Full Result 4.10 Perth | 24 April 1996

Albert Bartlett & Sons Handicap Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (0-120, 4yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f OMS Soft 8 hurdles

1st £4,123.50 2nd £1,248 3rd £609 4th £289.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Merry Mermaid 7/2J B Storey Bruce Mactaggart	B Storey Bruce Mactaggart	6	104	96	89	102	–
ch m Bairn (USA) - Manna Green (Bustino)
Close up, led 5th, held on well flat

2 ¾	. Current Speech (IRE) 7/2J Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	5	100 b	92	84	97	–
b g Thatching - Lady Aladdin (Persian Bold)
Tracked leaders, challenged on bit 2 out, soon ridden, not run on flat

3 10 [10¾]	. Steadfast Elite (IRE) 12/1 A Roche ³ Jonjo O'Neill	A Roche ³ Jonjo O'Neill	5	911 1 b¹	92	71	89	–
b m Glenstal (USA) - Etching (IRE) (Auction Ring)
Headway 5th, soon chasing leaders, ridden and beaten 2 out

4 8 [18¾]	. Tom Brodie 5/1 Mr C Bonner ³ Howard Johnson	Mr C Bonner ³ Howard Johnson	6	111	110	81	97	–
b g Ardross - Deep Line (Deep Run)
Always prominent, ridden and one pace from 3 out

5 9 [27¾]	. Stash The Cash I (IRE) 9/2 Tony Dobbin Thomas Dyer	Tony Dobbin Thomas Dyer	5	1010	102	67	80	–
b g Persian Bold (IRE) - Noble Girl (Be Friendly)
Behind, hit 4th and outpaced, never dangerous after

PU	. King Athelstan (USA) 11/2 A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	8	119	115	–	–	–
b g Sovereign Dancer (USA) - Wimbledon Star (USA) (Wimbledon)
Led to 5th, ridden and blundered next, weakened quickly and pulled up before 2 out

PU	. Eurotwist 8/1 S Taylor ⁷ S E Kettlewell	S Taylor ⁷ S E Kettlewell	7	114	117	–	–	–
b g Viking (USA) - Orange Bowl (IRE) (General Assembly)
Mistakes, outpaced and lost touch from 5th, pulled up before 2 out