Full Result 3.20 Taunton | 23 September 1993

Taunton Castle Novices' Selling Hurdle

(4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Firm 9 hurdles

1st £1,763 2nd £493 3rd £239

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Coochie 17/2 Luke Harvey R J Baker	Luke Harvey R J Baker	4	107 b	–	60	72	–
b f King Of Spain - York Street (USA) (Diamond Shoal)
Prominent, led 7th, ridden 2 out, ran on well

2 4	0. Taunting (IRE) 4/1 D Gallagher Michael Blanshard	D Gallagher Michael Blanshard	5	110	–	64	75	–
b g Taufan (USA) - Dancing Decoy (Troy)
Held up, headway 6th, every chance approaching 2 out, ran on flat

3 2 [6]	0. Shalou 6/1 R Dunwoody Ron Hodges	R Dunwoody Ron Hodges	4	1012	–	60	71	–
b c Forzando - Axe Valley (Royben)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, every chance 2 out, weakened flat

4 10 [16]	0. Juvenara 7/1 T Eley ⁵ Tony Forbes	T Eley ⁵ Tony Forbes	7	109	–	49	63	–
b g Young Generation - Sharrara (CAN) (Blushing Groom)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

5 hd [16¼]	0. Misty View 11/4F P M McLoughlin ⁷ J White	P M McLoughlin ⁷ J White	4	100	–	39	56	–
gr f Absalom - Long View (Persian Bold)
Led 3rd, clear 5th, headed approaching 3 out, soon beaten

6 3½ [19¾]	0. Will Bonny (NZ) 33/1 T C Murphy ⁷ D C Jermy	T C Murphy ⁷ D C Jermy	6	107	–	43	59	–
br g Val Dansant (CAN) - Tobacco Road (NZ) (Crown Lease)
Behind, headway approaching 2 out, never nearer

7 2 [21¾]	0. Alto Princess 6/1 H Davies A P Jones	H Davies A P Jones	4	107	–	42	50	–
b f Noalto - Queen Of The Hills (Connaught)
Behind, headway 6th, weakened 2 out

8 1½ [23¼]	0. London Express 14/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	9	109	–	42	51	–
ch m True Song - Loophole (London Gazette)
Led to 3rd, stayed prominent until weakened 3 out

9 8 [31¼]	0. Honey's Fortune 40/1 N Hawke D R Tucker	N Hawke D R Tucker	6	110	–	40	48	–
gr g Magic Mirror I - Close To You (Nebbiolo)
In touch until weakened 3 out

10 30 [61¼]	0. Masrur (USA) 25/1 Jimmy McCarthy ⁵ D Marks	Jimmy McCarthy ⁵ D Marks	4	107	–	7	–	–
b g Mt. Livermore (USA) - Presto Youth (USA) (Youth)
Chased leaders until weakened quickly 3 out

11 30 [91¼]	0. Darktown Strutter 100/1 S McNeill R W Pincombe	S McNeill R W Pincombe	7	110 b	–	–	–	–
ch g Pas De Seul - Princess Henham (Record Token)
Prominent to 3rd, behind when ran wide bend before 5th

PU	0. Seaside Minstrel 33/1 A Flannigan ⁷ R J Manning	A Flannigan ⁷ R J Manning	5	107 b¹	–	–	–	–
ch g Song - Blackpool Belle (The Brianstan)
Pulled hard, prominent to 4th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	0. Tharif 20/1 Mick Fitzgerald C L Popham	Mick Fitzgerald C L Popham	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Mrs Bacon (Balliol I)
Behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

13 ran Off time: 3:23:00 Winning time: 3m 49.90s (slow by 2.90s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: S M McCausland (Coochie) 1st breeder: I A Balding
2nd owner: Brian Oxton (Taunting)
3rd owner: K C Gomm (Shalou)

3:20 Taunton 23 Sep 1993

Taunton Castle Novices' Selling Hurdle