Full Result 12.55 Leicester | 1 January 1998

Humberstone Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m4f110yds) 2m4½f OMS Heavy 8 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £3,366 2nd £1,008 3rd £484 4th £222

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	5. Ganpati (IRE) 9/4J T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	T Jenks Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	111	–	121	120	–
ch m Over The River (FR) - Icy Lou (Blue Rullah)
Chased leader, led 6th, clear approaching last, comfortably

2 10	8. Jazz Track (IRE) 11/4 Mr G Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	Mr G Elliott ⁵ M C Pipe	4	102	–	100	107	–
b c Sadler's Wells (USA) - Minnie Hauk (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Reminders before 1st, soon chasing leaders, went 2nd approaching 3 out, soon ridden, no impression

3 29 [39]	7. Heubach Boy 20/1 J Ryan Jeff Pearce	J Ryan Jeff Pearce	4	107	–	81	73	–
b g Belmez (USA) - North Pacific I (USA) (Hawaii)
Chased leaders until lost place after 6th, stayed on again towards finish

4 1¾ [40¾]	1. Castle Owen I (IRE) 9/4J Robert Thornton D Nicholson	Robert Thornton D Nicholson	6	116	–	93	84	–
b g Castle Keep - Lady Owenette (IRE) (Salluceva)
Held up, steady headway approaching 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

5 dist [70¾]	4. Rambling Sam (IRE) 12/1 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	6	116	–	–	–	–
b g Detroit Sam (FR) - Rambling Moss (Le Moss)
Held up, headway 5th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

6 nk [71]	2. Knock Star (IRE) 12/1 Gary Lyons T T Bill	Gary Lyons T T Bill	7	116	–	–	–	–
gr g Celio Rufo - Star Of Monroe (Derring Rose)
Always behind, tailed off from 3 out

7 dist [101]	3. Lead Story I (IRE) 50/1 I Lawrence Michael Banks	I Lawrence Michael Banks	5	116	–	–	–	–
br g Lead On Time (USA) - Mashmoon (USA) (Habitat)
Held up, raced wide, lost place 6th, tailed off

PU	6. My Blackbird (IRE) 16/1 G Hogan ³ Mark Bradstock	G Hogan ³ Mark Bradstock	6	1012	–	–	–	–
br m Mandalus (IRE) - Cherry Park (Netherkelly)
Set slow pace to 6th, soon lost touch, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

8 ran Off time: 12:55:00 Winning time: 5m 19.10s (slow by 27.10s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: The Oriental Partnership (Ganpati) 1st breeder: Mrs Mary Doyle
2nd owner: Malcolm B Jones (Jazz Track)
3rd owner: K B Philbin (Heubach Boy)
Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.10 £1.10 £6.80 Ex: £4.50 CSF: £8.32

12:55 Leicester 1 Jan 1998

Humberstone Novices' Hurdle Class D