Full Result 2.30 Nottingham | 2 February 1993

Nottingham Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier

(4yo+) (2m5f110yds) 2m5½f Good To Soft

1st £3,517.20 2nd £979.20 3rd £471.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Truth Be Told 6/1 D Murphy J T Gifford	D Murphy J T Gifford	9	109	119	100	128	–
ch g Proverb - Cacador's Magnet (Chinatown)
Held up, well behind, improved 7th, sustained run from 3 out, led close home

2 2	0. Vital Witness (CAN) 10/1 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	6	101	111	–	–	–
b g Val De L'Orne (FR) - Friendly Witness (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Chased leaders, disputed lead 4 out, led next, ridden and headed close home

3 5 [7]	0. Andrew's First 8/1 M M Lynch M J Wilkinson	M M Lynch M J Wilkinson	6	100	110	85	112	–
br g Tender King - Dame Kelly (Pitskelly)
In touch, headway 9th, ridden and one pace from 2 out

4 6 [13]	0. Furry Baby 14/1 Adrian Maguire M Avison	Adrian Maguire M Avison	6	100	110	80	106	–
b m Furry Glen - Another Bless (Random Shot)
Mid-division, headway 9th, prominent next, hit 2 out, no extra

5 1½ [14½]	0. Couture Stockings 25/1 Norman Williamson John Mackie	Norman Williamson John Mackie	9	100	110	79	104	–
b g Free State I - Miss Couture (Tamerlane)
Held up behind, steady headway approaching 3 out, never placed to challenge

6 7 [21½]	0. Pactolus (USA) 25/1 D Leahy ⁵ S Christian	D Leahy ⁵ S Christian	10	115	134	92	121	–
b g Lydian (FR) - Honey Sand (USA) (Windy Sands)
Mid-division, stayed on one pace from 3 out, never dangerous

7 2 [23½]	0. Tv Pitch (FR) 33/1 G Tormey ⁷ D Lee	G Tormey ⁷ D Lee	5	97	110	64	95	–
b m Fast Topaze (USA) - Allatum (USA) (Alleged)
Settled in rear, improved to chase leaders 8th, ridden and no extra from 2 out

8 7 [30½]	0. Ambleside Harvest 3/1F Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	Mark Dwyer Jonjo O'Neill	6	104 2	114	69	92	–
bb g Decent Fellow - Watch The Birdie (Polyfoto)
Held up in rear, headway 7th, ridden and no progress from 3 out

9 ½ [31]	0. Nineofus 16/1 R Marley M H Easterby	R Marley M H Easterby	7	1011	121	75	98	–
b g Lochnager - Mountain Child (Mountain Call)
Led until headed 3 out, gradually weakened

10 3 [34]	0. Top Javalin (NZ) 14/1 J Frost D H Barons	J Frost D H Barons	5	1011	121	72	95	–
ch g Veloso (NZ) - Buena Vista (AUS) (Buena Shore)
Not fluent, chased leaders, lost place 8th, tailed off after next

11 3 [37]	0. Taroudant 12/1 R Hodge Mrs M Reveley	R Hodge Mrs M Reveley	6	110	124	73	95	–
b g Pharly (FR) - Melbourne Miss (Chaparral)
Held up and behind, never placed to challenge

12 2½ [39½]	0. Leavenworth 12/1 Mick Fitzgerald Jackie Retter	Mick Fitzgerald Jackie Retter	9	107	117	64	85	–
ch g Bustino - Hide The Key (USA) (Key To The Mint)
Behind, ridden 7th, hampered 9th, soon beaten

13 8 [47½]	0. Montagnard 25/1 Carl Llewellyn Mark Bradstock	Carl Llewellyn Mark Bradstock	9	1010	120	59	80	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Louisa Stuart (FR) (Ruysdael II)
Chased leaders until weakened 8th

14 25 [72½]	0. Judges Fancy 20/1 D Bridgwater C C Trietline	D Bridgwater C C Trietline	9	1112	136	52	–	–
b g Monksfield - Knollwood Court (Le Jean)
In touch, ridden approaching 8th, soon weakened and tailed off

15 12 [84½]	0. Palanquin 50/1 D Bentley ⁵ W G Reed	D Bentley ⁵ W G Reed	11	99 b	110	–	–	–
ch g Royal Palace - Duresme (Starry Halo)
Chased leaders until ridden and weakened 7th, tailed off

16 dist [114½]	0. Bean King 6/1 R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	R Dunwoody Nicky Henderson	7	112	126	–	–	–
gr g Ardross - Meanz Beanz (High Top)
Prominent until weakened quickly approaching 3 out, virtually pulled up run-in

F	0. Midland Glenn 10/1 A Mulholland Les Eyre	A Mulholland Les Eyre	9	116	130	–	–	–
ch g Midland Gayle - Dawn Dreamer (Avocat)
Chased leaders, in touch when fell 9th

PU	0. Jimbalou 16/1 R J Beggan R G Brazington	R J Beggan R G Brazington	10	116	130	–	–	–
b g Jimsun I - Midnight Pansy (Deadly Nightshade)
Mid-divison, lost touch 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Petty Bridge 20/1 R Bellamy A P James	R Bellamy A P James	9	1112	136	–	–	–
b g Weavers Hall - Royal Cup (Politico)
Chased leaders until lost place 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

PU	0. Lafkadio 33/1 W Worthington Michael Chapman	W Worthington Michael Chapman	6	100	110	–	–	–
b g Gay Mecene (USA) - Lakonia (Kris)
Always behind, lost touch after 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

20 ran Off time: 2:31:00 Winning time: 5m 38.80s (slow by 41.80s) Total SP: 153%
1st owner: Pell-Mell Partners (Truth Be Told) 1st breeder: Thomas F O'Brien
2nd owner: H A Blenkhorn (Vital Witness)
3rd owner: Jeremy Hancock (Andrew's First)

2:30 Nottingham 2 Feb 1993

Nottingham Gold Card Handicap Hurdle Qualifier