Full Result 4.10 Uttoxeter | 8 February 1997

BBC Radio Stoke Novices' Hurdle Class C

(Class 3) (5yo+) (3m110yds) 3m½f OMS Good 12 hurdles

1st £3,891.25 2nd £1,180 3rd £577.50 4th £276.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	9. Mentmore Towers (IRE) 9/4F R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	R Farrant Mrs J Pitman	5	1012	–	91	122	–
gr g Roselier (FR) - Decent Dame (Decent Fellow)
Chased leaders, led 10th, clear approaching last, comfortably

2 12	1. Barton Ward 3/1 Richard Guest S A Brookshaw	Richard Guest S A Brookshaw	6	113	–	89	120	–
gr g Malaspina - Lily Mab (FR) (Prince Mab)
Held up, headway 8th, chased winner 3 out, no impression

3 20 [32]	3. Banny Hill Lad 25/1 D Fortt ³ Charlie Morlock	D Fortt ³ Charlie Morlock	7	109	–	68	90	–
gr g Pragmatic - Four M'S (Majestic Maharaj)
Held up, headway 6th, weakened approaching 2 out

4 6 [38]	12. Stormy Session 20/1 Timmy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies	Timmy Murphy Nigel Twiston-Davies	7	1012	–	68	84	–
b g Celestial Storm (USA) - No Jazz (Jaazeiro)
Held up, headway 7th, weakened 3 out

5 1¾ [39¾]	2. Copper Coil 14/1 J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	J Power ⁷ Bill Turner	7	1010	–	64	87	–
ch g Undulate (USA) - April Rose (Alderbrook)
Chased leaders until weakened approaching 3 out

6 9 [48¾]	16. Love The Blues 7/2 Richard Johnson D Nicholson	Richard Johnson D Nicholson	5	107	–	56	68	–
ch m Bluebird (USA) - Love Match I (USA) (Affiliate)
Held up, never near to challenge

7 19 [67¾]	4. Classic Chat 66/1 Mickey Brennan ⁵ John Spearing	Mickey Brennan ⁵ John Spearing	5	107	–	43	54	–
b g Backchat (USA) - Model Lady (Le Bavard)
Lost place 5th, soon tailed off

8 shd [67¾]	8. Jobsagoodun 11/2 J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	J R Kavanagh Nicky Henderson	6	1012	–	48	54	–
b g Rakaposhi King - Donna Farina (Little Buskins)
Prominent to 9th, soon ridden and lost place, tailed off

9 3 [70¾]	10. Old Cavalier 20/1 Andrew Thornton Jonjo O'Neill	Andrew Thornton Jonjo O'Neill	6	1012	–	46	51	–
b g Idiots Delight - Smart Chick (True Song)
Led to 10th, weakened approaching 3 out, tailed off

10 30 [100¾]	14. Westcote Lad 66/1 T Jenks W Jenks	T Jenks W Jenks	8	1012	–	26	–	–
b g Adonijah I - Lady Lynx (USA) (Stop The Music)
Headway 5th, weakened 10th, tailed off

11 8 [108¾]	5. Coole Cherry 33/1 B Powell Snr C R Barwell	B Powell Snr C R Barwell	7	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Buckley - Cherry Opal (Saint Denys)
Disputed lead to 10th, weakened quickly, tailed off

PU	7. Granham Pride (IRE) 10/1 J Railton Kim Bailey	J Railton Kim Bailey	7	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g The Parson - Stand In (Star Moss)
Held up in rear, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

PU	11. Southsea Scandals (IRE) 40/1 Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	Rodi Greene Kevin Bishop	6	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Phardante (FR) - Wonder Alice (Mount Hagen)
Chased leaders to 9th, soon weakened, tailed off, pulled up before 4 out

PU	13. The Wayward Bishop (IRE) 66/1 D Leahy Mrs L C Taylor	D Leahy Mrs L C Taylor	8	1012 b	–	–	–	–
b g The Parson - Miss Lucille (Fine Blade)
Tracked leaders to 8th, tailed off, pulled up before 3 out. stewards told: trainer reported that the gelding was found to have a throat infection.

14 ran Off time: 4:14:00 Winning time: 5m 53.70s (slow by 11.70s) Total SP: 133%
1st owner: Philip Matton (Mentmore Towers) 1st breeder: Pat Hickey
2nd owner: Lady Clarke (Barton Ward)
3rd owner: Andrew F Sawyer (Banny Hill Lad)

4:10 Uttoxeter 8 Feb 1997

BBC Radio Stoke Novices' Hurdle Class C