Full Result 4.10 Taunton | 13 March 2000

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (0-115, 4yo+) (2m3f1yds) 2m3f Good 10 hurdles

1st £3,209.05 2nd £987.40 3rd £493.70 4th £246.85

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	8. Quabmatic 12/1 Jodie Mogford ³ Kevin Bishop	Jodie Mogford ³ Kevin Bishop	7	911 2 b	92	59	104	–
b g Pragmatic - Good Skills (Bustino)
Behind, steady headway after 6th, going well when badly hampered bend after 3 out, stayed on well from 2 out to lead run-in, ran on well (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

2 5	3. Rusty Reel 12/1 J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	J Power ⁵ Bill Turner	10	1013 v	110	71	112	–
ch g Scottish Reel II (IRE) - Blakeney Heights (Blakeney)
Chased leaders until led after 6th, ridden 2 out, headed after last and one pace (op 10-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

3 1 [6]	6. Call My Guest (IRE) 8/1 Paul W Flynn ³ Ray Peacock	Paul W Flynn ³ Ray Peacock	10	105	100	60	101	–
b g Be My Guest (USA) - Overcall (Bustino)
Chased leaders, driven along after 6th, outpaced after 3 out, ran on again approaching last, kept on close home (op 7-1 tchd 9-1)

4 ½ [6½]	2. Wend's Day (IRE) 7/1 Henry Oliver ³ Simon Sherwood	Henry Oliver ³ Simon Sherwood	5	114	113	72	114	–
br g Brief Truce (USA) - Iswara (USA) (Alleged)
Held up, shaken up and headway after 6th, challenged 3 out, still every chance from next until mistake last and weakened final 100 yards (op 9-2)

5 1 [7½]	7. Pridewood Fuggle 7/1 D Gallagher Richard Price	D Gallagher Richard Price	10	100	92	50	92	–
b g Little Wolf - Quick Reply (Tarqogan)
In touch, headway after 3 out, challenged from 2 out until one pace run-in (op 6-1 tchd 8-1 in a place)

6 3 [10½]	4. Lizzys First 7/2 Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	Joe Tizzard Paul Nicholls	8	112	108	62	105	–
b g Town And Country - Lizzy Longstocking (Jimsun I)
Chased leader to 6th, weakened after 3 out (tchd 4-1 in places)

7 8 [18½]	9. Goldenacres 14/1 C Maude Simon Earle	C Maude Simon Earle	5	100 4	92	36	81	–
b g Desert Splendour - Normanby Damsel (High Line)
Held up in rear, lost touch from 6th (op 16-1 tchd 20-1)

8 2½ [21]	5. BullfinchI 33/1 J R Kavanagh Richard Phillips	J R Kavanagh Richard Phillips	7	111	107	48	93	–
ch g Anshan - Lambay (Lorenzaccio)
Behind, headway and hit 6th, never dangerous after (op 20-1)

PU	1. Major Dundee I (IRE) 7/4F A P McCoy M C Pipe	A P McCoy M C Pipe	7	120 v	120	–	–	–
b g Distinctly North (USA) - Indigo Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Led until headed after 6th, ridden next, weakened quickly 3 out and pulled up (op 9-4 after 5-2 in places tchd 13-8)

9 ran Off time: 4:10:00 Winning time: 4m 42.00s (slow by 17.00s) Total SP: 120%
1st owner: Eric's Friends Racing Partnership (Quabmatic) 1st breeder: Eric Westlake
2nd owner: O J Stokes (Rusty Reel)
3rd owner: Derek And Jean Clee (Call My Guest)
Tote win: £14.60 PL: £2 £2.70 £2.40 Ex: £252.30 CSF: £131.72 Tricast: £1,122.19 Trifecta: £236.40

After a stewards' enquiry the placings remained unaltered

4:10 Taunton 13 Mar 2000

Melody Man Challenge Cup Handicap Hurdle Class E