Full Result 2.20 Wincanton | 8 October 1998

Wincanton Novices' Hurdle Class E

(Class 4) (4yo+) (2m5f82yds) 2m5½f Good To Firm 12 hurdles

1st £2,206 2nd £616 3rd £298

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1	2. Solvang (IRE) 5/6F R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	R Dunwoody Philip Hobbs	6	1013	–	96	110	–
b g Carlingford Castle (IRE) - Bramble Bird (Pitpan)
Held up, chased leader 6th to 8th and again 3 out, challenged 2 out,slight lead last, headed run-in, soon led, ridden out closing stages (op 8-13 tchd evens, 11-10 in places)

2 1¼	1. Coh Sho No 6/5 Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	Mick Fitzgerald Simon Dow	5	111	105	97	111	–
b m Old Vic - Castle Peak (Darshaan)
Led, soon well clear, steadied 7th, ridden 2 out, narrowly headed last, driven to lead again, soon headed, eased final 150 yards (official explanation: jockey said mare had run very free, and had no more to give once passed the winner after the last) (op 11-8 tchd 6-4 and 11-10)

3 dist [31¼]	5. Trail Boss I (IRE) 10/1 Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	Jim Culloty Henrietta C Knight	7	109	94	–	–	–
b g The Noble Player (USA) - Jackson Miss (Condorcet)
Chased leader 3rd to 6th and again 8th to 3 out, soon weakened, tailed off (op 4-1 tchd 12-1 in places)

4 dist [61¼]	4. Bangor Erris (IRE) 25/1 Leighton Aspell L Wells	Leighton Aspell L Wells	5	109	–	–	–	–
ch g Executive Perk - Dawn Infidel (IRE) (Fidel)
Chased leader to 3rd, lost touch 4th, tailed off (op 14-1)