12:50 Wincanton 26 Dec 1997
Father Christmas Mares' Only 'National Hunt' Novices' Hurdle Class E
(Class 4) (1m7f65yds) 1m7½f Good To Soft 8 hurdles
1st
£2,500 2nd
£700 3rd
£340
| Pos. (Draw) |
Horse / SP
Trainer / Jockey
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Jockey
Trainer
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Age | WGT | OR | TS | RPR | MR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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5 | 1010 | – | 97 | 111 | – | ||||
| b m Brush Aside (USA) - Polly Puttens (IRE) (Pollerton) | ||||||||||
| Held up, led last, comfortably | ||||||||||
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6 | 105 | – | 90 | 104 | – | ||||
| b m Nearly A Hand - Notina (No Arguement) | ||||||||||
| Behind when blundered 3rd, headway 5th, led 2 out until last, unable to quicken | ||||||||||
|
5 | 1010 | – | 79 | 88 | – | ||||
| b m Lancastrian (IRE) - Eadestown (Kinglet) | ||||||||||
| Headway 2 out, never near to challenge | ||||||||||
|
7 | 113 | – | 85 | 94 | – | ||||
| b m Strong Gale (IRE) - Caratasca (FR) (Stratege) | ||||||||||
| Jumped left, led until approaching 2 out, soon weakened | ||||||||||
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6 | 103 | – | 70 | 86 | – | ||||
| b m Executive Perk - Erins Treasure (Brave Invader) | ||||||||||
| Headway 5th, led approaching 2 out, soon headed and weakened | ||||||||||
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5 | 1010 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch m Scallywag - Petite Cone (Celtic Cone) | ||||||||||
| Headway 5th, mistake 3 out, weakened approaching 2 out, tailed off | ||||||||||
|
4 | 1010 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch f Ardross - Celestial Bride (Godswalk) | ||||||||||
| Chased leader until blundered 5th, not recover, tailed off | ||||||||||
|
5 | 105 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch m Newski (USA) - Slipalong (Slip Anchor) | ||||||||||
| Brought down 1st | ||||||||||
|
4 | 1010 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| bb f Petoski - Silent Surrender (Nearly A Hand) | ||||||||||
| Brought down 1st | ||||||||||
|
4 | 1010 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| br f Yashgan - Water Sprite (Pry) | ||||||||||
| Brought down 1st | ||||||||||
|
5 | 113 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch m Nicholas Bill - Linguistic (Porto Bello) | ||||||||||
| Prominent when badly hampered and fell 1st | ||||||||||
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4 | 1010 | – | – | – | – | ||||
| ch f Sharp Deal - Dusty Run (Deep Run) | ||||||||||
| Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
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PU
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8 | 103 | – | – | – | – | |||
| b m Tremblant I - Daisy Loch (Lochnager) | ||||||||||
| Behind from 5th, tailed off when pulled up before 2 out | ||||||||||
- 13 ran Off time: 12:50:00 Winning time: 3m 58.80s (slow by 34.80s) Total SP: 115%
- 1st owner: J E Potter (Potter Again) 1st breeder: Colman O'Flynn
- 2nd owner: D I Bare (Kentford Tina)
- 3rd owner: Roger J Spencer (Kinnahalla)
- Tote win: £2.50 PL: £1.80 £4.20 £2 Ex: £15.80 CSF: £15.89 Trifecta: £40.10 Pool: £199.65. 3.53 winning tickets.
