Full Result 2.30 Newcastle | 28 November 1998

Newcastle Building Society 'Fighting Fifth' Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)

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

1st £21,769.99 2nd £8,237.25 3rd £4,031.13 4th £1,836.63

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	1. Dato Star (IRE) 13/8F Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	Lorcan Wyer Malcolm Jefferson	7	118	172	166	172	–
br g Accordion (IRE) - Newgate Fairy (IRE) (Flair Path)
Close up, hit 4th, led after 4 out, pushed clear 2 out, stayed on strongly (op 6-4 tchd 7-4)

2 5	2. French Holly (USA) 100/30 Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy	Andrew Thornton Ferdy Murphy	7	118	160	161	165	–
b g Sir Ivor (USA) - Sans Dot (Busted)
Tracked leaders, effort 4 out, chased winner next, ridden 2 out and kept on same pace (op 11-4 tchd 7-2, 4-1 in places)

3 8 [13]	5. Midnight Legend 16/1 Russ Garritty D Nicholson	Russ Garritty D Nicholson	7	110	–	146	150	–
b h Night Shift (USA) - Myth I (Troy)
Close up, ridden along 4 out, one pace from next (op 10-1)

4 14 [27]	4. City Hall I (IRE) 5/1 Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	Robert Thornton Mrs V C Ward	4	110	146	132	140	–
gr g Generous (IRE) - City Fortress (Troy)
Led, ridden along 5th, hit next, soon headed and weakened 3 out (tchd 11-2)

5 23 [50]	3. Bellator 9/2 Barry Fenton G B Balding	Barry Fenton G B Balding	5	110	155	108	112	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Jupiter's Message (Jupiter Island)
Held up in touch, headway 4th, ridden along before 4 out, soon weakened and behind (op 4-1 tchd 5-1 in places)

F	6. Renzo (IRE) 16/1 A S Smith J L Harris	A S Smith J L Harris	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Watership (USA) (Foolish Pleasure)
Held up in touch until fell 3rd (op 12-1)

6 ran Off time: 2:34:00 Winning time: 3m 56.00s (slow by 7.00s) Total SP: 108%
1st owner: Kath Riley, Mrs M Guthrie & Joe Donald (Dato Star) 1st breeder: Mrs Eileen Bracken
2nd owner: K Flood (French Holly)
3rd owner: Lady Clarke (Midnight Legend)
Tote win: £2.70 PL: £1.50 £2.50 Ex: £3.80 CSF: £6.13