Full Result 3.30 Bath | 4 August 1998

Hard To Figure Claiming Stakes Class E

(Class 5) (3yo+) (5f160yds) 5½f Good

1st £2,840 2nd £860 3rd £420 4th £200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁰⁾	5. Cauda Equina 5/1 T Quinn Mick Channon	T Quinn Mick Channon	4	92	62	69	65	–
gr g Statoblest (IRE) - Sea Fret I (Habat)
Held up, headway 2f out, strong run final furlong, led last strides (tchd 6-1 in places)

2⁽⁸⁾ nk	2. Hard To Figure EvensF Ray Cochrane Ron Hodges	Ray Cochrane Ron Hodges	12	94	82	70	66	–
gr g Telsmoss - Count On Me (No Mercy I)
Held up, headway 2f out, driven to lead inside last, headed and no extra last strides (op evens after 5-4 in places tchd 11-10 and 6-5 in places)

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [3¼]	4. Bayin (USA) 16/1 R Street Mark Usher	R Street Mark Usher	9	92	50	60	56	–
b g Caro - Regatela (USA) (Dr. Fager)
Dwelt, behind, shaken up and headway on outside over 1f out, kept on but not pace to reach leaders (op 14-1)

4⁽³⁾ 1¾ [5]	8. Henry The Proud (IRE) 11/1 Iona Wands ⁵ J Berry	Iona Wands ⁵ J Berry	3	83	59	45	46	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - June Goddess (Junius)
Led, ridden 2f out, headed inside last, soon beaten (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

5⁽⁷⁾ 2 [7]	6. Royal Cascade (IRE) 25/1 L Newton B A McMahon	L Newton B A McMahon	4	90	45	48	43	–
b g River Falls - Relative Stranger (Cragador)
Chased leaders, ridden 3f out, weakened over 1f out, eased when no chance inside last (op 20- 1)

6⁽⁹⁾ ¾ [7¾]	9. Mustn't Grumble I (IRE) 33/1 Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	Simon Whitworth Miss S J Wilton	8	86 v	45	38	33	–
b g Orchestra - Gentle Heiress (Prince Tenderfoot)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered to chase leaders, weakened over 1f out (op 16-1)

7⁽²⁾ 1½ [9¼]	3. Salty Behaviour (IRE) 5/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	4	94	72	46	41	–
ch c Salt Dome (USA) - Good Behaviour (Artaius)
Chased leaders, ridden over 2f out, weakened well over 1f out (op 9-4 tchd 11-4 in places)

8⁽⁵⁾ 1¼ [10½]	7. Aragrove 50/1 Wayne Hutchinson ⁷ Mark Usher	Wayne Hutchinson ⁷ Mark Usher	8	83 b	43	26	28	–
b g Aragon - Grovehurst (Homing)
Chased leaders until weakened inside final 2f (op 33-1)

9⁽⁴⁾ 18 [28½]	1. Indian Blaze 33/1 Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	Neil Pollard ⁵ David Elsworth	4	91	52	–	–	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Odile (Green Dancer)
Pressed leaders, ridden 2f out, hung badly right and weakened over 1f out (op 20-1)

10⁽⁶⁾ ½ [29]	10. Lamoura 66/1 Allan Mackay Roy Brotherton	Allan Mackay Roy Brotherton	3	713	20	–	–	–
ch f Executive Man - Armalou (Ardoon)
Always behind, lost touch from halfway (op 50-1)

10 ran Off time: 3:30:00 Winning time: 1m 12.00s (slow by 3.80s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Michael A Foy (Cauda Equina) 1st breeder: R P Williams
2nd owner: J W Mursell (Hard To Figure)
3rd owner: Trevor Barker (Bayin)
Tote win: £6.20 PL: £1.80 £1.10 £2.20 Ex: £6.70 CSF: £9.71
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 61 (35%) M [4-7] 1 (8%) H [8-10] 88 (57%)

3:30 Bath 4 Aug 1998

Hard To Figure Claiming Stakes Class E