Full Result 8.35 Stratford | 15 May 1998

Heart Fm 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m6f7yds) 2m6f Good To Firm 11 hurdles

1st £3,477 2nd £972 3rd £471

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	. Storm Forecast I (IRE) 4/7F Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	6	110	–	80	79	–
b g Strong Gale (IRE) - Cooleogan (Proverb)
Held up in touch, challenged 3 out, led next, hard ridden, just held on

2 shd	. Stray Harmony 7/1 Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Ralph J Smith	Jamie Goldstein ⁵ Ralph J Smith	8	104	–	70	74	–
ch m Noalto - Kitty Come Home (Monsanto)
Always prominent, led approaching 3 out to 2 out, rallied under pressure flat

3 1¼ [1¼]	. Alpha Leather 20/1 Mr J Grassick Liam Grassick	Mr J Grassick Liam Grassick	7	110	–	79	78	–
gr g Zambrano - Harvey's Choice (Whistlefield)
Held up in touch, effort and outpaced 3 out, stayed on well flat

4 2½ [3¾]	. Benna Beola 12/1 J Supple John Upson	J Supple John Upson	6	110	–	78	75	–
b g Arctic Lord (IRE) - Kathleen Callaghan (John French)
Behind, reminders 5th, stayed on from 2 out

5 18 [21¾]	. Autumn Blunder 16/1 Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	Adrian Scholes ⁷ Tony Carroll	6	107	–	58	57	–
ch g Brotherly (USA) - Thetford Chase (Relkino)
Led approaching 3rd to 8th, weakened approaching 3 out

6 ¾ [22½]	. Little Flims 66/1 M Richards Matt Sheppard	M Richards Matt Sheppard	5	109	–	59	51	–
ch m Lighter - Flimsy Fortune (Don Enrico)
Behind, jumped slowly 7th, headway next, weakened 9th, tailed off

7 12 [34½]	. Knock Star (IRE) 5/1 Gary Lyons T T Bill	Gary Lyons T T Bill	7	110	–	55	44	–
gr g Celio Rufo - Star Of Monroe (Derring Rose)
Chased leaders, blundered 5th, led 8th, soon headed and weakened, tailed off

PU	. The Gadfly 50/1 Sean Curran C H Jones	Sean Curran C H Jones	6	110	–	–	–	–
br g Welsh Captain - Spartan Imp (Spartan General)
Led until approaching 3rd, weakened 7th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 9th

PU	. Perfect View I 66/1 G Lake ⁷ J W Curtis	G Lake ⁷ J W Curtis	5	102	–	–	–	–
b m Arzanni - View Halloa (Al Sirat I)
Headway 4th, ridden 7th, soon lost touch, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

PU	. Safe To Assume 8/1 J R Kavanagh R G Brazington	J R Kavanagh R G Brazington	7	110	–	–	–	–
b g Vouchsafe - Assumtion (Jimsun I)
Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 9th

PU	. Here Comes Trouble I 20/1 Leighton Aspell ³ John Berry	Leighton Aspell ³ John Berry	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Forzando - Rabuba (Connaught)
Headway and always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

REF	. Mill Bay Sam 50/1 X Aizpuru ³ Robin Dickin	X Aizpuru ³ Robin Dickin	7	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Lighter - Emancipated (Mansingh)
Refused to race, took no part

12 ran Off time: 8:38:00 Winning time: 5m 42.90s (slow by 34.90s) Total SP: 134%
Non-runners: Dunnicks Country
1st owner: Lord Vestey (Storm Forecast I) 1st breeder: Con Troy And David Fenton
2nd owner: Winwood Connell Partnership (Stray Harmony)
3rd owner: Postlip Racing (Alpha Leather)
Tote win: £1.70 PL: £1.30 £2.10 £3.60 Ex: £5.20 CSF: £5.78 Trifecta: £21 Pool: £271.14. 9.15 winning tickets

8:35 Stratford 15 May 1998

Heart Fm 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class D