Full Result 1.10 Exeter | 17 December 1998

Bramble Merton Amateur Riders Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) 2m7f OMS Soft 11 hurdles

1st £2,232.50 2nd £620 3rd £297.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	14. Spirit LevelI 33/1 Paul W Flynn ⁷ James Payne	Paul W Flynn ⁷ James Payne	10	97 4	73	–	76	–
ch m Sunley Builds - Tuneful Flutter (Orchestra)
Headway 6th, ridden 4 out, stayed on to chase leader after 4 out, led approaching 3 out, kept on well from next, readily (op 20-1)

2 7	11. Divine Chance (IRE) 25/1 Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ M R Churches	Mr Jeremy Young ⁷ M R Churches	10	912	78	–	74	–
b g The Parson - Random What (Random Shot)
Hit 5th and behind, headway 6th, driven to chase leaders 3 out, challenged and mistake 2 out, soon one pace (op 14-1)

3 7 [14]	7. Top Skipper (IRE) 7/1 Sam Stronge ⁷ V G Greenway	Sam Stronge ⁷ V G Greenway	6	103	83	–	71	–
b g Nordico (USA) - Scarlet Slipper (Gay Mecene)
Chased leaders, led after 4 out, headed approaching next, weakened 2 out (tchd 8-1 in places)

4 18 [32]	2. The Flying Doctor (IRE) 8/1 Mr J D Moore ⁷ Peter Bowen	Mr J D Moore ⁷ Peter Bowen	8	1013	86	–	63	–
b g Camden Town - Sparkling Opera (Orchestra)
Headway 6th, ridden to chase leaders approaching 3 out, soon weakened (op 7-1 tchd 9-1, 10-1 in a place)

5 shd [32]	8. Western Chief (IRE) 16/1 Ciaran Eddery ⁷ Dai Williams	Ciaran Eddery ⁷ Dai Williams	4	103 2	83	–	55	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Go Honey Go (General Assembly)
Behind, headway from 6th, ridden to stay in touch approaching 3 out, soon weakened

6 3 [35]	5. Step In Line (IRE) 12/1 Mr A Holdsworth ⁷ R G Frost	Mr A Holdsworth ⁷ R G Frost	6	104	84	–	51	–
gr g Step Together I (USA) - Ballycahan Girl (Bargello)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon weakened (tchd 14-1 in places)

7 1¼ [36¼]	12. Rosie-B 12/1 Mr L Jefford ⁷ S G Knight	Mr L Jefford ⁷ S G Knight	8	913 3	79	–	45	–
b m Gunner B - Saucy Mop (Saucy Kit)
Behind, effort 6th, never dangerous (op 6-1)

8 6 [42¼]	13. Simply (IRE) 20/1 Mr A Irvine ⁷ Zoe Davison	Mr A Irvine ⁷ Zoe Davison	9	100 5	80	–	40	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Be A Dancer (Be Friendly)
Behind from 4th (op 16-1)

9 2 [44¼]	9. Warner's Sports 12/1 David O'Meara ⁷ Philip Hobbs	David O'Meara ⁷ Philip Hobbs	9	100	80	–	38	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Cala Conta (Deep Run)
Chased leaders, hard ridden 7th, weakened after 4 out (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

10 ½ [44¾]	3. Dancing Poser (IRE) 3/1F Mr R Arnold ⁷ G B Balding	Mr R Arnold ⁷ G B Balding	6	107 v	87	–	44	–
b g Posen (USA) - Naughty Lass (Run The Gantlet)
Always behind (reluctant to line up, missed break, and most reluctant to race thereafter; routine tested) (op 5-2 tchd 100-30, 7-2 in a place)

11 20 [64¾]	4. The Minder (FR) 7/1 R Forristal ⁷ Gordon Edwards	R Forristal ⁷ Gordon Edwards	11	106 b	86	–	23	–
bb g Miller's Mate - Clarandal (Young Generation)
Mid-division, hit 7th and weakened (tchd 8-1)

PU	1. Elite Reg 14/1 Mr A Farrant ³ M C Pipe	Mr A Farrant ³ M C Pipe	9	1111 v	101	–	–	–
b g Electric I - Coppice I (Pardao)
With leader to 2nd, hit 3rd, weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 10-1)

PU	6. Star Mover 16/1 Miss E J Jones ⁷ Mrs K Waldron	Miss E J Jones ⁷ Mrs K Waldron	9	104	84	–	–	–
ch m Move Off - Star Attention (Northfields)
In touch, ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 14-1)

PU	16. Hal's Prince 10/1 Miss P Jones ⁵ J Neville	Miss P Jones ⁵ J Neville	11	99 13	73	–	–	–
b g Le Moss (IRE) - Hal's Pauper (Official)
Led, clear 5th, headed after 4 out, soon weakened, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out, lame (op 8-1)

PU	17. Lajadhal (FR) 66/1 Noel Fehily ⁷ Peter Purdy	Noel Fehily ⁷ Peter Purdy	9	912 5 13	78	–	–	–
gr g Bellypha - Rose D'Amour (USA) (Lines Of Power)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 50-1)

PU	15. Stratton Flyer 66/1 Mr Richard Gordon ⁷ Stuart Howe	Mr Richard Gordon ⁷ Stuart Howe	8	97 12	73	–	–	–
b m Mas Media - Empress Valley (Gay Fandango)
Chased leaders 5th, ridden 7th, weakened quickly 4 out, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	10. Fearless Wonder 33/1 Miss K Di Marte ⁷ Richard Lee	Miss K Di Marte ⁷ Richard Lee	7	101 2	81	–	–	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Long View (Persian Bold)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before last (op 20-1)

17 ran Off time: 1:11:00 Winning time: 6m 0.70s (slow by 47.70s) Total SP: 130%
1st owner: J R Payne (Spirit LevelI) 1st breeder: Mrs S E Clarke
2nd owner: M R Churches (Divine Chance)
3rd owner: V G Greenway (Top Skipper)
Tote win: £33.60 PL: £4.80 £4.30 £1.60 Ex: £91.90 CSF: £630.56 Tricast: £5,749.24
There was no bid for the winner

1:10 Exeter 17 Dec 1998

Bramble Merton Amateur Riders Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G