Full Result 12.30 Towcester | 21 December 1989

Christmas Pudding Novices' Hurdle (Div I)

(1m7f181yds) 2m Soft 8 hurdles

1st £1,224 2nd £324 3rd £144

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Do Be Brief I 9/1 M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	M Pitman Mrs J Pitman	4	1011	–	111	115	–
ch g Le Moss (IRE) - Right Performance (Gala Performance)
Headway 4th, led and left clear 2 out, ran on

2 7	0. Sailors Luck 14/1 Richard Guest Simon Dow	Richard Guest Simon Dow	4	1011	–	104	108	–
b g Idiots Delight - Sarasail (Hitting Away)
Always prominent, led after 3 out until mistake 2 out, ran on

3 1½ [8½]	0. Harbour Walk 16/1 Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	Carl Llewellyn T A Forster	6	1011	–	103	106	–
ch g Quayside I - Shuil Alainn (Levanter)
Headway 5th, nearest finish

4 5 [13½]	0. Friendly Banker (AUS) 50/1 H Davies T A Forster	H Davies T A Forster	5	1011	–	97	101	–
b g Old Crony (USA) - Doubly Bold (AUS) (Home Guard)
Always prominent, ran on one pace from 2 out

5 3 [16½]	0. Squeeze Play 8/1 R Dunwoody Andy Turnell	R Dunwoody Andy Turnell	4	1011	–	94	98	–
b g Gleason II (USA) - Cherry Leaf (Vulgan)
Always prominent, no headway from 3 out

6 2 [18½]	0. Bricket Wood 50/1 B Powell Snr N A Gaselee	B Powell Snr N A Gaselee	4	1011	–	92	96	–
b g Black Minstrel - Royal Bonnet (Beau Chapeau)
Never near to challenge

7 [18½]	0. Theo's Fella 10/1 J Frost G B Balding	J Frost G B Balding	5	1011	–	–	–	–
br g Decent Fellow - Scottish Vulgan (Vulgan)
Never nearer

8 [18½]	0. Terrywarner Sports 16/1 Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	Peter Hobbs Philip Hobbs	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Furry Glen - Granny Knot (London Gazette)
Always mid division

9 [18½]	0. Cairncastle 20/1 K 'OLD' Burke J White	K 'OLD' Burke J White	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Ardross - Brookfield Miss (Welsh Pageant)
Never near leaders

10 [18½]	0. Kind Of Magic 50/1 S McNeill A A King	S McNeill A A King	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Record Token - Gay Twenties (Lord Gayle)


11 [18½]	0. Grange Express 50/1 W Humphreys ³ D R Gandolfo	W Humphreys ³ D R Gandolfo	5	103	–	–	–	–
b m Buckskin (FR) - Grange Hansel (Prince Hansel)
Headway 4th, weakened 3 out

12 [18½]	0. General James 10/1 R Rowe J T Gifford	R Rowe J T Gifford	6	1011	–	–	–	–
ch g General Ironside (IRE) - Royal Bonnet (Beau Chapeau)
Headway 4th, weakened 3 out

13 [18½]	0. Madam Taylor 33/1 Steve Smith-Eccles Hugh Collingridge	Steve Smith-Eccles Hugh Collingridge	4	106	–	–	–	–
b f Free State I - Hourglass (Mansingh)
Always behind

14 [18½]	0. Ballincar Boy 5/2F R J Beggan Henrietta Knight	R J Beggan Henrietta Knight	6	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Deep Run - Rugged More
Chased leader until weakened quickly 3 out, tailed off

15 [18½]	0. Proud Crest (USA) 4/1 Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	Jamie Osborne Oliver Sherwood	5	1011	–	–	–	–
ro h Cox's Ridge (USA) - Nancy Be Good (USA) (Burned Up)
Led soon clear, pecked 3rd and jumped slowly after, headed and weakened quickly after 3 out

16 [18½]	0. Alphin Pike 50/1 T Morgan J A C Edwards	T Morgan J A C Edwards	4	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Lochnager - Bombay Duck (Ballyciptic)
Always behind, tailed off

PU	0. My Boy Stan 50/1 S Earle R Callow	S Earle R Callow	5	1011	–	–	–	–
b g Dalsaan - My My Marie (Artaius)
Tailed off when pulled up before 4th

REF	0. Acrow Line 50/1 Sean Fox ⁷ Jimmy Fox	Sean Fox ⁷ Jimmy Fox	4	104	–	–	–	–
b g Capricorn Line - Miss Acrow (Comedy Star)
Tailed off when nearly refused 3rd, refused 4th

18 ran Off time: 12:34:00 Winning time: 3m 55.80s (slow by 10.80s) Total SP: 128%
1st owner: Errol Brown (Do Be Brief I) 1st breeder: James F Barry
2nd owner: Geoffrey C Greenwood (Sailors Luck)
3rd owner: Mrs A Reid Scott (Harbour Walk)

12:30 Towcester 21 Dec 1989

Christmas Pudding Novices' Hurdle (Div I)