Full Result 1.30 Nottingham | 24 January 1989

Stop Gap Novices' Hurdle (Div I)

2m Good To Soft

1st £1,360 2nd £360 3rd £160

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Gallant Gesture (USA) 9/4F H Davies Kevin Morgan	H Davies Kevin Morgan	4	1012	–	–	104	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Bold Flourish (USA) (Bold Lad)
Always prominent, led 6th, soon headed, led last, ridden out

2 2½	0. Murphy 9/2 S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	S Sherwood Oliver Sherwood	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Touch Paper - Iamstopped (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway approaching 3 out, every chance last, unable to quicken

3 ½ [3]	0. L'Uomo Piu 5/2 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	5	119	–	–	99	–
b g Paddy's Stream - Easter Vigil (Arctic Slave)
Chased leaders, led 2 out until last, one pace

4 1 [4]	0. Western Dancer I 7/1 Mark Dwyer C A Horgan	Mark Dwyer C A Horgan	8	112	–	–	91	–
b g Free State I - Polyandrist (Polic)
Headway 5th, led approaching 3 out until 2 out, one pace

5 7 [11]	0. Prince Merandi 14/1 B De Haan M E D Francis	B De Haan M E D Francis	6	112	–	–	84	–
b g Blakeney - Copt Hall Princess (Crowned Prince)
Headway 6th, ridden 2 out, every chance last, weakened flat

6 2 [13]	0. Spate (FR) 14/1 G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	G McCourt Nigel Tinkler	4	1011 6	–	–	89	–
b g Shareef Dancer (USA) - Riverina (FR) (Snob II)
Never nearer

7 [13]	0. Molly Partridge 50/1 R J Beggan Richard Whitaker	R J Beggan Richard Whitaker	6	1011	–	–	–	–
gr m Sexton Blake - CoquetteI (Gildoran)
Never dangerous

8 [13]	0. Mutarid (USA) 16/1 S Turner ⁴ George Moore	S Turner ⁴ George Moore	4	101	–	–	–	–
ch c Kris - Voie Lactee I (FR) (Amber Rama)
Prominent until 6th

9 [13]	0. Shining Art 50/1 Carl Llewellyn D McCain	Carl Llewellyn D McCain	4	105	–	–	–	–
ch g Artaius (USA) - Moonlight Sonata I (So Blessed)
In touch, mistake 4th, weakened 6th

10 [13]	0. Casino Magic I 50/1 A Webb John Spearing	A Webb John Spearing	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Casino Boy (IRE) - Gypsy Girl I (Marmont I)
Always behind, tailed off

11 [13]	0. Easter Imp 33/1 G Mernagh J Webber	G Mernagh J Webber	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g Import - Sister Brown (Murrayfield)
Led until 6th, soon weakened, tailed off

F	0. Zagadka (FR) 50/1 Susan Kersey ⁷ T Kersey	Susan Kersey ⁷ T Kersey	4	102 9	–	–	–	–
gr f Carwhite - Fille Du Roi I (FR) (Roi Dagobert)
Prominent, hit 4th, weakened 6th, fell last

12 ran Off time: 1:32:00 Winning time: 4m 9.20s Total SP: 121%
1st owner: Jim Short (Gallant Gesture)
2nd owner: Uk Racing Ltd (Murphy)
3rd owner: L'Uomo Menswear Ltd (L'Uomo Piu)

1:30 Nottingham 24 Jan 1989

Stop Gap Novices' Hurdle (Div I)