Full Result 1.00 Wetherby | 26 December 1994

Christmas Novices' Hurdle

(4yo+) 2m OMS Good 9 hurdles

1st £2,987 2nd £832 3rd £401

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	0. Thornton Gate 5/2 Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	Lorcan Wyer M H Easterby	5	110	–	99	108	–
b g Hallgate - Lola Black (FR) (Relkino)
Tracked leaders, every chance from 3 out, disputing lead when blundered 2 out, led and kept on well under pressure after last

2 2	0. Queens Consul (IRE) 11/2 Graham Lee ⁵ Brian Rothwell	Graham Lee ⁵ Brian Rothwell	4	104	–	87	101	–
gr f Kalaglow (IRE) - Queens Connection (Bay Express)
Led, hit 3rd, strongly pressed from 3 out, headed last, no extra under pressure flat

3 15 [17]	0. Canaan Lane 11/1 Tony Dobbin A Harrison	Tony Dobbin A Harrison	5	110	–	82	91	–
gr g Northern Tempest (USA) - Milnsbridge (Dragonara Palace)
Always prominent, hit 4th, not fluent 4 out, stayed on same pace from 3 out

4 7 [24]	0. Rolling The Bones (USA) 33/1 Bernard Dalton P S Felgate	Bernard Dalton P S Felgate	5	110	–	75	84	–
b g Green Dancer (USA) - Davelle's Bid (USA) (Bold Bidder)
Always chasing leaders, driven along approaching 3 out, weakened before next

5 9 [33]	0. Merry Mermaid 20/1 W Dwan J F Bottomley	W Dwan J F Bottomley	4	109	–	61	70	–
ch f Bairn (USA) - Manna Green (Bustino)
Patiently ridden, steady headway from 5th, effort and not fluent 3 out, beaten when mistake 2 out

6 1¼ [34¼]	0. Fox Sparrow 11/8F Mark Dwyer Nigel Tinkler	Mark Dwyer Nigel Tinkler	4	117	–	72	81	–
b g Sharpo - Wryneck (Niniski)
Held up in rear, steady headway on inside approaching 4 out, soon chasing leaders, ridden and weakened quickly from 3 out. stewards told: the horse probably found the race coming too soon after his race here on 17th December

7 1 [35¼]	0. Different Times (IRE) 25/1 Mr C Bonner ⁵ Lynn Siddall	Mr C Bonner ⁵ Lynn Siddall	4	109	–	59	73	–
b g Cyrano De Bergerac (IRE) - Centre Travel (Godswalk)
Patiently ridden, towards rear, steady headway before 4 out, soon ridden and outpaced approaching next

8 20 [55¼]	0. Jihaad (USA) 13/2 W Fry ⁷ J Norton	W Fry ⁷ J Norton	4	107	–	36	53	–
b g Chief's Crown (USA) - Desirable I (Lord Gayle)
Mistake 1st, not jump well, pushed along in rear 5th, beaten before next

9 1¼ [56½]	0. Greet The Greek 50/1 J 'Old' Burke ³ Mrs S A Bramall	J 'Old' Burke ³ Mrs S A Bramall	5	1011	–	38	51	–
b g Formidable I (USA) - Yelney (Blakeney)
Chased leaders until weakened from 4 out, soon lost touch

10 14 [70½]	0. Doctor Roy 40/1 D Towler ⁷ Neville Bycroft	D Towler ⁷ Neville Bycroft	6	107	–	19	37	–
ch g Electric I - Pushkar I (Northfields)
In touch until weakened before 4 out, tailed off

PU	0. Thomas Rand 50/1 Mr S Swiers Michael Dods	Mr S Swiers Michael Dods	5	110	–	–	–	–
b g Macmillion - Play It Sam I (Mandamus)
Chased leaders until not fluent and dropped rear 5th, soon tailed off, pulled up before 3 out

11 ran Off time: 1:01:00 Winning time: 4m 0.30s Total SP: 126%
1st owner: T H Bennett (Thornton Gate) 1st breeder: Jim Strange
2nd owner: Miss Heather L Davison (Queens Consul)
3rd owner: John Richard Tarn (Canaan Lane)

1:00 Wetherby 26 Dec 1994

Christmas Novices' Hurdle