Full Result 3.55 Taunton | 15 February 1996

Cheddar Handicap Chase Class E

(Class 4) (0-110, 5yo+) (2m12yds) 2m Soft 12 fences

1st £3,501.25 2nd £1,060 3rd £517.50 4th £246.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Early Drinker 9/2 Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	Jimmy McCarthy Oliver Sherwood	8	108	97	89	104	–
gr g Gabitat - Blow My Top (Some Hand)
Held up, headway 7th, led 2 out, ran on well

2 5	0. Fenwick 14/1 T Dascombe ⁵ Ron Hodges	T Dascombe ⁵ Ron Hodges	9	910	90	72	92	–
b g Magnolia Lad - Isobel's Choice (Green God)
Held up, outpaced approaching 7th, headway 4 out, mistake 2 out, hit last, ran on

3 ¾ [5¾]	0. Mister Oddy 100/30J Jim Culloty ⁷ J S King	Jim Culloty ⁷ J S King	10	117	117	96	118	–
b g Dubassoff (USA) - Somerford Glory (Hittite Glory)
Prominent, led 5th until mistake 7th, led 9th to 2 out, edged left and weakened flat

4 2½ [8¼]	0. Green's Fair (IRE) 20/1 C Maude Gerald Ham	C Maude Gerald Ham	6	103 3 4	92	75	91	–
b g Carmelite House (USA) - Lockwood Girl (Prince Tenderfoot)
Held up and behind, ran on from 3 out, never placed to challenge

5 20 [28¼]	0. Sartorius 8/1 G Tormey ³ T Thomson Jones	G Tormey ³ T Thomson Jones	10	109	101	61	80	–
b g Henbit (USA) - Salvationist I (Mill Reef)
Prominent, ridden after 4th, weakened 7th

6 5 [33¼]	0. Lasata 4/1 G Upton Philip Hobbs	G Upton Philip Hobbs	11	1111	114	71	88	–
b g Buckskin (FR) - De Lafield (No Arguement)
Led 2nd, hit 3rd, headed 5th, ridden approaching 4 out, soon weakened

7 2½ [35¾]	0. Beau Babillard 100/30J A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	9	114 5 b	107	62	78	–
b g Le Bavard (FR) - Mrs Jenner (King's Leap)
Led to 2nd, led 7th to 9th, hard ridden approaching 4 out, weakened 3 out

8 1¼ [37]	0. L'Uomo Piu 16/1 S Burrough A Barrow	S Burrough A Barrow	12	110	103	56	73	–
b g Paddy's Stream - Easter Vigil (Arctic Slave)
Prominent, ridden 6th, weakened 7th

9 20 [57]	0. Rather Sharp 20/1 S McNeill C L Popham	S McNeill C L Popham	10	100 2	89	21	39	–
b g Green Shoon - Rather Special (Varano)
Well behind from 7th, tailed off

PU	0. Macedonas 25/1 D Bridgwater G Thorner	D Bridgwater G Thorner	8	108	97	–	–	–
b g Niniski (USA) - Miss Saint-Cloud (Nonoalco)
Mistake 2nd, behind until pulled up before 8th

UR	0. Trevaylor (NZ) 25/1 Luke Harvey Philip Hobbs	Luke Harvey Philip Hobbs	11	113 b¹	106	–	–	–
ch g Rapier II - Regal Bride (NZ) (Regalis)
Blundered and unseated rider 5th

11 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 4m 23.70s (slow by 26.70s) Total SP: 126%
1st owner: S Channing-Williams (Early Drinker) 1st breeder: Mrs I M Yeomans
2nd owner: Major A W C Pearn (Fenwick)
3rd owner: Mrs R M Hill (Mister Oddy)

3:55 Taunton 15 Feb 1996

Cheddar Handicap Chase Class E