Full Result 2.45 Musselburgh | 11 January 1991

Hopeswater Novices' Claiming Chase

(6yo+) (2m7f170yds) 3m Good 18 fences

1st £2,193 2nd £654 3rd £312 4th £141

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Scarning Dale 2/1F L O'Hara ³ P Monteith	L O'Hara ³ P Monteith	8	114	–	63	98	–
b g Cawston's Clown - Within Bounds (Canisbay)
Held up and behind, headway halfway, challenged 3 out, led and hit next, stayed on

2 7	0. Brushford 33/1 K Jones John Wade	K Jones John Wade	7	113	–	58	87	–
b g Dublin Taxi - Polymart (Polyfoto)
Always close up, led 4 out to 3 out, one pace

3 15 [22]	0. Vantard 10/1 C Hawkins Mrs J Szuszkewicz	C Hawkins Mrs J Szuszkewicz	9	113 b	–	48	72	–
ch g Le Bavard (FR) - Miss Hereford (Hereford)
Close up, left in lead 9th, headed 4 out, no extra

4 4 [26]	0. Majestic Player 20/1 D Crossman ⁷ Denys Smith	D Crossman ⁷ Denys Smith	7	911	–	27	55	–
ch m Torus - Blackrath Girl (Bargello)
Mistakes, joined leaders halfway, every chance until weakened 3 out

5 25 [51]	0. Slave Time 6/1 N Old Smith ⁵ Howard Johnson	N Old Smith ⁵ Howard Johnson	9	100	–	10	–	–
ch g Vulgan Slave - Rakene (Welsh Rake)
Chased leaders until weakened 13th, tailed off

F	0. Pigeon Island I 6/1 P Midgley ⁷ P A Blockley	P Midgley ⁷ P A Blockley	9	106 8	–	–	–	–
b g General Ironside (IRE) - Brown Cherry (Master Buck)
Led until fell 9th

F	0. Zaribee 14/1 Kenny Johnson W A Stephenson	Kenny Johnson W A Stephenson	6	113	–	–	–	–
b g Prince Bee - Zariba (Home Guard)
Fell 2nd

PU	0. Loan Hill 33/1 J Callaghan ³ Dick Allan	J Callaghan ³ Dick Allan	7	913	–	–	–	–
b m Roselier (FR) - Star Ali (Night Star I)
Badly hampered 2nd, well behind until headway 7th, weakened 12th, tailed off when pulled up before 4 out

UR	0. Bixio 6/1 B Storey J I A Charlton	B Storey J I A Charlton	7	110 b	–	–	–	–
gr g Absalom - Brescianina (Hugh Lupus)
Blundered and unseated rider 1st

UR	0. Jelblend 20/1 J O'Gorman ³ Victor Thompson	J O'Gorman ³ Victor Thompson	9	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Jellaby - Just Janice (John Splendid)
Behind, headway halfway, 4th and beaten when blundered and unseated rider 2 out

10 ran Off time: 2:45:00 Winning time: 6m 21.80s (slow by 27.80s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Lt-Col W L Monteith (Scarning Dale) 1st breeder: G S Griffin
2nd owner: John Wade (Brushford)
3rd owner: P W Jordan (Vantard)

2:45 Musselburgh 11 Jan 1991

Hopeswater Novices' Claiming Chase