Full Result 1.10 Taunton | 12 December 1996

West Hatch Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good 9 hurdles

1st £3,777.50 2nd £1,145 3rd £560 4th £267.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Yet Again I 11/4 D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	D Bridgwater Gay Kelleway	4	116	–	104	109	–
ch g Weldnaas (USA) - Brightelmstone (Prince Regent)
Always prominent, led approaching last, driven out

2 1¼	3. Lucia Forte 5/2F S McNeill Kim Bailey	S McNeill Kim Bailey	5	111	–	98	103	–
b m Neltino - Celtic Well (Celtic Cone)
Always prominent, every chance last, unable to quicken

3 4 [5¼]	6. Easy Listening (USA) 8/1 G Upton Nigel Hawke	G Upton Nigel Hawke	4	110	–	94	98	–
b g Easy Goer (USA) - Queen Of Song I (USA) (His Majesty)
Pulled hard, led 3rd until approaching last, one pace

4 2½ [7¾]	11. Show Faith (IRE) 15/2 Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	Richard Hughes Richard Hannon Snr	6	110	–	92	95	–
ch g Exhibitioner - Keep The Faith (Furry Glen)
Held up, headway approaching 6th, hard ridden approaching 2 out, one pace

5 10 [17¾]	13. Swan Street (NZ) 33/1 J Railton Charlie Mann	J Railton Charlie Mann	5	110	–	83	85	–
b g Veloso (NZ) - Azatla (NZ) (Azemann)
Lost place 5th, stayed on from 3 out, never dangerous

6 15 [32¾]	10. Sahel (IRE) 20/1 Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	Sean Curran Seamus Mullins	8	110	–	70	70	–
b g Green Desert (USA) - Fremanche (FR) (Jim French)
Led to 3rd, mistake 3 out, soon weakened

7 12 [44¾]	7. Galway Boss (IRE) 50/1 Norman Williamson	Norman Williamson	4	110	–	59	58	–
b g Good Thyne (USA) - Galway Shawl (Cure The Blues)
Headway after 4th, weakened 6th

8 8 [52¾]	4. Astral Invader (IRE) 66/1 T Dascombe ³ Malcolm Saunders	T Dascombe ³ Malcolm Saunders	4	1011	–	49	50	–
ch g Astronef - Numidia (Sallust)
Prominent, mistake 5th, soon ridden, weakened 3 out

9 nk [53]	12. Sophies Dream I 100/1 Timmy Murphy Milton Bradley	Timmy Murphy Milton Bradley	5	110	–	52	50	–
ch g Librate - Misty Glen (Leander)
Always behind

10 ½ [53½]	8. Gwithian 66/1 Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	Rodi Greene Nigel Hawke	4	110	–	51	50	–
b g Shaab - Jerpoint Jessy (Tula Rocket)
Always behind

11 5 [58½]	5. Deceit The Second 66/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	4	110	–	47	45	–
ch g Bairn (USA) - Bushti Music (Bustino)
Always behind

12 [58½]	1. Iktasab 7/2 A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	A P McCoy Paul Nicholls	4	116	–	–	97	–
ch g Cadeaux Genereux - Loucoum (FR) (Iron Duke)
Prominent, hard ridden 5th, weakened after 3 out, 5th and no chance when fell last

F	9. Maeterlinck (IRE) 40/1 Clare Thorner ⁷ G Thorner	Clare Thorner ⁷ G Thorner	4	107	–	–	–	–
b g Bluebird (USA) - Entracte (Henbit)
Behind, mistake 1st, tailed off when fell 2 out

PU	14. Western Playboy 40/1 R Farrant R J Baker	R Farrant R J Baker	4	110	–	–	–	–
b g Law Society (USA) - Reine D'Beaute (Caerleon)
Always behind, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

14 ran Off time: 1:11:00 Winning time: 3m 53.80s (slow by 6.80s) Total SP: 121%
1st owner: A P Griffin (Yet Again I) 1st breeder: Aston Park Stud
2nd owner: Mrs Lucia Farmer (Lucia Forte)
3rd owner: Derek Kacy Flint (Easy Listening)

1:10 Taunton 12 Dec 1996

West Hatch Novices' Hurdle Class C