Full Result 2.35 Uttoxeter | 21 December 1996

Houghton Vaughan Handicap Hurdle Class B

(Class 2) (0-145, 4yo+) (2m3f207yds) 2m4f Good To Soft 8 hurdles 2 omitted

1st £5,070.10 2nd £1,535.80 3rd £750.40 4th £357.70

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	7. Arithmetic 5/2 Warren Marston Mrs J Pitman	Warren Marston Mrs J Pitman	6	100 2	119	–	118	–
ch g Torus - Graphics Eska (Jimmy Reppin)
Led to 3rd, led 5th, ridden approaching 2 out, all out

2 ¾	8. Dally Boy 3/1 Robert Thornton ⁵ Tim Easterby	Robert Thornton ⁵ Tim Easterby	4	99 2	119	–	117	–
b g Efisio - Gay Hostess (FR) (Direct Flight)
Always prominent, went 2nd 6th, ridden and every chance 2 out, ran on

3 13 [13¾]	1. Express Gift 11/2 N Old Smith Mrs M Reveley	N Old Smith Mrs M Reveley	7	1110	143	–	128	–
br g Bay Express - Annes Gift (Ballymoss)
Held up, lost place 7th, steady headway approaching 3 out, never placed to challenge

4 8 [21¾]	3. Outset (IRE) 2/1F Mr C Bonner ³ Micky Hammond	Mr C Bonner ³ Micky Hammond	6	109	131	–	108	–
ch g Persian Bold (IRE) - It's Now Or Never (High Line)
Led 3rd to 5th, weakened 6th

5 nk [22]	2. Dr Leunt (IRE) 7/1 G Tormey Philip Hobbs	G Tormey Philip Hobbs	5	115	138	–	115	–
ch g Kefaah (USA) - Not Mistaken (USA) (Mill Reef)
Prominent until ridden and weakened after 7th

6 3½ [25½]	4. Beachy Head 25/1 A Roche Jonjo O'Neill	A Roche Jonjo O'Neill	8	108	127	–	100	–
gr g Damister (USA) - No More Rosies (Warpath)
Lost place 4th, well behind from 7th. stewards told: he tended to hang to the right, better suited by softer ground

6 ran Off time: 2:35:00 Winning time: 5m 5.60s (slow by 27.60s) Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Robert & Elizabeth Hitchins (Arithmetic) 1st breeder: P M Prior-Wandesforde
2nd owner: T H Bennett (Dally Boy)
3rd owner: M W Horner, H Young And D S Arnold (Express Gift)