Full Result 2.00 Chepstow | 8 May 1996

Balmoral Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class E

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

1st £2,486 2nd £696 3rd £338

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Rosencrantz I (IRE) 16/1 R Davis Venetia Williams	R Davis Venetia Williams	4	110	–	61	94	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Rosananti (Blushing Groom)
Held up and behind, good headway approaching 5th, led approaching last, easily

2 5	. Spumante 11/2 B Powell Snr M P Muggeridge	B Powell Snr M P Muggeridge	4	110	–	57	86	–
ch g Executive Man - Midler (Comedy Star)
Held up, headway 4th, led approaching 5th, headed approaching last, unable to quicken flat

3 4 [9]	. Born To Please (IRE) 4/1 R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	4	110	–	53	82	–
ch g Waajib (IRE) - Gratify (Grundy)
Held up, headway after 4th, every chance 5th, one pace from 2 out

4 30 [39]	. Legal Drama (USA) 66/1 I Lawrence John Berry	I Lawrence John Berry	4	109	–	20	47	–
ch f Turkoman (USA) - Sworn Statement (USA) (Believe It)
Started slowly, headway 4th, every chance 5th, weakened 3 out

5 16 [55]	. Pleasant Surprise (FR) 5/2F D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	4	110 b¹	–	–	–	–
ch c Vaguely Pleasant (FR) - Surprise D'Hermite (FR) (Kashmir II)
Jumped slowly 2nd, behind from 4th, tailed off. stewards told: trainer said, colt lost a plate during race

6 2½ [57½]	. Amazon Heights 66/1 Mr J Grassick Liam Grassick	Mr J Grassick Liam Grassick	4	109	–	2	–	–
b f Heights Of Gold - Formidable Lady (Formidable I)
Always behind, tailed off from 4th

7 ¾ [58¼]	. Ath Cheannaithe (FR) 11/4 Jim Culloty ³ J Neville	Jim Culloty ³ J Neville	4	1011 b¹	–	3	–	–
ch g Persian Heights - Pencarreg (Caerleon)
Pulled hard, led, clear 2nd, headed approaching 5th, weakened quickly, tailed off

8 17 [75¼]	. Little Shefford 20/1 Richard Johnson Dai Williams	Richard Johnson Dai Williams	4	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Wolstenbury (Lochnager)
Chased leader until weakened after 4th, tailed off

9 1 [76¼]	. Hays Lodge 14/1 A P McCoy C R Barwell	A P McCoy C R Barwell	4	109	–	–	–	–
gr f Chief Singer - Sheer Gold (Yankee Gold)
Behind from 4th, tailed off

PU	. Rupert's Princess (IRE) 66/1 G Upton H Edward Haynes	G Upton H Edward Haynes	4	109 b¹	–	–	–	–
b f Prince Rupert (FR) - Llanelli (Welsh Saint)
Behind, jumped slowly 2nd tailed off 4th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	. Big Bands Are Back (USA) 20/1 T Dascombe ³ C L Popham	T Dascombe ³ C L Popham	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Alleged (USA) - Jetta J (USA) (Super Concorde)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

UR	. Astrolabe 11/1 Guy Lewis ³ Milton Bradley	Guy Lewis ³ Milton Bradley	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Rainbow Quest (USA) - Sextant I (Star Appeal)
Blundered and unseated rider 1st

12 ran Off time: 2:02:00 Winning time: 3m 54.30s (slow by 8.30s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: L J Fulford (Rosencrantz I) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: The Charleston Partnership (Spumante)
3rd owner: A B S Racing (Born To Please)

2:00 Chepstow 8 May 1996

Balmoral Juvenile Maiden Hurdle Class E