Full Result 4.30 Southwell | 6 May 1996

Spitfire Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (4-7yo) 2m Winter Good To Firm

1st £2,010.20 2nd £557.20 3rd £266.60

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Rudi's Pride (IRE) 100/30 N Old Smith S B Bell	N Old Smith S B Bell	5	117	–	50	97	–
b g Conquering Hero (USA) - Belle-Cote I (Coquelin)
Held up, good headway 3 out, led 2 out, clear last, readily

2 6	. Top Fella (USA) 11/2 D Bentley P J Dennis	D Bentley P J Dennis	4	109 b	–	32	78	–
bb g Horatius (USA) - Annapurna (USA) (Blade)
Chased leaders, blundered 3 out, kept on from 2 out, not pace of winner

3 5 [11]	. Weather Alert I (IRE) 3/1F A S Smith Kevin Morgan	A S Smith Kevin Morgan	5	117	–	40	85	–
b g Dance Of Life (USA) - Ask The Wind (Run The Gantlet)
In touch, headway to chase leaders 5th, ridden after 3 out, one pace from 2 out

4 5 [16]	. Exclusion 7/2 R Marley J Hetherton	R Marley J Hetherton	7	117	–	35	80	–
ch g Ballad Rock - Great Exception (Grundy)
Chased leader, led approaching 5th, ridden 3 out, headed 2 out, soon beaten

5 18 [34]	. Troy's Dream 5/1 T Eley Sue Smith	T Eley Sue Smith	5	110	–	10	55	–
b g Master Willie - Troja (Troy)
Behind, ridden along halfway, not pace to reach leaders

6 ½ [34½]	. Night Boat 12/1 Guy Lewis ³ William Clay	Guy Lewis ³ William Clay	5	1011	–	6	54	–
b g Night Shift (USA) - Billante (USA) (Graustark)
Mid-division, effort 6th, behind from 3 out

7 8 [42½]	. Oliver-J 33/1 R Supple John Mackie	R Supple John Mackie	5	110	–	1	46	–
b g Almushmmir - Olymena (Royalty)
Behind and hit 5th, tailed off

8 16 [58½]	. Kind Prince 33/1 Mr P Murray ⁷ Shaun Harris	Mr P Murray ⁷ Shaun Harris	4	102	–	–	–	–
b g Kind Of Hush - Silent Princess (King Of Spain)
Chased leaders, ridden along before 5th, soon lost place, tailed off

F	. Arecibo I (FR) 20/1 Raymond McCarthy ⁷ J Parkes	Raymond McCarthy ⁷ J Parkes	4	102	–	–	–	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Anahita I (FR) (Gay Mecene)
Behind when fell 4th

PU	. Strawberry Fool 14/1 Andrew Thornton P Bradley	Andrew Thornton P Bradley	7	109	–	–	–	–
b m Idiots Delight - Record Red (Record Run)
Led until headed approaching 5th, close up until weakened after 3 out, blundered 2 out and pulled up after

10 ran Off time: 4:30:00 Winning time: 3m 54.00s Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Mrs Cheryl L Owen (Rudi's Pride) 1st breeder: R P Ryan
2nd owner: P J Dennis (Top Fella)
3rd owner: Peacock Partnership (Weather Alert I)

4:30 Southwell 6 May 1996

Spitfire Selling Hurdle Class G