Full Result 4.10 Taunton | 16 March 1998

March Selling Hurdle Class G

(Class 5) (4-6yo) (2m104yds) 2m½f Good To Soft 9 hurdles

1st £1,495 2nd £420 3rd £205

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	3. Merawang (IRE) 7/4F Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	Timmy Murphy Paul Nicholls	5	112 b¹	–	83	110	–
b g Shahrastani (USA) - Modiyna (Nishapour)
Always prominent, led on bit 2 out, shaken up flat, ran on well

2 4	7. Miss Ondee (FR) 9/4 C Maude M C Pipe	C Maude M C Pipe	4	1010	–	73	97	–
b f Dress Parade - Lady Caroline (FR) (Hasty Tudor)
Led until 2nd, led after 4th until 2 out, one pace

3 24 [28]	9. Cadbury Castle 12/1 Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	Ross Studholme ⁵ G F H Charles-Jones	4	912	–	39	69	–
b f Midyan (USA) - Orange Hill (High Top)
Led 2nd until after 4th, weakened 5th

4 13 [41]	1. Racing Hawk (USA) 6/1 Warren Marston Peter Bowen	Warren Marston Peter Bowen	6	119	–	52	73	–
ch g Silver Hawk (USA) - Lorn Lady (Lorenzaccio)
Chased leaders, ridden after 4th, weakened approaching 5th

5 14 [55]	4. Proud Monk 14/1 I Lawrence Martin Bosley	I Lawrence Martin Bosley	5	112	–	32	52	–
gr g Aragon - Silent Sister (Kind Of Hush)
Held up, headway after 4th, weakened approaching 6th

6 14 [69]	8. Persistence Pays 25/1 David Verco Bill Turner	David Verco Bill Turner	4	108	–	10	30	–
b g Rolfe (USA) - Nicaline (High Line)
Ridden after 4th, behind from 5th, tailed off

7 5 [74]	6. A Bit Of Fluff 14/1 Miss E James ⁷ Richard Price	Miss E James ⁷ Richard Price	6	104	–	1	–	–
b m Green Adventure (USA) - Cantabile (Bustino)
Mistakes 2nd and 5th, tailed off

F	5. Venice Beach 10/1 A Bates ⁵ R Simpson	A Bates ⁵ R Simpson	6	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Shirley Heights - Bold And Beautiful I (Bold Lad)
Started slowly, always behind, poor 5th when fell 2 out

PU	2. Joctor Don (IRE) 33/1 Jamie Magee ³ J S Moore	Jamie Magee ³ J S Moore	6	1013	–	–	–	–
bb g Pitpan - Thats Irish (Furry Glen)
Started slowly, always behind, tailed off when pulled up after 6th

9 ran Off time: 4:11:00 Winning time: 4m 5.10s (slow by 18.10s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Forever Hopefuls (Merawang) 1st breeder: His Highness The Aga Khan's Studs S C
2nd owner: C M , B J & R F Batterham (Miss Ondee)
3rd owner: S P Tindall (Cadbury Castle)
Tote win: £2.10 PL: £1.40 £1.10 £2.60 Ex: £2.80 CSF: £5.61 Trifecta: £10.20 Pool: £297.37. 20.63 winning tickets.
Winner sold to A. J. Lomas for 6,500 guineas.

4:10 Taunton 16 Mar 1998

March Selling Hurdle Class G