Full Result 2.40 Huntingdon | 13 March 1996

Melchbourne Maiden Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m4f145yds) 2m4½f Good To Firm 10 hurdles

1st £2,722.50 2nd £760 3rd £367.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Barford Sovereign 13/8F Philip Hide James Fanshawe	Philip Hide James Fanshawe	4	105	–	75	96	–
b f Unfuwain (USA) - Barford Lady (Stanford)
Headway to lead 6th, pushed out

2 shd	. Dominos Ring (IRE) 11/4 M Brennan Owen Brennan	M Brennan Owen Brennan	7	115	–	–	–	–
b g Auction Ring (USA) - Domino's Nurse (IRE) (Dom Racine)


3 29 [29]	. Reverend Brown (IRE) 6/1 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	6	115 b	–	69	81	–
b g The Parson - Let The Hare Sit (Politico)
Headway and mistake 6th, ridden and no impression from 3 out

4 14 [43]	. Master Hopefull (NZ) 14/1 B Clifford G B Balding	B Clifford G B Balding	6	115	–	59	67	–
ch g LanfrancoI - Eyelure (NZ) (Wandering Eyes)
Headway 6th, eased when beaten 2 out

5 5 [48]	. Ricasword 40/1 D Gallagher J L Harris	D Gallagher J L Harris	7	115	–	55	62	–
br g Broadsword (USA) - Alarica (Cantab)
Headway 5th, weakened 7th

6 9 [57]	. No Morals 33/1 R Supple John Upson	R Supple John Upson	5	115	–	48	53	–
b g Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Osmium (Petong)
Well behind until some late headway

7 dist [87]	. Allexton Lad 40/1 E Husband ³ R C Spicer	E Husband ³ R C Spicer	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Monsieure Edouarde - Miss Talli (Garnered)
Behind from 5th

8 ½ [87½]	. Bonita Blakeney 40/1 Barry Fenton ³ G B Balding	Barry Fenton ³ G B Balding	6	1011	–	–	–	–
gr m Baron Blakeney - Cashelmaer (Fray Bentos)
Always behind

9 14 [101½]	. Dabalark 40/1 S Wynne Richard Lee	S Wynne Richard Lee	7	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Crested Lark - The Dabber (Silly Prices)
Mistake 1st, in touch to 6th

10 10 [111½]	. Karibu (GER) 40/1 G Hogan ³ James Bennett	G Hogan ³ James Bennett	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Dancing Brave (USA) - Kaiserstadt (GER) (Dschingis Khan)
Chased leaders to 6th

11 dist [141½]	. Hamilton Terrace (IRE) 8/1 Timmy Murphy ³ Kim Bailey	Timmy Murphy ³ Kim Bailey	7	112	–	–	–	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Highland Party (Deep Run)
Not jump well, tailed off from 6th

PU	. Persian Haze (IRE) 16/1 Victoria Smith Brian McMath	Victoria Smith Brian McMath	7	115 b¹	–	–	–	–
ch g Bold Arrangement - Crufty Wood (Sweet Revenge)
Pulled hard, led 2nd until 6th, soon weakened, pulled up before 2 out

PU	. Cool Steel I (IRE) 14/1 Tony Dobbin Mrs Joanne Brown	Tony Dobbin Mrs Joanne Brown	4	1010 b	–	–	–	–
gr g Absalom - Formidable Task (Formidable I)
Led until 2nd, weakened 6th, pulled up before 2 out

UR	. Frazer Nash 11/1 Sean Curran ³ A P Jones	Sean Curran ³ A P Jones	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Town And Country - Berlinetta (Balinger)
Some headway 6th, poor 4th when unseated rider 3 out

14 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 5m 7.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Barford Bloodstock (Barford Sovereign) 1st breeder: Mrs C Handscombe
2nd owner: Mrs Jenny Carrington (Dominos Ring)
3rd owner: J Palmer-Brown (Reverend Brown)

2:40 Huntingdon 13 Mar 1996

Melchbourne Maiden Hurdle Class E