Full Result 7.45 Newton Abbot | 6 July 1998

Three Pigeons Public House Barnstaple Novices' Chase Class E

(Class 4) (5yo+) (3m1f170yds) 3m2f Good To Firm 19 fences

1st £2,818.85 2nd £852.80 3rd £415.90 4th £197.45

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	10. Sparkling Spring (IRE) 5/2F Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	Norman Williamson Kim Bailey	7	110	–	92	111	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Cherry Jubilee (Le Bavard)
Held up, blundered 3rd, steady headway from 12th, challenged 3 out, soon led, clear last, eased close home (tchd 11-4 and 3-1 in places.)

2 1¼	4. Derring Bridge 11/4 Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	Richard Johnson Susan Johnson	8	110	–	92	103	–
b g Derring Rose - Bridge Ash (Normandy)
Headway 10th, tracked leaders 13th, led 14th, ridden and headed after 3 out,rallied run-in but no chance with winner (op 5-2 after 7-2 in places,tchd 3-1 and 100-30 in places.)

3 20 [21¼]	13. Via Del Quatro (IRE) 12/1 Mr David Turner ⁷ Seamus Mullins	Mr David Turner ⁷ Seamus Mullins	6	102	–	68	78	–
b m Posen (USA) - Gulistan (Sharpen Up)
Behind sixth, driven along from 12th, stayed on from 3 out but not a danger (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in a place.)

4 1½ [22¾]	7. Good Looking Guy 8/1 Sam Stronge ⁷ Mrs J A Young	Sam Stronge ⁷ Mrs J A Young	9	107	–	72	82	–
ch g Cruise Missile - Saxon Belle (Deep Run)
Soon prominent, chased leader 12th to next, ridden and stayed on same pace from 4 out. (tchd 10-1)

5 8 [30¾]	5. Dunlir 50/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	8	110	–	74	74	–
bl g Lir - Miss Black Glama (Derrylin)
Headway to chase leaders 12th, ridden next, weakened 4 out (op 20-1)

6 23 [53¾]	9. Queen's AwardI (IRE) 14/1 B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	B Powell Snr Bob Buckler	9	110	–	60	51	–
ch g Bishop Of Orange - Demelza CarneI (Woodville II)
Chased leaders, mistake 7th, jumped slowly 9th and lost place, rallied 11th, weakened 13th (op 7-1)

7 2 [55¾]	3. Blustery Day 20/1 P Henley ³ J W Dufosee	P Henley ³ J W Dufosee	8	1011	–	56	49	–
b g Reesh - Lindy Ann (King's Leap)
Led till mistake and headed 14th, soon weakened (op 10-1)

F	1. Moorland Highflyer 11/4 Joe Tizzard ³ Andy Hobbs	Joe Tizzard ³ Andy Hobbs	7	114	–	–	–	–
bb g Karlinsky (USA) - Moorland Heath VII (Damsire Unregistered)
In touch till fell 7th (op 5-2 tchd 3-1)

PU	11. Celtic Daughter 20/1 Miss E J Jones H W Lavis	Miss E J Jones H W Lavis	9	109	–	–	–	–
b m Celtic Cone - Onaea (Prince De Galles I)
Hit first, in touch 7th, tailed off 12th, pulled up before 13th. (op 33-1)

PU	12. Rosieplant 50/1 Guy Lewis ³ H W Lavis	Guy Lewis ³ H W Lavis	8	106	–	–	–	–
b m Queen's Soldier (USA) - Sweet Saskia (Spitsbergen)
Soon chasing leaders, ridden along 12th, weakened next, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out (op 33-1)

PU	8. Opera Festival (IRE) 50/1 Vince Slattery R J Baker	Vince Slattery R J Baker	8	110	–	–	–	–
ch g Buckskin (FR) - Glencairn Belle (Golden Love I)
Behind from 6th, ridden along 12th, tailed off when blundered 13th pulled up before 3 out. (op 16-1)

11 ran Off time: 7:45:00 Winning time: 6m 27.90s (slow by 6.90s) Total SP: 123%
Non-runners: FrownI (vet's certificate), Vallis Vale (vet's certificate)
1st owner: E Benfield (Sparkling Spring) 1st breeder: Mrs H McCormick
2nd owner: I K Johnson (Derring Bridge)
3rd owner: Ian McGready, Rob McGready, Adam Day (Via Del Quatro)
Tote win: £3.30 PL: £1.40 £1.10 £4 Ex: £4.70 CSF: £9.15 Trifecta: £79 Pool: £202.58. 1.82 winning tickets

7:45 Newton Abbot 6 Jul 1998

Three Pigeons Public House Barnstaple Novices' Chase Class E