Full Result 1.45 Sandown | 20 February 1998

Fox 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (5yo+) (1m7f216yds) 2m Good 8 hurdles

1st £3,009 2nd £912 3rd £446 4th £213

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Mountain Storm (IRE) 5/2 Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	Mick Fitzgerald Nicky Henderson	6	110	–	105	115	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Luminous Run (Deep Run)
Steady headway 5th, led on bit approaching last, driven out

2 ½	7. Percy Crow (IRE) 15/8F Andrew Thornton Paul Webber	Andrew Thornton Paul Webber	5	110	–	105	115	–
ch g Persian Heights - Slightly Latin (Ahonoora)
Always prominent, chased leader 3rd to 4th, chased leader from 3 out, led approaching 2 out until approaching last, hard ridden and every chance flat, ran on

3 14 [14½]	4. Fin Bec (FR) 10/1 S McNeill A P Jones	S McNeill A P Jones	5	110	–	91	102	–
b g Tip Moss (FR) - Tourbrune (FR) (Pamponi)
Led until approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

4 4 [18½]	10. Tree Creeper (IRE) 10/1 Luke Harvey Andy Turnell	Luke Harvey Andy Turnell	6	110	–	88	97	–
b g King's Ride (IRE) - Lispatrick Lass (Kambalda)
Lost place 3 out, ran on one pace from 2 out

5 1½ [20]	5. Mazileo 10/1 R Dunwoody Ian Williams	R Dunwoody Ian Williams	5	110	–	86	95	–
b g Mazilier (USA) - Embroglio (USA) (Empery)
Behind when mistake 3 out, hard ridden and headway approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

6 6 [26]	8. Polar Rambler (IRE) 8/1 Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	Carl Llewellyn Jim Old	7	110	–	80	89	–
br g Strong Gale (IRE) - The Wrens Nest (Wrekin Rambler)
Chased leader to 3rd, chased leader 4th to 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

7 ½ [26½]	9. The Paladin 50/1 Mr C Rae ⁷ Andy Turnell	Mr C Rae ⁷ Andy Turnell	8	107	–	72	89	–
b g Nearly A Hand - Romany Serenade (Romany Air)
Some headway 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

8 10 [36½]	1. Billy Box 13/2 Warren Marston G M McCourt	Warren Marston G M McCourt	6	110	–	70	85	–
gr g Lord Bud - Counter Coup (Busted)
Steady headway 3rd, ridden approaching 2 out, weakened approaching last

9 dist [66½]	3. El Cid I (IRE) 100/1 Sean Fox P C Ritchens	Sean Fox P C Ritchens	8	110	–	–	–	–
b g Presidium - Sheer Nectar (Piaffer)
Behind from 5th, tailed off

PU	2. Burfield Boy (IRE) 50/1 Timmy Murphy Merrita Jones	Timmy Murphy Merrita Jones	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Eve's Error (IRE) - Lady Wolver (Wolverlife)
Behind from 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

10 ran Off time: 1:46:00 Winning time: 4m 2.00s (slow by 10.00s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Anthony Speelman (Mountain Storm) 1st breeder: Michael Lysaght
2nd owner: Mrs Susan P Davis (Percy Crow)
3rd owner: A A King (Fin Bec)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £1.40 £1.20 £2.10 Ex: £3.40 CSF: £7.38 Trifecta: £10.90 Pool: £744.59. 48.19 winning tickets.

1:45 Sandown 20 Feb 1998

Fox 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D