Full Result 3.40 Hexham | 15 April 1996

Shoppers Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (1m7f133yds) 1m7½f Good To Firm 12 fences

1st £3,124.80 2nd £932.40 3rd £445.20 4th £201.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Saskia's Hero 5/1 Derek Byrne J F Bottomley	Derek Byrne J F Bottomley	9	111	–	69	100	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Comtec Princess (Gulf Pearl)
Chased leaders, led after 4 out, went clear after last

2 6	. Over The Island (IRE) 4/1 Paul Carberry Howard Johnson	Paul Carberry Howard Johnson	8	1010	–	58	79	–
ch m Over The River (FR) - Sin Bin (Menelek)
Led to 1st, chased leaders, outpaced 7th, headway 3 out, 2nd and no impression when mistake last

3 3½ [9½]	. St Elmo's Fire I 11/4F Andrew Thornton Lucinda Russell	Andrew Thornton Lucinda Russell	11	118	–	66	87	–
b g Grosvenor (NZ) - Star Quality (NZ) (Bismark)
Always chasing leaders, one pace from 4 out

4 ¾ [10¼]	. Boethius (USA) 6/1 B Storey F T Walton	B Storey F T Walton	7	111	–	59	80	–
ch g The Minstrel (CAN) - Bechamel (USA) (Sauce Boat)
Soon outpaced, headway 8th, kept on one pace from next

5 7 [17¼]	. Tropnevad 33/1 P Waggott P Spottiswood	P Waggott P Spottiswood	8	111	–	52	73	–
ch g Alias Smith (USA) - Confident Girl (Quorum)
Soon behind, stayed on from 2 out, never near leaders

6 nk [17½]	. Macconachie 6/1 T Reed Michael Dods	T Reed Michael Dods	9	111	–	51	72	–
b h Good Times (ITY) - High Point Lady (USA) (Knightly Dawn)
Headway 7th, effort 4 out, weakened next

7 20 [37½]	. Cardinal Sinner (IRE) 25/1 K Jones John Wade	K Jones John Wade	7	111 b¹	–	31	52	–
br g Cardinal Flower - Andonian (Road House)
Led 1st, soon clear, headed after 4 out, soon weakened

PU	. To Be The Best I 25/1 J 'Old' Burke D A Lamb	J 'Old' Burke D A Lamb	6	111	–	–	–	–
ch g Superlative - Early Call (Kind Of Hush)
Chased leaders until weakened 8th, tailed off when pulled up before last

PU	. Crofton Lake 12/1 F Perratt John Dixon	F Perratt John Dixon	8	111 b¹	–	–	–	–
ch g Alias Smith (USA) - Joyful Star I (Rubor)
Mistakes, soon well behind, tailed off when pulled up after 8th

PU	. Kinfauns Dancer 16/1 M Foster Lucinda Russell	M Foster Lucinda Russell	8	1010	–	–	–	–
b m Celtic Cone - New Dawning (Deep Run)
Mistakes, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	. Tumlin Oot (IRE) 33/1 Brian Harding J S Haldane	Brian Harding J S Haldane	7	111	–	–	–	–
b g Amazing Bust - Tumlin Brig (New Brig)
Jumped right, soon behind, tailed off 7th, pulled up before last

11 ran Off time: 3:40:00 Winning time: 4m 9.30s (slow by 16.30s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Qualitair Holdings Limited (Saskia's Hero) 1st breeder: Qualitair Stud Ltd
2nd owner: The Braw Partnership (Over The Island)
3rd owner: Peter J S Russell (St Elmo's Fire I)

3:40 Hexham 15 Apr 1996

Shoppers Novices' Chase Class E