Full Result 2.45 Doncaster | 25 February 1991

High Melton Handicap Chase

(0-125, 5yo+) 2m4f Good

1st £3,179.40 2nd £949.20 3rd £453.60 4th £205.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Eight Springs 25/1 M Ahern ³ J R Jenkins	M Ahern ³ J R Jenkins	10	105 b¹	111	101	119	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Happy Adventure (Credo)
Led until 3rd, close up, disputed lead 8th until led 4 out, headed 2 out, stayed on gamely to lead close home

2 shd	0. Good Tonic 3/1 G McCourt Tim Etherington	G McCourt Tim Etherington	8	116	123	116	131	–
b g GoldhillI - Quinine's Girl (Deep Run)
Always prominent, slight lead 2 out, hard ridden flat, just caught

3 6 [6]	0. Vulrory's Clown 8/1 M Brennan Owen Brennan	M Brennan Owen Brennan	13	120	131	118	133	–
b g Idiots Delight - Vulrory (Vulgan)
Made most from 3rd until 4 out, kept on same pace

4 2 [8]	0. Tactico 11/4F Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	9	120 b	131	117	131	–
b g Deep Run - Astereen (Brave Invader)
Held up, headway 9th, soon prominent, ridden and not quicken from 3 out

5 30 [38]	0. Gee-A 20/1 Mr T J Barry ⁷ G A Hubbard	Mr T J Barry ⁷ G A Hubbard	12	103	113	69	83	–
br g Arapaho - Arctic Daisy (Arctic Slave)
Chased leaders until weakened 4 out

6 30 [68]	0. Royal Cracker 11/1 M Bowlby T T Bill	M Bowlby T T Bill	10	112 v	119	56	59	–
b g He Loves Me - French Cracker (Klairon)
Chased leaders, ridden 11th, weakened next

7 [68]	0. Light Traveller 50/1 N Old Smith ⁵ Ron Barr	N Old Smith ⁵ Ron Barr	11	99 8	103	–	–	–
gr g Roan Rocket - Balidium (Psidium)
Badly hampered 1st, always behind

8 [68]	0. People's Choice 16/1 C Grant W A Stephenson	C Grant W A Stephenson	6	103	106	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Carrig-An-Neady (Orchardist)
Mistakes, soon well behind

F	0. Worthy Knight 10/1 Peter Niven B McLean	Peter Niven B McLean	10	114	121	–	–	–
ch g Dubassoff (USA) - Quidsworth (Trullah)
Fell 1st

PU	0. Priscillian 9/2 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	7	102	105	–	–	–
b g Runnett - Douala (GER) (Pentathlon)
Blundered 2nd, soon behind, pulled up before 9th

UR	0. Western Truce 50/1 M M Lynch J Webber	M M Lynch J Webber	8	100 8	103	–	–	–
b g Genuine - Wesco (Golden Love I)
In touch, outpaced when blundered and unseated rider 10th

11 ran Off time: 2:50:00 Winning time: 4m 52.30s Total SP: 117%
1st owner: Broderick Munro-Wilson (Eight Springs) 1st breeder: G O'Connor
2nd owner: Lady Wates (Good Tonic)
3rd owner: T W R Bayley (Vulrory's Clown)

2:45 Doncaster 25 Feb 1991

High Melton Handicap Chase