Full Result 12.45 Haydock | 14 December 1988

Ashton Novices' Hurdle

(1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,518 2nd £423 3rd £204

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Sondrio 1/2F Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	7	116	–	–	124	–
b g Nebbiolo - Needy (High Top)
Mistakes, made all, stayed on well flat

2 8	0. Genobra 7/1 M Richards M E D Francis	M Richards M E D Francis	4	110	–	–	110	–
b g Young Generation - Dobra Star (FR) (Right Royal V)
Tracked leaders, effort 3 out, stayed on, no chance with winner

3 25 [33]	0. Weetmans Wagon 33/1 T Wall B A McMahon	T Wall B A McMahon	4	110	–	–	85	–
ch g Welsh Chanter - Judy Green (Green God)
Chased leaders, ridden approaching 3 out, soon beaten

4 10 [43]	0. Brusque I (USA) 33/1 G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Assert (IRE) - Cecelia (USA) (Royal Levee)
Behind, headway 5th, stayed on, nearest finish

5 7 [50]	0. Must Be Magic I 50/1 M Meagher Eric Alston	M Meagher Eric Alston	4	109	–	–	–	–
b f Comedy Star (USA) - Jinja (St Paddy)
Headway 5th, stayed on, never dangerous

6 4 [54]	0. Touch Of Speed 16/1 D Hood ⁷ Dai Williams	D Hood ⁷ Dai Williams	4	1013	–	–	–	–
b g Touch Paper - Maggie Mine (Native Prince)
Chased leader until outpaced from 5th

7 nk [54¼]	0. Sherwood Gunner 100/1 M Brennan Owen Brennan	M Brennan Owen Brennan	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Gunner B - Wheel Grace (Gulf Pearl)
Prominent, mistake 4th, soon weakened

8 2 [56¼]	0. Caesar's Captain 50/1 Derek Byrne ⁴ J G Fitzgerald	Derek Byrne ⁴ J G Fitzgerald	7	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Captain James - Caesar's Love (Above Suspicion)
Mid division, blundered 3 out, never dangerous

9 6 [62¼]	0. Chotomski 16/1 Ger Lyons ⁴ Michael Easterby	Ger Lyons ⁴ Michael Easterby	4	1010	–	–	–	–
b g Busted - Crown Witness (Crowned Prince)
Chased winner until ridden and weakened after 3 out

10 1 [63¼]	0. Fountaincourt 50/1 Mrs A Farrell Nigel Tinkler	Mrs A Farrell Nigel Tinkler	4	110	–	–	–	–
b c Kings Lake (USA) - Ice Note (Bold Lad)
Never near leaders

11 [63¼]	0. Roman Moor 50/1 C Hawkins N F Crump	C Hawkins N F Crump	5	109	–	–	–	–
ch m Owen Anthony - Freuchie (Vulgan)
Never troubled leaders

12 [63¼]	0. Baton Boy 100/1 R Fahey ⁴ John Wainwright	R Fahey ⁴ John Wainwright	7	1010	–	–	–	–
ch g Music Boy - Lobela (Lorenzaccio)
Mistakes, always behind

13 [63¼]	0. Direct Response 12/1 Lorcan Wyer Mrs C Postlethwaite	Lorcan Wyer Mrs C Postlethwaite	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Black Minstrel - Tulladuff (Golden Love I)
Held up, good headway and prominent when blundered 5th, weakened next

14 [63¼]	0. Racing DemonI 100/1 J J Quinn F Carr	J J Quinn F Carr	6	110	–	–	–	–
ch h Don - Mont Genevre (Sweet Revenge)
Always behind

15 [63¼]	0. Lennel Bank 33/1 Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	Mark Dwyer J G Fitzgerald	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Ovac (ITY) - Hiking (Royal Highway)
In touch to halfway

16 [63¼]	0. Our Hero 66/1 M Ennis Robin Bastiman	M Ennis Robin Bastiman	5	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Posse I (USA) - Blonda (Exbury)
Mistakes, always behind

16 ran Off time: 12:51:00 Winning time: 4m 8.40s (slow by 30.40s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Mrs J M Ryan (Sondrio) 1st breeder: Mrs A W F Whitehead
2nd owner: Dr Omar Zawawi (Genobra)
3rd owner: Ed Weetman (haulage & Storage) Ltd (Weetmans Wagon)

12:45 Haydock 14 Dec 1988

Ashton Novices' Hurdle