Full Result 3.00 Taunton | 28 February 1996

Crocombe Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m7f198yds) 3m Good To Soft 10 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £2,766 2nd £776 3rd £378

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Superior Risk I (IRE) 8/15F D Bridgwater M C Pipe	D Bridgwater M C Pipe	7	1111	–	–	136	–
b g Mandalus (IRE) - Hal's Pauper (Official)
Led, made all, comfortably

2 3½	0. Yahmi (IRE) 15/8 G Upton Jim Old	G Upton Jim Old	6	115	–	–	123	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Hogan's Sister (USA) (Speak John)
Headway 3rd, chased winner 7th, no impression from 2 out

3 dist [33½]	0. Mu-Tadil 50/1 S McNeill R J Baker	S McNeill R J Baker	4	107	–	–	–	–
gr g Be My Chief (USA) - Inveraven (Alias Smith)
Some headway 8th, never nearer

4 1¼ [34¾]	0. Flying Imp 66/1 D Gallagher Reg Hollinshead	D Gallagher Reg Hollinshead	5	115	–	–	–	–
b g Faustus (USA) - Quenlyn (Welsh Pageant)
Never near to challenge

5 5 [39¾]	0. Prince Nasha (IRE) 14/1 Graham Bradley Ken Cunningham-Brown	Graham Bradley Ken Cunningham-Brown	6	115	–	–	–	–
ch g Norwick (USA) - Merokette (Blast I)
Prominent to 7th, gradually weakened

6 9 [48¾]	0. Sea Scamp (IRE) 20/1 R Farrant D J Minty	R Farrant D J Minty	8	115	–	–	–	–
b g Crash Course - Smile Away (Never Slip)
Chased winner to 7th, gradually weakened

7 5 [53¾]	0. Sound Forecast 100/1 Barry Fenton ³ Susan Johnson	Barry Fenton ³ Susan Johnson	8	112	–	–	–	–
b g Hills Forecast - Miss Soundly (Maelsheachlainn)
Prominent to 6th, weakened

8 2½ [56¼]	0. Tremble 20/1 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	7	115 b¹	–	–	–	–
b g Tremblant I - Bird's Custard (Birdbrook)
Prominent to 7th

9 dist [86¼]	0. Valley's Choice 100/1 Mr L Jefford S R Stevens	Mr L Jefford S R Stevens	7	110	–	–	–	–
ch m Morgans Choice I - Culm Valley (Port Corsair)
Soon mid division, behind 7th

10 shd [86¼]	0. Spring Grove Just 66/1 Sophie Mitchell ⁵ Colin Mitchell	Sophie Mitchell ⁵ Colin Mitchell	6	110	–	–	–	–
b g Pablond - Lady Tammany (Hey Romeo)
Always behind, tailed off

F	0. Saffron River I 66/1 T C Murphy ⁷ Bill Turner	T C Murphy ⁷ Bill Turner	5	107	–	–	–	–
b m Sulaafah (USA) - Swift Turtle (Le Bavard)
Fell 2nd, destroyed

PU	0. Third Melody 100/1 Sean Curran ³ Seamus Mullins	Sean Curran ³ Seamus Mullins	10	1011	–	–	–	–
b m Leander I - Baynton Melody (Romany Air)
Always behind, tailed off, pulled up before 7th

PU	0. Huish Cross 100/1 S Burrough S G Knight	S Burrough S G Knight	4	103 1	–	–	–	–
ch f Absalom - Sixslip (USA) (Diesis)
Hampered 2nd, always behind, tailed off and pulled up before 8th

13 ran Off time: 3:02:00 Winning time: 6m 10.10s (slow by 34.10s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Darren C Mercer (Superior Risk I) 1st breeder: W Magill
2nd owner: W E Sturt (Yahmi)
3rd owner: Mrs J Knight (Mu-Tadil)

3:00 Taunton 28 Feb 1996

Crocombe Novices' Hurdle Class E