Full Result 4.45 Sedgefield | 29 July 1998

Fossway Builders Merchants Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m178yds) 2m1f Good To Soft 8 hurdles

1st £2,302.50 2nd £640 3rd £307.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Daira 7/4F Richard Johnson Brian Ellison	Richard Johnson Brian Ellison	5	106	–	46	95	–
br m Daring March - Ile De Reine (Ile De Bourbon)
Held up and behind, headway half-way, led approaching 2 out, drew clear approaching last, ran on well (op 5-2 tchd 11-4 in places.)

2 9	9. Petit Flora 33/1 B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	B Grattan ⁵ P Beaumont	6	101	–	33	80	–
b m Lord Bud - Pretty Soon (Tina's Pet)
Held up and behind, headway 5th, chased winner from after 3 out, every chance next, ridden and once pace between last two

3 10 [19]	10. By Jay (IRE) 12/1 R Supple Chris Grant	R Supple Chris Grant	4	103	–	26	67	–
b f Last Tycoon (IRE) - Tomona (Linacre)
Behind, stayed on from 2 out, not reach leading pair

4 2½ [21½]	2. Van Gurp 6/1 Russ Garritty H Alexander	Russ Garritty H Alexander	5	1011	–	32	72	–
ch g Generous (IRE) - Atlantic Flyer (USA) (Storm Bird)
Chased leaders, led after 5th until after next, soon ridden and lost place (op 4-1)

5 3½ [25]	1. Cool Miner (IRE) 33/1 Kenny Johnson John Wade	Kenny Johnson John Wade	6	1011	–	28	69	–
b g Miner's Lamp - Coolafinka (IRE) (Strong Statement)
Chased leaders, reminders 3rd, lost place 3 out

6 6 [31]	5. Hitchhiker 50/1 L Cummins ⁵ R D E Woodhouse	L Cummins ⁵ R D E Woodhouse	4	103	–	15	60	–
b g Picea - Lady Lax (Henbit)
In touch, headway under pressure 3 out, soon beaten

7 11 [42]	11. Contravene (IRE) 40/1 B Storey Bruce Mactaggart	B Storey Bruce Mactaggart	4	103	–	4	44	–
b f Contract Law (USA) - Vieux CarreI (Pas De Seul)
Always behind (op 33-1 tchd 50-1 in places.)

8 3 [45]	6. Sabre Dancer 8/1 Brian Harding Dick Allan	Brian Harding Dick Allan	4	108	–	7	46	–
b g Rambo Dancer (CAN) - My Candy (Lorenzaccio)
With leader until left in lead 4th, headed after 5th, ridden and weakened after 3 out (op 5-1)

9 ¾ [45¾]	7. Another Daughter 50/1 N Old Smith T J Carr	N Old Smith T J Carr	7	106	–	4	43	–
b m Royal Vulcan (IRE) - Dereks Daughter (Derek H)
In touch until 4th, soon lost place and behind

PU	3. Dr Martens (IRE) 9/4 A S Smith Jeremy Glover	A S Smith Jeremy Glover	4	108	–	–	–	–
b g Mtoto - Suyayeb (USA) (The Minstrel)
Took keen hold, led, saddle soon slipped, pulled up before 4th (op evens tchd 5-2 in places.)

10 ran Off time: 4:45:00 Winning time: 4m 5.40s (slow by 19.40s) Total SP: 113%
Non-runners: Fullopep
1st owner: Ronald McCulloch (Daira) 1st breeder: Cleaboy Farms Co
2nd owner: G W Singleton (Petit Flora)
3rd owner: Chris Grant (By Jay)
Tote win: £2.60 PL: £1.20 £3.90 £2.20 Ex: £26.80 CSF: £56.18

4:45 Sedgefield 29 Jul 1998

Fossway Builders Merchants Novices' Hurdle Class E