93	125	–
b h Darshaan - Captive Island (Northfields)
Always prominent, ridden 6th, one pace

4 4 [8¼]	. Clifton Beat (USA) 6/4F Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	Mick Fitzgerald Philip Hobbs	5	1110	–	93	125	–
b g Danzatore (CAN) - Amenity (FR) (Luthier)
Held up, every chance 2 out, one pace

5 dist [38¼]	. Seek The Faith (USA) 25/1 Philip Hide Matt Sheppard	Philip Hide Matt Sheppard	7	116	–	–	–	–
ch g Pilgrim (USA) - Bundler (USA) (Raise A Native)
Hit 3rd, behind from 6th

PU	. Valfinet (FR) 7/1 D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	9	120	–	–	–	–
b g Maiymad - Oland (FR) (Saumon)
Led until hit 5th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

PU	. Debutante Days 7/2 Graham Bradley Henrietta Knight	Graham Bradley Henrietta Knight	4	1013	–	–	–	–
ch f Dominion - Doogali (Doon)
Mistake 1st, behind until pulled up 5th

7 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 4m 3.50s (slow by 17.50s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Whitcombe Manor Racing Stables Limited (Absalom's Lady) 1st breeder: Casterbridge Stud
2nd owner: W E Sturt (Backgammon I)
3rd owner: Lone Star Racing Partnership (Rubhahunish)