Full Result 12.40 Haydock | 13 December 1997

Old Hall Country Club Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (1m7f144yds) 1m7½f Soft 9 hurdles

1st £3,102 2nd £872 3rd £426

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. French Holly (USA) 8/11F Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy	Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy	6	116	–	135	142	–
b g Sir Ivor (USA) - Sans Dot (Busted)
Always prominent, led 3 out, stayed on strongly flat

2 3½	1. Foundry Lane 3/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	6	116	–	132	136	–
b g Mtoto - Eider (Niniski)
Held up in touch, headway approaching 3 out, challenged and hit 2 out, ridden and outpaced last

3 9 [12½]	5. Ballad Minstrel (IRE) 10/1 F Leahy ³ J G Fitzgerald	F Leahy ³ J G Fitzgerald	5	1011	–	114	121	–
gr g Ballad Rock - Sashi Woo (Rusticaro)
Held up, mistake 4th, headway approaching next, ridden and one pace from 2 out

4 6 [18½]	4. Aghawadda Gold (IRE) 33/1 J Callaghan Tom Tate	J Callaghan Tom Tate	5	110	–	111	116	–
b g Peacock I (FR) - Portane Miss (Salluceva)
Chased leader, led 4th until 3 out, outpaced from next

5 nk [18¾]	11. Lord Richfield (NZ) 9/1 T Eley S A Brookshaw	T Eley S A Brookshaw	6	110	–	111	114	–
b g Kirmann - Lady Grange (NZ) (Sir Bart)
Chased leaders, driven along and outpaced approaching 2 out

6 3 [21¾]	8. Forever Noble (IRE) 10/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	4	110	–	108	111	–
b g Forzando - Pagan Queen (Vaguely Noble)
Held up in rear, some headway from 3 out, never nearer

7 4 [25¾]	7. Compass Pointer 16/1 S McNeill James Eustace	S McNeill James Eustace	4	110	–	104	107	–
gr g Mazilier (USA) - Woodleys (Tyrnavos)
Held up in touch, headway approaching 5th, weakened approaching 2 out

8 25 [50¾]	6. Bend Wavy (IRE) 14/1 B Storey Terry Caldwell	B Storey Terry Caldwell	5	110	–	78	82	–
ch g Kefaah (USA) - Prosodie (FR) (Relko)
Prominent until weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

9 ¾ [51½]	9. Knight's Crest (IRE) 33/1 X Aizpuru ⁵ Robin Dickin	X Aizpuru ⁵ Robin Dickin	7	109	–	72	81	–
ch g The Parson - Sno-Cat (Arctic Slave)
Always in rear, tailed off

10 3½ [55]	10. Lord Hastie (USA) 33/1 Ollie Pears Nigel Tinkler	Ollie Pears Nigel Tinkler	9	110	–	74	78	–
b g Affirmed (USA) - Sheika (USA) (Minnesota Mac)
Always behind, tailed off

11 ½ [55½]	14. Carol Again 33/1 B Grattan ⁵ Neville Bycroft	B Grattan ⁵ Neville Bycroft	5	104	–	63	72	–
b m Kind Of Hush - Lady Carol (Lord Gayle)
Led until 4th, weakened 3 out, tailed off

12 15 [70½]	12. Seven Mile Gale (IRE) 20/1 R Burns ⁷ G Richards	R Burns ⁷ G Richards	5	107	–	50	62	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Moonlight Romance (Teenoso)
Always behind, tailed off

13 7 [77½]	16. Lucys Red Slipper 50/1 G Upton Peter Jones	G Upton Peter Jones	5	109	–	44	50	–
ch m Newski (USA) - Slipalong (Slip Anchor)
Always behind, tailed off

14 4 [81½]	15. Funky 50/1 R Farrant F Jordan	R Farrant F Jordan	4	109	–	40	46	–
ch f Classic Music (USA) - Foreno (Formidable I)
Always behind, tailed off

15 10 [91½]	13. Tajar (USA) 50/1 Jamie Goldstein ⁷ Tom Keddy	Jamie Goldstein ⁷ Tom Keddy	5	107	–	27	41	–
b g Slew O'Gold (USA) - Mashaarif (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Chased leaders until 5th, soon lost touch, tailed off

16 6 [97½]	3. A Day On The Dub 33/1 Kenny Johnson Tom Tate	Kenny Johnson Tom Tate	4	110	–	27	–	–
b g Presidium - Border Mouse (Border Chief)
Always in rear, tailed off

16 ran Off time: 12:40:00 Winning time: 3m 56.30s (slow by 18.30s) Total SP: 149%
1st owner: K Flood (French Holly) 1st breeder: Mario Sakurai
2nd owner: A Sharratt (Foundry Lane)
3rd owner: G E Shouler (Ballad Minstrel)
Tote win: £1.80 PL: £1.20 £1.30 £2.70 Ex: £2 CSF: £3.41 Trifecta: £11.40 Pool: £450.16. 28.02 winning tickets.

12:40 Haydock 13 Dec 1997

Old Hall Country Club Novices' Hurdle Class D