Full Result 2.15 Newcastle | 30 November 1996

Newcastle Building Society 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle Limited Handicap Class A Grade 2

(Class 1) (4yo+) (2m46yds) 2m Good 9 hurdles

1st £22,022 2nd £8,333.85 3rd £4,079.43 4th £1,859.72

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Space Trucker (IRE) 5/2 J Shortt Mrs John Harrington	J Shortt Mrs John Harrington	5	104 3	144	141	152	–
b g Kambalda - Seat Of Learning (Balliol I)
Held up, headway halfway, led 2 out, blundered last, ran on well under pressure

2 1	2. Castle Sweep (IRE) 11/8F Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	Adrian Maguire D Nicholson	5	104	144	140	150	–
b g Castle Keep - Fairy Shot (Random Shot)
Chased leader, led 5th, hit next, hit 3 out, headed 2 out, every chance flat, kept on

3 shd [1]	7. Dato Star (IRE) 5/2 Mark Dwyer Malcolm Jefferson	Mark Dwyer Malcolm Jefferson	5	104 12	144	140	150	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Newgate Fairy (IRE) (Flair Path)
Held up, headway halfway, every chance 4 out, outpaced next, stayed on well approaching last

4 17 [18]	3. Home Counties (IRE) 8/1 D J Moffatt D Moffatt	D J Moffatt D Moffatt	7	105 1 2	145	125	138	–
ch g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Safe Home (Home Guard)
Chased leaders until outpaced from 4 out

5 21 [39]	10. Marchant Ming (IRE) 25/1 D Bentley Micky Hammond	D Bentley Micky Hammond	4	104 17	144	103	112	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Hot Curry (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Set strong pace and soon clear, hit 2nd, headed 5th, weakened after 4 out

6 dist [69]	8. Jazilah (FR) 100/1 A S Smith Dick Allan	A S Smith Dick Allan	8	104 12	144	–	–	–
br g Persian Bold (IRE) - Muznah (Royal And Regal)
Always behind

PU	5. Granville Again 100/1 M Foster Muriel Naughton	M Foster Muriel Naughton	10	104 7	144	–	–	–
ch g Deep Run - High Board (High Line)
Outpaced from 3rd, tailed off when pulled up 4 out. stewards told: vet reported, the gelding was found to have an irregular heartbeat

RO	9. Non Vintage (IRE) 20/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	5	104 16	144	–	–	–
ch g Shy Groom (USA) - Great Alexandra (Runnett)
Outpaced and behind from 3rd, ran out approaching 3 out

8 ran Off time: 2:19:00 Winning time: 3m 46.30s (fast by 2.70s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Mrs E Queally (Space Trucker) 1st breeder: John Harrington
2nd owner: Lord Vestey (Castle Sweep)
3rd owner: Kath Riley, Mrs M Guthrie & Joe Donald (Dato Star)

2:15 Newcastle 30 Nov 1996

Newcastle Building Society 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle Limited Handicap Class A Grade 2