Full Result 3.00 Kelso | 20 May 1998

M & J Ballantyne Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-105, 4yo+) (2m51yds) 2m Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £1,738.50 2nd £486 3rd £235.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Sandabar 2/1F Graham Lee Mrs M Reveley	Graham Lee Mrs M Reveley	5	109	81	95	109	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Children's Corner (FR) (Top Ville)
Tracked leaders from halfway, led on bit last, easily

2 1	3. Victor LaszloI 4/1 Tony Dobbin Dick Allan	Tony Dobbin Dick Allan	6	110	86	99	99	–
b g Ilium - Report 'Em (USA) (Staff Writer)
Led 2nd until last, kept on, no chance with winner

3 13 [14]	2. Eastern Project (IRE) 8/1 Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	Russ Garritty Micky Hammond	4	110	91	88	86	–
b c Project Manager - Diandra (Shardari)
Held up, headway to track leaders halfway, one pace from 2 out

4 1¼ [15¼]	8. Mountain Dream 10/1 B Storey Dick Allan	B Storey Dick Allan	5	100	72	72	71	–
b g Batshoof - Echoing (Formidable I)
Effort 5th, stayed on, never reached leaders

5 8 [23¼]	9. Ovahandy Man 50/1 Kenny Johnson J L Gledson	Kenny Johnson J L Gledson	7	100	72	65	63	–
ch g Ovac (ITY) - Langton Lass (Nearly A Hand)
Some headway 3 out, never troubled leaders

6 6 [29¼]	1. Honeyschoice (IRE) 6/1 N Horrocks ⁵ Micky Hammond	N Horrocks ⁵ Micky Hammond	5	119	100	83	85	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Indian Honey (Indian King)
Held up, went prominent halfway, weakened from 3 out

7 5 [34¼]	5. San Francisco 14/1 A S Smith Alistair Whillans	A S Smith Alistair Whillans	4	109	86	64	61	–
b g Aragon - Sirene Bleu Marine (USA) (Secreto)
Chased leaders until outpaced from 5th

8 1 [35¼]	4. Sun Of Spring 6/1 J Supple Stephen Clark	J Supple Stephen Clark	8	1011	83	65	62	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Unsuspected (Above Suspicion)
Chased leaders, outpaced and hit 3 out, soon weakened

9 18 [53¼]	10. Nordic Gift (DEN) 100/1 D Parker Mrs D Thomson	D Parker Mrs D Thomson	5	100	72	37	33	–
ch g Bold Arrangement - Nordic Rose (DEN) (Drumhead)
Tailed off from 5th

10 17 [70¼]	11. Son Of Tempo (IRE) 150/1 Mrs Sarah Cutts ⁷ Mrs K M Lamb	Mrs Sarah Cutts ⁷ Mrs K M Lamb	9	97	72	14	–	–
b g Sandhurst Prince (IRE) - Top Love (USA) (Topsider)
Always behind, tailed off from 5th

PU	7. Cardenden (IRE) 33/1 I Jardine ⁷ J Barclay	I Jardine ⁷ J Barclay	10	99	74	–	–	–
b g Bustomi - Nana (Forlorn River)
Led until 2nd, outpaced and weakened quickly 4th, tailed off when pulled up before last

11 ran Off time: 3:03:00 Winning time: 3m 48.90s (slow by 8.90s) Total SP: 116%
1st owner: W Old Williams (Sandabar) 1st breeder: Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum
2nd owner: Ian G M Dalgleish (Victor LaszloI)
3rd owner: Steve Semple (Eastern Project)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.10 £1.50 £2.90 Ex: £3 CSF: £9.42 Tricast: £46.94 Trifecta: £4.30 Pool: £219.84. 35.78 winning tickets

3:00 Kelso 20 May 1998

M & J Ballantyne Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class E