Full Result 2.00 Taunton | 28 November 1991

Roberts Plant And Haulage Novices' Handicap Chase

(5yo+) (2m2f40yds) 2m2f Good 14 fences

1st £2,840 2nd £860 3rd £420 4th £200

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Melicus (USA) 12/1 M Richards Charles Egerton	M Richards Charles Egerton	6	118	99	97	105	–
b g Providential - Melodina (Tudor Melody)
Always prominent, mistake 6th, left clear 11th, jumped left 2 out, unchallenged

2 5	0. Smartie Express 9/4F W Irvine Ron Hodges	W Irvine Ron Hodges	9	111	92	86	93	–
bb g Pony Express - Spick And Span I (Smartie I)
Blundered 3rd, hampered 5th, left 2nd 3 out, not reach winner

3 25 [30]	0. Christmas Bash 16/1 B Powell Snr R G Frost	B Powell Snr R G Frost	8	106	83	56	59	–
b m Shaab - Christmas Fun (Tangle)
Never near leaders

4 7 [37]	0. Live In Hope I 5/1 Graham Bradley ³ D J G Murray Smith	Graham Bradley ³ D J G Murray Smith	9	118	102	68	71	–
b g Condorcet (FR) - Hopefull Polly (Polyfoto)
Headway 9th, weakened 11th, tailed off

5 nk [37¼]	0. Coral Harbour 25/1 Richard Guest C R Barwell	Richard Guest C R Barwell	9	1011	88	55	56	–
ch g Bay Express - Coralivia (Le Levanstell)
Always well behind, tailed off

6 25 [62¼]	0. Rathmichael 50/1 S Burrough W G Turner	S Burrough W G Turner	5	106 b	83	29	–	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Always Smiling (Prominer)
Led to 4th, well behind when mistake 3 out, tailed off

F	0. Saint Supreme 12/1 C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	C Maude Nigel Twiston-Davies	8	110	91	–	–	–
b g Condorcet (FR) - Princess Concorde (Great Heron)
Mistakes, behind from 9th, no chance when fell 2 out

F	0. Blue Buccaneer 20/1 J Railton T A Forster	J Railton T A Forster	8	106	83	–	–	–
b g Fine Blue - Port Dancer (Port Corsair)
Fell 1st

F	0. More Cool 16/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	6	106	83	–	–	–
ch h Viking (USA) - Akimiski (Deep Diver)
Held up, mistakes 1st and 3rd, left 2nd 11th until fell 3 out

F	0. Noble Vision 7/1 M Foster M C Pipe	M Foster M C Pipe	8	106	83	–	–	–
b g Aristocracy (IRE) - Weavers Vision (Weavers Hall)
Led 4th, hit 5th, fell 11th

F	0. Killelan Lad 20/1 Mr J Wingfield Digby Mrs B L V Wingfield Digby	Mr J Wingfield Digby Mrs B L V Wingfield Digby	9	110 3	91	–	–	–
br g Kambalda - Dusky Glory (Dusky Boy)
Tailed off when fell 2 out

F	0. Vomero (NZ) 12/1 D Tegg Paul Nicholls	D Tegg Paul Nicholls	6	106	83	–	–	–
gr m Church Parade - Loobagh (NZ) (Polar Route)
Fell 5th

PU	0. Master South Lad 11/1 G Upton Richard Mitchell	G Upton Richard Mitchell	7	112	93	–	–	–
b g Shrivenham - Miss Rosewyn (Wynkell)
Not jump well, prominent to 8th, tailed off when pulled up before 10th

13 ran Off time: 2:01:00 Winning time: 4m 51.90s (slow by 21.90s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Mrs M Gordon-Watson (Melicus) 1st breeder: Edward A Seltzer & Melinda A Smith
2nd owner: S J Norman (Smartie Express)
3rd owner: G Chambers (Christmas Bash)

2:00 Taunton 28 Nov 1991

Roberts Plant And Haulage Novices' Handicap Chase