Full Result 3.45 Taunton | 17 January 1991

Yarcombe Novices' Handicap Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m110yds) 2m½f Good To Soft

1st £1,871.80 2nd £519.80 3rd £249.40

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Billy Strayhorn 3/1F M Perrett S Mellor	M Perrett S Mellor	7	115	91	–	110	–
b g Northfields (USA) - Tanaka (Tapalque)
Always prominent, slight lead 6th, driven out

2 3½	0. Makarim (FR) 11/2 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	6	119	95	–	–	–
b h Shareef Dancer (USA) - Chappelle Blanche (USA) (Olden Times)
Held up, headway 4th, every chance last, hard ridden, not quicken

3 5 [8½]	0. Classic Statement I 7/2 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	5	1110 b¹	96	–	106	–
ch h Mill Reef (USA) - Lady Graustark (USA) (Graustark)
Always prominent, every chance when hit 2 out, hard ridden, soon weakened

4 12 [20½]	0. Dramatic Event 8/1 A Charlton J S Moore	A Charlton J S Moore	6	119	95	–	93	–
b g Kind Of Hush - Welsh Jane (Bold Lad)
Headway 2 out, mistake last, ran on

5 ½ [21]	0. One For Irene 25/1 E Tierney ⁷ George Jones	E Tierney ⁷ George Jones	4	101	80	–	77	–
gr f Hotfoot I - Vila Real (Town Crier)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened 2 out

6 ½ [21½]	0. Spitfire Jubilee 25/1 T Thompson (Old) ⁷ Ron Hodges	T Thompson (Old) ⁷ Ron Hodges	5	106	85	–	81	–
b h Chief Singer - Altana (Grundy)
Mistake 2nd, never near to challenge

7 10 [31½]	0. Merry Marigold 33/1 G Upton ³ J D Roberts	G Upton ³ J D Roberts	5	104	79	–	61	–
b m Sonnen Gold - Manna Green (Bustino)
Led 4th until 5th, weakened 6th

8 8 [39½]	0. Bulbarrow 66/1 D Gallagher A Csaky	D Gallagher A Csaky	6	1012	84	–	62	–
b g Town And Country - Miss Hippolyta (High Line)
Held up, led 5th until 6th, soon weakened

9 4 [43½]	0. Western Wolf I 8/1 B Powell Snr C L Popham	B Powell Snr C L Popham	6	110	86	–	60	–
ch h Wolverlife - Sweet Kate (Slippered)
Pulled hard, with leaders until weakened 6th

10 6 [49½]	0. The Bank (USA) 20/1 J Lodder ³ F Jordan	J Lodder ³ F Jordan	5	109	84	–	–	–
br g Clever Trick (USA) - Quick Reason (USA) (Hail To Reason)
Held up, headway 4th, every chance 6th, soon weakened

PU	0. Double Handfull 25/1 P Dever J D Roberts	P Dever J D Roberts	5	1012 b	84	–	–	–
gr m Pas De Seul - Love Tangle (Wollow)
Prominent until hard ridden and weakened 6th, pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Arcticflow (USA) 12/1 P Holley ³ N B Thomson	P Holley ³ N B Thomson	6	109 b	84	–	–	–
ch g Arctic Tern (USA) - Bold Flora (USA) (Bold Favorite)
Led until 4th, behind when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Hi Boots 14/1 J Frost Peter Jones	J Frost Peter Jones	6	115	91	–	–	–
ch m Deep Run - Highlight Lady (Carnival Night)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

13 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 4m 14.10s Total SP: 120%
1st owner: S P Tindall (Billy Strayhorn) 1st breeder: Airlie Stud
2nd owner: John Poynton (Makarim)
3rd owner: Mrs Elizabeth Hitchins (Classic Statement I)

3:45 Taunton 17 Jan 1991

Yarcombe Novices' Handicap Hurdle