Full Result 4.30 Newbury | 2 March 1990

Whatcombe Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(2m4f120yds) 2m4½f Good

1st £3,162 2nd £882 3rd £426

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Tug Of Gold 20/1 R Dunwoody D Nicholson	R Dunwoody D Nicholson	5	101	93	91	106	–
gr g Tug Of War - Grey Squirrell (Golden Gorden)
Headway 3 out, led flat, ran on well

2 1	0. Lypheoric (USA) 10/11F Peter Niven Mrs J R Ramsden	Peter Niven Mrs J R Ramsden	5	112 7	108	104	120	–
b g Lypheor - Fabulous Salt (USA) (Le Fabuleux)
Led, clear approaching 3 out, headed flat, ran on

3 10 [11]	0. My Pilot 33/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	6	106	98	87	100	–
b g Al Sirat I - Dandyville (Vulgan)
Headway 2 out, nearest finish

4 5 [16]	0. Into The Red 33/1 R Bellamy ⁵ C C Trietline	R Bellamy ⁵ C C Trietline	6	108	105	85	102	–
ch g Over The River (FR) - Legal Fortune (Cash And Courage)
Headway 8th, one pace from 2 out

5 nk [16¼]	0. Ard T'Match 20/1 W Morris R Simpson	W Morris R Simpson	5	1111 b	117	101	113	–
b g Ardross - Love Match I (USA) (Affiliate)
Always prominent, every chance 8th, one pace from 3 out

6 10 [26¼]	0. Senegalais (FR) 20/1 M Perrett S Mellor	M Perrett S Mellor	6	106	98	75	84	–
b g Quart De Vin (FR) - Divonne (FR) (Vieux Chateau)
Headway 7th, ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

7 shd [26½]	0. General Tinker 25/1 C Smith J Colston	C Smith J Colston	7	105	97	74	83	–
br g Cleon - Tinkers Lane*t (Border Chief)
No headway from 3 out

8 ½ [27]	0. Betrim 16/1 N Mann ⁵ R J Holder	N Mann ⁵ R J Holder	6	107	104	75	89	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Horoscope (Romany Air)
Prominent to 8th

9 ½ [27½]	0. Reach Me Down 25/1 W McFarland ³ G B Balding	W McFarland ³ G B Balding	6	111	110	82	94	–
b m Cheval - Tangmalangaloo (Laurence O)
Never near to challenge

10 hd [27½]	0. Mighty Falcon 15/2 P Holley ³ David Elsworth	P Holley ³ David Elsworth	5	108 b	103	76	87	–
br g Comedy Star (USA) - Lettuce (So Blessed)
Started slowly, headway 5th, hard ridden and weakened approaching 2 out

11 [27½]	0. Nicknavar 16/1 M Furlong Mrs P A Tetley	M Furlong Mrs P A Tetley	5	103	95	–	–	–
ch g Raga Navarro (ITY) - Bay Girl (Persian Bold)


12 [27½]	0. Viridian 33/1 A Webb Anabel K Murphy	A Webb Anabel K Murphy	5	103	95	–	–	–
b g Green Shoon - Cahermone Ivy (Perspex)


13 [27½]	0. Northern Alliance 25/1 G Moore A Moore	G Moore A Moore	6	103	95	–	–	–
ch g Northfields (USA) - Plight (Pieces Of Eight)
Tailed off

PU	0. Country Diary 33/1 M Richards M McCourt	M Richards M McCourt	7	100	92	–	–	–
b m Town And Country - Royal Dialogue (Royal Buck)
Prominent to 7th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Amwaj 10/1 G McCourt A W Denson	G McCourt A W Denson	6	108	100	–	–	–
gr g Tumble Wind I - Centennial Rose (Runnymede I)
Headway 7th, weakened approaching 3 out, pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Stephens Pet 20/1 R J Beggan O O'Neill	R J Beggan O O'Neill	7	1011	103	–	–	–
ch g Piaffer (USA) - Mrs Stephens (Master Stephen)
Tailed off from 5th, pulled up before 8th

PU	0. Pat Cullen 9/1 M Bowlby D J G Murray Smith	M Bowlby D J G Murray Smith	5	107	99	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Duhallow Hazel (Major Point)
Prominent until blundered 3 out, pulled up before last

PU	0. Buck And Skip 33/1 D Tegg J S King	D Tegg J S King	6	100	92	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Cool Amanda (Prince Hansel)
Tailed off from 6th, pulled up before 2 out

UR	0. Aristos 14/1 S McNeill Jim Old	S McNeill Jim Old	6	1011	103	–	–	–
b g Derring Rose - Forest Fun (Pardao)
Prominent to 7th, mid-division when blundered and unseated rider 3 out