Full Result 3.20 Haydock | 22 February 1997

Sporting Life Maiden Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) 2m6f Good 12 hurdles

1st £3,165 2nd £890 3rd £435

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Absolutly Equiname (IRE) 3/1J B Powell Snr M J Heaton-Ellis	B Powell Snr M J Heaton-Ellis	6	117	–	113	110	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Cotton Gale (Strong Gale)
Always prominent, led approaching 7th, clear 2 out, ran on well

2 8	2. Barbary Falcon 16/1 G Upton Peter Jones	G Upton Peter Jones	7	117	–	108	102	–
b g El Conquistador - Dusty Run (Deep Run)
Pulled hard, always prominent, one pace from 3 out

3 5 [13]	16. Tremplin (IRE) 7/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	112	–	–	92	–
b m Tremblant I - Sweet Slievenamon (Arctic Slave)
Pulled hard, always prominent, one pace from 3 out

4 13 [26]	15. Love The Blues 9/1 Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	Robert Massey ³ D Nicholson	5	1013 b	–	87	79	–
ch m Bluebird (USA) - Love Match I (USA) (Affiliate)
Soon ridden along, headway 5th, weakened 3 out

5 21 [47]	6. Grosvenor (IRE) 3/1J Paul Carberry G Richards	Paul Carberry G Richards	6	117	–	–	63	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Fair Invader (Brave Invader)
Held up, headway 8th, ridden after 9th, weakened approaching 3 out

6 3½ [50½]	10. Sovereign Pass 50/1 Charlie Swan R D E Woodhouse	Charlie Swan R D E Woodhouse	5	117	–	76	60	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Pro-Token (Proverb)
Tailed off from 6th

7 12 [62½]	3. Battle Creek (IRE) 50/1 W Dwan J Norton	W Dwan J Norton	7	117	–	67	48	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Tassel Tip (Linacre)
Tailed off from 7th

8 4 [66½]	9. Sir Bob I (IRE) 7/2 Tony Dobbin W McKeown	Tony Dobbin W McKeown	5	117	–	64	44	–
br g Aristocracy (IRE) - Wilden (Will Somers)
Ridden 4th, behind from 6th, tailed off

9 9 [75½]	4. Docs Boy 12/1 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	7	117	–	57	35	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Jennie Pat (Rymer)
Never placed to challenge

10 dist [105½]	5. Fayette County I (IRE) 20/1 Andrew Thornton Jonjo O'Neill	Andrew Thornton Jonjo O'Neill	6	117	–	–	–	–
b g Executive Perk - Lady Kas (Pollerton)
Prominent to 8th, tailed off

11 8 [113½]	12. Supremo (IRE) 25/1 T J O'Sullivan M J Wilkinson	T J O'Sullivan M J Wilkinson	8	117	–	–	–	–
b g Cataldi - Sanctify (Joshua I)
Behind from 6th, tailed off

12 1¼ [114¾]	11. Stormy Session 20/1 D Walsh Nigel Twiston-Davies	D Walsh Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	117	–	–	–	–
b g Celestial Storm (USA) - No Jazz (Jaazeiro)
Prominent to 8th, tailed off

PU	13. Swarf (IRE) 16/1 Graham Bradley S A Brookshaw	Graham Bradley S A Brookshaw	7	117	–	–	–	–
ch g Ore (IRE) - Highly Acceptable (Immortality I)
Led until approaching 7th, weakened quickly, tailed off when pulled up before 9th

PU	8. Silver Grove II 50/1 Dale Jewett ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	Dale Jewett ⁷ Jonjo O'Neill	7	110	–	–	–	–
gr g Pollerton (IRE) - Silver Shadow I (Birdbrook)
Tailed off when pulled up after 6th

PU	14. This Time Lucky 12/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	117	–	–	–	–
b g Ilium - Lac Royale (Lochnager)
Tailed off 7th, pulled up before 3 out

PU	7. Palafico 33/1 R Bellamy Paul Webber	R Bellamy Paul Webber	7	117	–	–	–	–
b g Broken Hearted - Supercube (USA) (Master Willie)
Pulled hard, prominent to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 8th

16 ran Off time: 3:21:00 Winning time: 5m 32.90s Total SP: 145%
1st owner: F J Sainsbury (Absolutly Equiname) 1st breeder: Mrs Brenda Cunningham
2nd owner: P J Jones (Barbary Falcon)
3rd owner: W V & Mrs E S Robins (Tremplin)
Tote win: £4 PL: £1.80 £5.50 £2.70 Ex: £30.80 CSF: £54.61 Trifecta: £51.30 Pool: £709.27. 9.81 winning tickets.

3:20 Haydock 22 Feb 1997

Sporting Life Maiden Hurdle Class D