Full Result 3.50 Newbury | 13 November 1996

Cold Ash Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-110, 4yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 12 hurdles

1st £2,765 2nd £830 3rd £400 4th £185

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Queen's AwardI (IRE) 9/4F M Griffiths ⁷ Bob Buckler	M Griffiths ⁷ Bob Buckler	7	97 2	81	97	92	–
ch g Bishop Of Orange - Demelza Carne (Woodville II)
Headway 5th, led 8th, clear approaching 2 out, eased near finish

2 4	3. Spaceage Gold 6/1 G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	7	118	103	124	100	–
b g Sunyboy - Chancer's Last (Foggy Bell)
Hard ridden and headway approaching 2 out, ran on one pace

3 hd [4¼]	2. Percy Thrower 5/1 D Walsh ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	D Walsh ³ Nigel Twiston-Davies	9	1111	109	127	106	–
gr g Oats - Arctic Advert (Birdbrook)
Led to 6th, ridden 3 out, one pace

4 23 [27¼]	9. Bite The Bullet 100/1 O Burrows ⁷ Adrian Chamberlain	O Burrows ⁷ Adrian Chamberlain	5	97 26	82	–	–	–
ch g Ballacashtal (CAN) - Longgoe (Lorenzaccio)
Held up, ridden 3 out, weakened approaching last

5 20 [47¼]	1. River Room 11/2 W Walsh ⁷ Kim Bailey	W Walsh ⁷ Kim Bailey	6	1112 6	114	100	68	–
ch g Gunner B - Final Melody (Luso)
Always prominent, led 6th until pecked and headed 8th, weakened 9th

6 dist [77¼]	5. China Mail (IRE) 20/1 Luke Harvey James Bennett	Luke Harvey James Bennett	4	1012	94	–	–	–
b g Slip Anchor - Fenney Mill (Presenting)
Always behind, tailed off from 9th

7 2½ [79¾]	6. Clod Hopper I (IRE) 6/1 B Powell Snr William Muir	B Powell Snr William Muir	6	100 2	81	–	–	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Clodagh Lady (Boreen)
Prominent to 9th, tailed off

8 3 [82¾]	8. Coolegale 66/1 Mr D Slattery ⁷ L Wells	Mr D Slattery ⁷ L Wells	10	104 11 10 b	85	–	–	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - Napoleone III (Bel Baraka)
Prominent to 7th, tailed off from 9th

F	4. Canton Venture 4/1 Philip Hide S Woods	Philip Hide S Woods	4	116	102	–	–	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Ski Michaela (USA) (Devil's Bag)
Steady headway 8th, 2nd when blundered badly 3 out, not recover, 3rd and no chance when fell last

9 ran Off time: 3:53:00 Winning time: 5m 58.10s (slow by 11.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: R H Buckler (Queen's AwardI) 1st breeder: M Lynch
2nd owner: Spaceage Plastics Limited (Spaceage Gold)
3rd owner: The Double Octagon Partnership (Percy Thrower)

3:50 Newbury 13 Nov 1996

Cold Ash Novices' Handicap Hurdle Class D