Full Result 3.30 Hexham | 25 March 1996

Lowgate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 4yo+) 2m OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,490 2nd £690 3rd £330

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Merry Mermaid 10/1 S Melrose ⁵ Bruce Mactaggart	S Melrose ⁵ Bruce Mactaggart	6	1013	92	31	95	–
ch m Bairn (USA) - Manna Green (Bustino)
Made all, held on well from 2 out

2 1¼	. Jomove 9/1 C McCormack ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	C McCormack ⁵ Mrs M Reveley	7	1013	92	30	94	–
ch g Move Off - Windlestrae (Bilsborrow)
Held up, joined leaders 3 out, one pace approaching last

3 1¾ [3]	. Issyin 4/1 Brian Harding Michael Easterby	Brian Harding Michael Easterby	9	120 b	102	43	102	–
ch g Oats - Spiders Web I (Big Deal)
Held up, smooth headway to challenge last, ridden and found nil

4 1 [4]	. Current Speech (IRE) 8/1 A Roche Tim Easterby	A Roche Tim Easterby	5	114 b	92	32	91	–
b g Thatching - Lady Aladdin (Persian Bold)
Held up, headway 3 out, outpaced next, stayed on flat

5 1¼ [5¼]	. Rallegio 2/1F G Cahill P Monteith	G Cahill P Monteith	7	118 7	96	35	94	–
b g Alleging (USA) - Radigo (Ragstone)
Held up, effort 2 out, not pace to challenge

6 1 [6¼]	. Aide MemoireI (IRE) 12/1 A Manners ⁵ Mrs B K Broad	A Manners ⁵ Mrs B K Broad	7	107	86	19	83	–
b m Don't Forget Me (IRE) - Pharjoy (FR) (Pharly)
Chased leaders until outpaced from 2 out

7 2 [8¼]	. Environmental Law 8/1 F Leahy W McKeown	F Leahy W McKeown	5	108	82	17	77	–
b g Slip Anchor - Dame Margot (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Held up, went prominent 5th, effort 2 out, soon outpaced

8 8 [16¼]	. Pier Thirty Nine 33/1 Raymond McCarthy ⁵ J Parkes	Raymond McCarthy ⁵ J Parkes	10	101 6 1	75	2	67	–
br g Torus - Mrs Optimist (African Sky I)
Behind from 5th

9 9 [25¼]	. Galaxy Rain 33/1 D Parker Jonathan Haynes	D Parker Jonathan Haynes	5	111	89	5	67	–
ch g Smackover - Little Tich (Great Nephew)
Pulled hard, with winner until weakened 2 out

10 17 [42¼]	. Casual Pass 25/1 I Jardine ⁷ L Lungo	I Jardine ⁷ L Lungo	13	1012	93	–	54	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Pitapat (Shantung)
Always behind

10 ran Off time: 3:32:00 Winning time: 4m 25.60s Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Superhoo
1st owner: Miss J Campbell (Merry Mermaid) 1st breeder: Mrs L Steele
2nd owner: Raby Racing (Jomove)
3rd owner: Mrs H Brown (Issyin)

3:30 Hexham 25 Mar 1996

Lowgate Conditional Jockeys' Handicap Hurdle Class E