Full Result 2.45 Taunton | 8 December 1988

Taunton Novices' Handicap Chase

(2m150yds) 2m½f Good To Soft

1st £1,848 2nd £552 3rd £264 4th £120

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Wonder Bee 4/1 B Powell Snr David Elsworth	B Powell Snr David Elsworth	5	123	35	–	114	–
ch g Grandiose - Honey Wonder (Winden)
Led 6th, blundered 8th, ran on well

2 1½	0. Swing To Steel 8/1 Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	Peter Scudamore M C Pipe	6	127	39	–	116	–
ch g Most Secret - Staryllis Girl (Star Moss)
Mistake 6th, headway 8th, every chance last, ran on

3 4 [5½]	0. Thar-An-Bharr 7/2 P Harley ⁷ J Costello	P Harley ⁷ J Costello	6	115 7	23	–	103	–
b g Over The River (FR) - Another Bird (Arctic Slave)
Led until 3rd, led 5th, every chance 2 out, unable to quicken

4 2½ [8]	0. Nicoghan (NZ) 14/1 P Nicholls D H Barons	P Nicholls D H Barons	6	1011	15	–	86	–
b g Claudio Nicolai (USA) - Afghan Lady (Afghanistan)
Headway 8th, every chance 2 out, one pace

5 5 [13]	0. Alaoui 5/2F R Hyett Mrs S Oliver	R Hyett Mrs S Oliver	6	117	25	–	91	–
ch g Al Sirat I - Sunny Sunset (Sunny Way)
No headway from 9th

6 1½ [14½]	0. The Leggett 10/1 A Jones Jackie Retter	A Jones Jackie Retter	5	118	26	–	90	–
b g Faraway Times (USA) - Mrs McNicholas (Tudor Music)
Every chance 8th, weakened 9th

7 shd [14½]	0. En Gounasi Theon 25/1 P Holley ⁷ G C Doidge	P Holley ⁷ G C Doidge	7	104	15	–	79	–
ch g New Member - Vidi's First (Vidi Vici I)
Never near to challenge

8 4 [18½]	0. Saints Alive 25/1 A Tory ⁷ Kim Bailey	A Tory ⁷ Kim Bailey	8	104 2	13	–	–	–
ch g The Parson - Stand In (Star Moss)
Led 4th, every chance when mistake 9th, weakened 2 out

9 1 [19½]	0. Riversfield Park 66/1 I Lawrence ⁷ L C Corbett	I Lawrence ⁷ L C Corbett	7	97	3	–	–	–
b g Crash Course - Barge Royal (Bargello)
Mistake 4th, never nearer

10 8 [27½]	0. Wild Geese I 12/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	10	1010	14	–	–	–
b g Kashmir II - Ring Rose (Relko)
Behind from 7th

11 [27½]	0. Idson Lass 66/1 R Millman James Payne	R Millman James Payne	10	100	1	–	–	–
ch m Levanter - Moonsprite I (Ragusa)
Blundered 1st, headway 7th, prominent when blundered 9th, not recover

F	0. Master Martin 66/1 Rodi Greene ⁷ W R Williams	Rodi Greene ⁷ W R Williams	10	97	4	–	–	–
b g Martinmas - Princess Irmgard (Delirium I)
In rear when fell 7th

PU	0. Mandraki Shuffle 20/1 S McNeill Jim Old	S McNeill Jim Old	6	109 b	13	–	–	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Indictment (Desert Call)
Mistake 7th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Master Pepper 66/1 Mrs R Vickery Derrick Scott	Mrs R Vickery Derrick Scott	7	100	40	–	–	–
b h Latest Model - Miss Pepper (Arctic Chevalier)
Every chance 7th, tailed off 9th until pulled up before 2 out