Full Result 2.40 Taunton | 5 March 1998

Pitminster Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (0-95, 4yo+) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,551 2nd £436 3rd £213

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Blade Of Fortune 9/2 Joe Tizzard ⁵ V G Greenway	Joe Tizzard ⁵ V G Greenway	10	110	91	86	90	–
b g Beldale Flutter (USA) - Foil 'Em (USA) (Blade)
Made all, edged right flat, driven out

2 2	2. Pridewood Picker 7/2F Barry Fenton Richard Price	Barry Fenton Richard Price	11	118	94	93	91	–
b g Joshua I - Guinea Feather (Over The River)
Held up and pulled hard, headway approaching 6th, every chance 2 out, ridden and found nil flat

3 ½ [2½]	8. Croagh Patrick 12/1 Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	Sean Fox Jimmy Fox	6	100	72	70	68	–
b g Faustus (USA) - Pink Pumpkin (Tickled Pink)
Held up and behind, headway 6th, ridden and ran on flat

4 ½ [3]	9. Rosie-B 16/1 M Griffiths ⁷ L Waring	M Griffiths ⁷ L Waring	8	98 1 1	72	64	69	–
b m Gunner B - Saucy Mop (Saucy Kit)
Headway 5th, one pace from 2 out

5 7 [10]	7. Fools Future 20/1 G Upton D R Gandolfo	G Upton D R Gandolfo	9	102 v	74	65	63	–
b g Idiots Delight - Drink Time (Forlorn River)
Always prominent, every chance 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out

6 8 [18]	4. Sunrise Special (IRE) 8/1 S Burrough Patrick Rodford	S Burrough Patrick Rodford	5	1011	83	67	64	–
b g Petorius (IRE) - Break Of DayI (On Your Mark)
Headway approaching 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

7 6 [24]	13. Aavasaksa (FR) 12/1 Seamus Durack ⁵ Tony Newcombe	Seamus Durack ⁵ Tony Newcombe	5	99 7	72	45	47	–
b g Dancing Spree (USA) - Afkaza (FR) (Labus)
Prominent, hit 4th, weakened 3 out

8 11 [35]	12. Sun Fairy 15/2 D J Burchell Dai Burchell	D J Burchell Dai Burchell	4	100 5	80	40	36	–
ch f Hatim (USA) - Petite Melusine (IRE) (Fairy King)
Held up, some headway 6th, weakened after 3 out

9 2 [37]	10. Orontes (USA) 20/1 X Aizpuru ³ J S Moore	X Aizpuru ³ J S Moore	4	911 4	80	35	34	–
b g Lomond (USA) - Chateau Princess (USA) (Majestic Prince)
Always behind

10 ½ [37½]	11. Twisp 25/1 I Lawrence Martin Bosley	I Lawrence Martin Bosley	7	100 5	72	37	33	–
b g Shirley Heights - Twyla (Habitat)
Prominent until 6th

11 ¾ [38¼]	6. Pluvius (IRE) 33/1 Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	Miss A Dudley ⁷ C J Hemsley	6	99	74	32	35	–
ch g Be My Native (USA) - Planet Star (Jupiter Pluvius)
Prominent until 6th

12 6 [44¼]	15. See Prosperity 50/1 N Willmington ⁷ Miss S Waterman	N Willmington ⁷ Miss S Waterman	6	98 1 12	72	25	–	–
b g Impecunious - Shepani (New Member)
Prominent until mistake 6th

13 26 [70¼]	5. Payaso 12/1 B Powell Snr Robert Stronge	B Powell Snr Robert Stronge	4	103	83	9	–	–
b g Midyan (USA) - Sugar Plum FairyI (Sadler's Wells)
Prominent until 4th, tailed off

14 9 [79¼]	16. Sans Pere 50/1 Vince Slattery N M Babbage	Vince Slattery N M Babbage	5	100 14	72	–	–	–
b g Shadow Minister (USA) - Creetown Sally (Creetown)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	1. Friendly House (IRE) 5/1 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	9	120 b	100	–	–	–
b g Fools Holme (USA) - Perle's Fashion (Sallust)
Dropped rear and jumped slowly 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out

PU	14. Perfect Bertie (IRE) 25/1 S Fowler ⁷ N M Babbage	S Fowler ⁷ N M Babbage	6	107 14 10	79	–	–	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Perfect Chance (Petorius)
Not jumped well, started slowly, tailed off when pulled up before 3 out

16 ran Off time: 2:41:00 Winning time: 4m 8.80s (slow by 21.80s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: V G Greenway (Blade Of Fortune) 1st breeder: F H Lee
2nd owner: Mrs B Morris (Pridewood Picker)
3rd owner: Mrs J A Cleary (Croagh Patrick)
Tote win: £7.60 PL: £1.70 £1.70 £2.70 Ex: £11.20 CSF: £19.43 Tricast: £174.26 Trifecta: £75.90 Pool: £379.62. 3.55 winning tickets.
There was no bid for the winner.

2:40 Taunton 5 Mar 1998

Pitminster Selling Handicap Hurdle Class G