Full Result 4.00 Wetherby | 31 October 1998

Wensleydale Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)

(Class 1) (3yo) 2m OMS Good 9 hurdles

1st £8,819.99 2nd £3,334.75 3rd £1,629.88 4th £740.38

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	6. Navarre Samson (FR) 11/4 Adrian Maguire Philip Hobbs	Adrian Maguire Philip Hobbs	3	1012	–	97	120	–
bb g Ganges (USA) - L'Eternite (FR) (Cariellor)
Midfield, good headway 5th, led after 4 out, headed briefly 2 out, driven and blundered last, stayed on strongly under pressure (op 5-2 tchd 7-2, 4-1 in odd places)

2 4	3. Free 11/1 Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	Peter Niven Mrs M Reveley	3	1012	–	93	116	–
ch g Gone West (USA) - Bemissed (USA) (Nijinsky)
Soon clear, headed after 4 out, ridden and outpaced after next, rallied well last, kept on (op 7-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

3 1¾ [5¾]	1. Fairy Ridge (IRE) 12/1 Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	Seamus Durack Jonjo O'Neill	3	112	–	96	118	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Fairy Folk (IRE) (Fairy King)
Settled rear, headway to chase leaders when slight mistake 4 out, driven and kept on steadily from 2 out (op 8-1 tchd 14-1 in places)

4 2½ [8¼]	9. Take A Turn 9/2 A P McCoy Gay Kelleway	A P McCoy Gay Kelleway	3	1012	–	89	114	–
br g Forzando - Honeychurch (USA) (Bering)
Held up, steady headway and every chance approaching 3 out, close second when blundered badly last, not recover (op 4-1 tchd 11-2, 6-1 in places)

5 6 [14¼]	8. Rooster I 11/1 M Brennan Sally Hall	M Brennan Sally Hall	3	1012	–	84	106	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Jussoli (Don)
Pulled hard, chased leaders until dropped rear 4th, struggling and lost touch 4 out, stayed on again between last 2, unable to challenge (op 8-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

6 25 [39¼]	5. Najjar (USA) 16/1 Russ Garritty J G Fitzgerald	Russ Garritty J G Fitzgerald	3	1012	–	58	81	–
gr g El Prado (IRE) - With Strawberries (USA) (Maudlin)
Held up, headway to chase leaders 4 out, mistake and outpaced next, eased when beaten (op 10-1)

F	2. Simply Gifted 6/4F Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	Lorcan Wyer Tim Easterby	3	112	–	–	124	–
b g Simply Great (FR) - Souveniers (Relko)
Held up going well, good headway 4 out, slight lead and going strongly when fell 2 out (op 2-1)

PU	4. Mecca Prince (IRE) 100/1 Carl Llewellyn Richard Whitaker	Carl Llewellyn Richard Whitaker	3	1012	–	–	–	–
ch g Shalford (IRE) - Fashion Parade (IRE) (Oscar)
Chased clear leader, struggling final circuit, tailed off 4 out, pulled up next (op 50-1)

REF	7. Profit Maker (USA) 50/1 Brian Harding W McKeown	Brian Harding W McKeown	3	1012	–	–	–	–
b g Hansel (USA) - Bineyah (IRE) (Sadler's Wells)
Reluctant to race, refused 2nd (op 33-1)

9 ran Off time: 4:01:00 Winning time: 3m 57.20s Total SP: 119%
1st owner: Winton Bloodstock Ltd (Navarre Samson) 1st breeder: Ursula Wittmer
2nd owner: P D Savill (Free)
3rd owner: John P McManus (Fairy Ridge)
Tote win: £3.20 PL: £1.30 £2.30 £2.10 Ex: £22.30 CSF: £30.37

4:00 Wetherby 31 Oct 1998

Wensleydale Juvenile Novices' Hurdle Class A (Grade 2)