SOUTHDOWN & ERIDGE
Heathfield - Sunday 21st March 1999
Going: Treacle side of heavy
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| Hunt
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1 - Boll Weevil (Stuart Robinson) 2 - Sure Pride (Philip Hall) Only two finished 3 ran |
Boll Weevil always travelling the better of the three. Wednesdays Auction tired first four from home and from there Boll Weevil always looked the winner. |
| Club Restricted
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1 - Mantastic (Chris Gordon) 4/5 fav. 2 - Rustic Revelry (Phil York) 3/1 3 - Royal Rupert (Charlotte Benstead) 14/1 6 ran |
Rustic Revelry made Mantastic do it all the way to the end whilst Royal Rupert was closing in on the leading two over the last half mile. |
| Confined
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1 - Vineyard Special (Anna Sansom) 14/1 2 - Sovereign Spray (Chris Gordon) 1/2 fav. 3 - Jojo (Pat O'Keeffe) 3/1 6 ran |
The first three went clear a mile from home. Jojo was the first to crack whilst the other pair had a ding-dong to the line.
Vineyard Special (left) and Sovereign Spray jump the last together. |
| Ladies Open
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1 - Native Venture (Emma Coveney) 1/3 fav. 2 - Professor Page (Jenny Grant) 20/1 Only two finished 4 ran The two outsiders went a pretty fast early pace whilst the favourite and Dromin Leader hacked around together some 20 lengths behind. Dromin Leader found nothing more five from home but P. Page made sure that Emma couldn't ease before the line. |
Native Venture (right) leads Professor Page over the second last. |
| Mens Open
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1 - Prime Course (Chris Gordon) 10/1 2 - Bilbo Baggins (Andrew Hickman) 33/1 Only two finished 4 ran |
Odds-on favourite Tricast Lad fell at the third last when holding a one length lead. Winner Prime Course jumped left throughout including violently at the last. |
| Open Maiden
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1 - Florabalda (Dominic Parker) 33/1 2 - Phantom Slipper (Tony Warr) 4/1 3 - Lillooet (Chris Gordon) 4/6 fav. 7 ran |
All three of the finishers were in the air together at the last with Florabalda finishing the stronger after a string of P's this season.
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