Full Result 1.45 Hereford | 1 October 1998

Tarrington Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m3f110yds) 2m3½f OMS Good

1st £2,374 2nd £664 3rd £322

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Townleyhall (IRE) 9/2 Graham Bradley Martin Bosley	Graham Bradley Martin Bosley	6	109	–	95	113	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Arctic Tartan (Deep Run)
Always going well, held up, headway after 5th, led soon after 3 out, very comfortably (tchd 6-1)

2 2	8. Laurel Seeker (USA) 4/6F Mr R Widger ⁷ Philip Hobbs	Mr R Widger ⁷ Philip Hobbs	4	101	109	86	102	–
b g Mining (USA) - L'On Vite (USA) (Secretariat)
Saddle slipped and lost place after 2nd, headway approaching 7th, mistake next, closed on winner approaching last, always held (op 4-5 after 5-6 in places)

3 nk [2¼]	7. Die Fledermaus (IRE) 7/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta Knight	4	108	99	92	102	–
b g Batshoof - Top Mouse (High Top)
Always prominent, kept on one pace from 3 out (op 9-2)

4 13 [15¼]	3. More Tuney (IRE) 7/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	5	109	–	83	90	–
br g Satco (FR) - Tuney Two (Le Bavard)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, weakened 3 out (tchd 4-1)

5 2½ [17¾]	6. Briggs Turn 20/1 Warren Marston Peter Bowen	Warren Marston Peter Bowen	4	108	–	80	86	–
b g Rudimentary (USA) - Turnabout I (Tyrnavos)
Pulled hard, led until headed soon after 3 out, weakened (op 16-1 tchd 25-1)

6 dist [47¾]	2. Desla's Devil 50/1 Andrew Thornton J P Smith	Andrew Thornton J P Smith	6	109 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Devil To Play - Miss Desla (Light Thrust)
Mid-division, weakened 6th, tailed off

7 1¾ [49½]	4. Rockville Pike (IRE) 50/1 Seamus Durack ³ D G Duggan	Seamus Durack ³ D G Duggan	6	106	59	–	–	–
b g Glenstal (USA) - Sound Pet (Runnett)
Pulled hard, soon prominent, mistake 6th, weakened quickly, tailed off

8 21 [70½]	1. Brown Esquire 50/1 S Wynne Michael Mullineaux	S Wynne Michael Mullineaux	7	109	–	–	–	–
b g Broadleaf - Ana Brown (Souvran)
Mid-division, lost touch 6th, tailed off

9 5 [75½]	11. Pick-N-Cruise 66/1 R Wakley ³ Richard Price	R Wakley ³ Richard Price	6	101	–	–	–	–
b m Cruise Missile - Pickled Tink (Tickled Pink)
Lost touch 6th, tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

10 hd [75¾]	9. Masterstroke 66/1 Mr M Rodda Tony Carroll	Mr M Rodda Tony Carroll	4	108	–	–	–	–
b g Timeless Times (USA) - Fauve (Dominion)
Always behind, tailed off (op 33-1 tchd 100-1 in places)

PU	10. Ekans 50/1 Carl Llewellyn Peter Bowen	Carl Llewellyn Peter Bowen	7	104	–	–	–	–
b m Hello Sonny - Snake (The Brianstan)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 7th (op 20-1)

11 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 4m 43.60s Total SP: 129%
1st owner: G Kingston (Townleyhall) 1st breeder: M Doran
2nd owner: J Tudor (Laurel Seeker)
3rd owner: Lady Vestey (Die Fledermaus)
Tote win: £7.50 PL: £1.90 £1 £2.30 Ex: £5.20 CSF: £8.04

1:45 Hereford 1 Oct 1998

Tarrington Novices' Hurdle Class E