Full Result 3.25 Stratford | 30 May 1998

Intrum Justitia Handicap Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (0-135, 4yo+) (2m70yds) 2m½f Good To Firm 8 hurdles

1st £4,055 2nd £1,220 3rd £590 4th £275

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	4. Belmarita (IRE) 7/2 Richard Johnson G A Hubbard	Richard Johnson G A Hubbard	5	111	121	103	126	–
ch m Belmez (USA) - Congress Lady (General Assembly)
Held up, headway 5th, hard ridden to lead approaching 2 out, driven out (op 5-2 tchd 4-1)

2 1½	5. River Wye (IRE) 5/1 Vince Slattery George Yardley	Vince Slattery George Yardley	6	107	113	94	117	–
b g Jareer (USA) - Sun Gift (Guillaume Tell)
Held up, headway 4th, led 6th, hard ridden and headed, approaching 2 out, ran on flat (op 4-1 tchd 11-2 in places.)

3 16 [17½]	6. Secret Service (IRE) 9/1 Timmy Murphy C R Barwell	Timmy Murphy C R Barwell	6	103	109	75	96	–
b g Classic Secret I (USA) - Mystery Bid (Auction Ring)
Prominent, ridden after 4th, weakened 5th (op 6-1)

4 1 [18½]	7. Bartholomew Fair I 3/1F R Farrant Chris Dwyer	R Farrant Chris Dwyer	7	101	107	72	93	–
b g Sadler's Wells (USA) - Barada (USA) (Damascus)
Held up, headway to lead 5th, headed 6th, weakened approaching 3 out (op 100-30 tchd 7-2 in a place.)

5 dist [48½]	3. Mytton's Choice (IRE) 11/1 Robert Thornton Alan Bailey	Robert Thornton Alan Bailey	7	113	123	–	–	–
b g Nordance (USA) - Classic Choice (Patch)
Led until 3rd, ridden and weakened approaching 5th, tailed off (op 10-1 tchd 12-1)

PU	2. Easy Listening (USA) 7/1 Mick Fitzgerald Nigel Hawke	Mick Fitzgerald Nigel Hawke	6	114 v	124	–	–	–
b g Easy Goer (USA) - Queen Of Song I (USA) (His Majesty)
Held up, reminders after 4th, soon behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out (op 6-1)

PU	1. The French Furze (IRE) 4/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	4	1110 b	135	–	–	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Exciting (Mill Reef)
With leader, led 3rd until weakened 5th, tailed off when pulled up after 6th (op 9-2 after 5-1 in places.)

7 ran Off time: 3:25:00 Winning time: 3m 53.70s (slow by 13.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: G A Hubbard (Belmarita) 1st breeder: Cambremont Ltd Partnership
2nd owner: S Ho (River Wye)
3rd owner: The Hole In The Wall Gang (Secret Service)
Tote win: £3.70 PL: £2.20 £1.60 Ex: £5.50 CSF: £19.52

3:25 Stratford 30 May 1998

Intrum Justitia Handicap Hurdle Class C