Full Result 4.20 Exeter | 19 March 1992

Sheaf & Sickle Novices' Handicap Chase

(5yo+) 2m1f OMS Good To Soft 12 fences

1st £2,103.75 2nd £630 3rd £302.50 4th £138.75

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Touching Star 7/1 B Clifford ³ Philip Hobbs	B Clifford ³ Philip Hobbs	7	911 2	87	73	99	–
b g Touching Wood (USA) - Beaufort Star (Great Nephew)
Headway 5th, led 3 out, hung right approaching last, ran on well

2 15	0. The Barren Arctic 50/1 J Neaves ⁷ Bob Buckler	J Neaves ⁷ Bob Buckler	6	98 1 4	87	56	85	–
br g Baron Blakeney - Arctic Granada (Arctic Slave)
Prominent, hard ridden and lost place 8th, stayed on from 2 out

3 ¾ [15¾]	0. Bumptious Boy 7/2F Richard Guest R F Hanks	Richard Guest R F Hanks	8	109	96	69	92	–
b g Neltino - Bellardita (Derring-Do)
Always prominent, mistake 4th, left 2nd 3 out, no impression

4 1½ [17¼]	0. Bush Hill 7/1 Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	7	108	95	67	89	–
b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Butosky (Busted)
Led until after 4th, weakened 9th

5 7 [24¼]	0. Ricmar (USA) 33/1 Miss L Blackford ⁷ J P Taplin	Miss L Blackford ⁷ J P Taplin	9	109 16 4	96	61	90	–
ch h Lydian (FR) - Regency Tale (CAN) (Prince Regent)
Never nearer

6 12 [36¼]	0. Recidivist 33/1 C Maude Ron Hodges	C Maude Ron Hodges	6	100 4	87	42	62	–
b m Royben - On Remand (Reform)
Mistake 9th, no headway

7 ½ [36¾]	0. Woodland Minstrel 16/1 J Frost M C Pipe	J Frost M C Pipe	7	101 1 4	88	42	62	–
b g Black Minstrel - Sand MartinI (Menelek)
Prominent, blundered 1st, behind from 7th

8 3 [39¾]	0. Holtermann (USA) 9/2 M Richards Mrs L Clay	M Richards Mrs L Clay	8	117	108	58	79	–
b g Mr Prospector (USA) - Royal Graustark (USA) (Graustark)
Mistake 7th, always in rear

9 12 [51¾]	0. Adams Imprint 16/1 Martin Jones Mrs Gill E Jones	Martin Jones Mrs Gill E Jones	9	100 4	87	27	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Kobylka (David Jack)
Jumped left 7th, soon behind, tailed off

10 20 [71¾]	0. Can't Disclose 20/1 Norman Williamson Henrietta C Knight	Norman Williamson Henrietta C Knight	11	100 4	87	–	–	–
b g Bonne Noel - Lady Aylmer (Nice Guy)
Headway 6th, mistake 8th, soon weakened, tailed off

F	0. Beltane The Smith 9/2 Rodi Greene ⁵ N G H Dunn	Rodi Greene ⁵ N G H Dunn	12	106	98	–	–	–
ch g Owen Anthony - North Bovey (Flush Royal)
Led after 4th, mistake 7th, headed and blundered 3 out, 3rd and beaten when fell last

PU	0. Persian Style 33/1 P Richards W G Turner	P Richards W G Turner	8	1110	111	–	–	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Marcela (Reform)
Tailed off until pulled up before 4th

PU	0. Alexa's Boy 50/1 S Hazell ⁷ T B Hallett	S Hazell ⁷ T B Hallett	8	99 2 4	87	–	–	–
b g African Sky I - Regal Step (Royal Applause)
Tailed off when pulled up after 2 out

PU	0. Bold Imp 33/1 W Irvine A Barrow	W Irvine A Barrow	7	100 4	87	–	–	–
br g Dubassoff (USA) - Woodlands Girl (Weepers Boy)
Dropped rear and ridden 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

PU	0. Lad Lane 50/1 Lorcan Wyer C L Popham	Lorcan Wyer C L Popham	8	100 4	87	–	–	–
bb g Proverb - Quarry Lane (Bargello)
Tailed off 4th, pulled up before 7th

15 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 4m 28.40s (slow by 31.40s) Total SP: 118%
1st owner: Anthony Palmer (Touching Star) 1st breeder: John E And Mrs Wilkinson
2nd owner: Richard Moss (The Barren Arctic)
3rd owner: R F Hanks (Bumptious Boy)

4:20 Exeter 19 Mar 1992

Sheaf & Sickle Novices' Handicap Chase