Full Result 1.10 Fontwell | 10 November 1997

Ford Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-90, 4yo+) (2m1f145yds) 2m1½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,881 2nd £521 3rd £249

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Memory's Music 20/1 Barry Fenton Michael Madgwick	Barry Fenton Michael Madgwick	5	100 1	66	–	63	–
b h Dance Of Life (USA) - Sheer Luck (Shergar)
Steady headway 3 out, led approaching last, ridden out. stewards' told: trainer reported that previously the horse was making it's seasonal debut and was beaten by better horses

2 4	6. Antigua's Treasure (IRE) 16/1 Ollie McPhail ⁷ A Barrow	Ollie McPhail ⁷ A Barrow	8	913	72	–	65	–
ch g Treasure Hunter - Sans Culotte (FR) (Roi Dagrobert)
Headway 5th, led 3 out until approaching last, unable to quicken, dead

3 3 [7]	7. Neverold (IRE) 5/1 Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	Sean Curran M P Muggeridge	7	105	71	–	61	–
br g Never So Bold (IRE) - Fraulein Tobin (USA) (J O Tobin)
Headway 6th, every chance 2 out, weakened flat

4 5 [12]	8. Corporate Image 9/2 Adrian Maguire R Simpson	Adrian Maguire R Simpson	7	100	66	–	51	–
ch g Executive Man - Robis (Roan Rocket)
Led after 1st until mistake and headed 3 out, every chance 2 out, weakened last

5 dist [42]	5. King Curan (USA) 5/2F Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	Richard Johnson Peter Bowen	6	107 b	73	–	–	–
b g Lear Fan (USA) - Runaway Lady (USA) (Caucasus)
Held up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off

6 7 [49]	2. Stapleford Lady 5/1 Seamus Durack ⁷ J S Moore	Seamus Durack ⁷ J S Moore	9	1013	86	–	–	–
ch m Bairn (USA) - Marie Galante I (FR) (King Of The Castle)
Held up, ridden 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

7 2 [51]	1. Most Welcome News 8/1 A P McCoy Gary Moore	A P McCoy Gary Moore	5	1113	93	–	–	–
b g Most Welcome - In The Papers (Aragon)
Some headway 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

8 dist [81]	10. Verro (USA) 50/1 M Griffiths ⁷ Peter Purdy	M Griffiths ⁷ Peter Purdy	10	99 2 7	66	–	–	–
ch g Irish River (FR) - Royal Rafale (USA) (Reneged)
Led until after 1st, weakened 5th, tailed off when virtually pulled up flat

PU	4. Take A Flyer (IRE) 20/1 T Dascombe Ron Hodges	T Dascombe Ron Hodges	7	110 b	80	–	–	–
b g Air Display (USA) - Venus Of Stretham (Tower Walk)
Prominent until 6th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

9 ran Off time: 1:11:00 Winning time: 4m 56.50s (slow by 45.50s) Total SP: 109%
Non-runners: The Executor
1st owner: W V Roker (Memory's Music) 1st breeder: Paul Mellon
2nd owner: Marsh Mills Partnership (Antigua's Treasure)
3rd owner: The White Family (Neverold)
Tote win: £20.30 PL: £4.20 £3.30 £1.60 Ex: £45.80 CSF: £234.60 Tricast: £1,520.29 Trifecta: £118.80 Pool: £309.58. 1.85 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner.

1:10 Fontwell 10 Nov 1997

Ford Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G