Full Result 4.45 Sedgefield | 8 March 1988

Grove Novices' Hurdle

(2m3f34yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £685

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Leamlara Lad 7/2 M Bastard Pam Sly	M Bastard Pam Sly	8	112	–	–	–	–
b g Antwerp City - Beths' Bermudas (Brilliant Pil)
Headway 4 out, led 2 out, ran on

2 3	0. Tewit Castle 7/1 Mr H Brown D Lee	Mr H Brown D Lee	6	112	–	–	–	–
b g Enbrage - Slane Lady (Escart III)
Always prominent, led after 3 out, headed 2 out, ran on one pace

3 7 [10]	0. Wigtown Bay 33/1 S J O'Neill John Mackie	S J O'Neill John Mackie	5	112	–	–	–	–
br g Young Nelson - Bonnie Bladnoch (Lord Of Verona)
Always chasing leaders, not quicken from 2 out

4 1½ [11½]	0. Direct Interest 5/4F C Grant Denys Smith	C Grant Denys Smith	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Al Sirat I - Honey Come Home*t (Timobriol)
With leaders, not quicken from 2 out

5 1½ [13]	0. Sword Beach 16/1 Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	4	107	–	–	–	–
ch g Scallywag - Bargello's Lady (Bargello)
Held up and behind, good headway 3 out, ridden and beaten next

6 6 [19]	0. Joyful Billy 33/1 K Jones W A Stephenson	K Jones W A Stephenson	5	112	–	–	–	–
bb g Lucifer (USA) - Kenabelle (Birkenhead I)
Behind until ran on from 2 out

7 [19]	0. Bay Minstrel 16/1 A Costello ⁷ John Bryan	A Costello ⁷ John Bryan	5	109	–	–	–	–
b g Black Minstrel - Meneleks Daughter (Menelek)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders until gradually weakened from 3 out

8 [19]	0. Change The Name 33/1 Peter Niven P A Blockley	Peter Niven P A Blockley	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Celtic Cone - Yogurt (Saint Denys)
Effort halfway, weakened 3 out

9 [19]	0. Sheshoons Last 33/1 J J Quinn W W McGhie	J J Quinn W W McGhie	8	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Sheshoon - Hyperion Girl (Royal Palm)
Led until headed and weakened after 3 out

10 [19]	0. Courting King 33/1 Mrs M Kendall Mrs M A Kendall	Mrs M Kendall Mrs M A Kendall	5	112	–	–	–	–
b g King Of Spain - Court Barns (USA) (Riva Ridge)
Outpaced 4 out, never dangerous

11 [19]	0. Northern Walk 33/1 B Storey J S Haldane	B Storey J S Haldane	5	112	–	–	–	–
ch g Northern Guest (USA) - Devon Lark (Take A Reef)
Good headway to challenge 4 out, weakened rapidly next

PU	0. Verona Chief 13/2 S Turner ⁷ B E Wilkinson	S Turner ⁷ B E Wilkinson	5	109	–	–	–	–
ch g Viking Chief - Verona Star*t (Lord Of Verona)
Mistake 3rd, always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Red Gala I 33/1 B Old Walsh ⁴ J Parkes	B Old Walsh ⁴ J Parkes	4	912	–	–	–	–
b f Gala Performance - Red Again (Then Again)
Always well behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Billy Tobin 13/2 M Hammond S G Payne	M Hammond S G Payne	8	1110	–	–	–	–
br g Bivouac - Romayne (Rubor)
Chased leaders, ridden halfway, soon weakened, pulled up before 3 out

14 ran Off time: 4:46:00 Winning time: 5m 28.70s (slow by 1m 7.70s) Total SP: 139%
1st owner: Mrs P Sly (Leamlara Lad) 1st breeder: Nicholas Allen
2nd owner: J H Richardson (Tewit Castle)
3rd owner: Provan Hatch Holdings Ltd (Wigtown Bay)

4:45 Sedgefield 8 Mar 1988

Grove Novices' Hurdle