Full Result 2.30 Market Rasen | 6 December 1996

Clugston Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m1f110yds) 2m1½f OMS Good 8 hurdles

1st £2,945 2nd £820 3rd £395

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Centaur Express 4/5F T Eley A Streeter	T Eley A Streeter	4	1112	117	97	123	–
b g Siberian Express (USA) - Gay Twenties (Lord Gayle)
Made all, held on well from 2 out

2 2	6. Shers Delight (IRE) 7/1 M Brennan Owen Brennan	M Brennan Owen Brennan	6	100	91	69	96	–
b g Anita's Prince - Valiant Light (FR) (Luthier)
Always prominent, every chance from 4th, hard ridden when mistake last, no extra

3 18 [20]	3. Colorful Ambition 5/1 J Railton Ann Duffield	J Railton Ann Duffield	6	115	110	71	96	–
b g Slip Anchor - Reprocolor (Jimmy Reppin)
Held up, headway halfway, effort after 3 out, soon beaten

4 2½ [22½]	4. Innocent George 10/1 R Supple Lynn Siddall	R Supple Lynn Siddall	7	106	97	55	80	–
b g Hallgate - Are You Guilty (Runnett)
Chased leaders, ridden along from 5th, no impression after

5 nk [22¾]	5. Merilena (IRE) 20/1 Mr N Rossiter ⁷ G A Hubbard	Mr N Rossiter ⁷ G A Hubbard	6	913 6	91	48	80	–
b m Roselier (FR) - Scotsman Ice (Deep Run)
Prominent to 5th, soon outpaced

6 1¼ [24]	1. New Inn 7/1 K P Gaule ³ Steve Gollings	K P Gaule ³ Steve Gollings	5	1111	119	73	101	–
b g Petoski - Pitroyal (Pitskelly)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened from three out

7 dist [54]	7. Fred's Delight (IRE) 40/1 P M McLoughlin Mrs V A Aconley	P M McLoughlin Mrs V A Aconley	5	100 9	91	–	–	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Madame Nureyev (USA) (Nureyev)
Lost touch 4th, soon tailed off

7 ran Off time: 2:32:00 Winning time: 4m 34.20s (slow by 31.20s) Total SP: 114%
1st owner: Centaur Racing (Centaur Express) 1st breeder: John Burt And Peter Gordon Partnership
2nd owner: Gary Hudson (Shers Delight)
3rd owner: F J Sainsbury (Colorful Ambition)