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Braceborough made the running, but before reaching 

 the stand Battle Royal had gone to the front, and 

 going down the hill he took a clear lead. Passing 

 the stand for the second time he was still leading, 

 but Glen Thorpe began to improve his position. At 

 the last open ditch The Sikh and Little Boy Blue 

 came to grief. Three fences from home Battle Royal 

 drew out, but before the last Glen Thorpe drew up, 

 and eventually won easily by six lengths ; a bad 

 third. 



1889 



The experiment of going to Cardiff was not attended 

 with success. Of the nine horses on the card half-a- 

 dozen only went to the post ; and early in the race 

 three of them refused. 



The placed horses were : — 



Mr. B. Robson's " Nap," 4 yrs., lo st. 



10 lb Mr. C. Thompson i 



„ A. Peel's "Candytuft," 6 yrs., 



12 St. 10 lb ,) F. Hassall . 2 



„ H. Barrett's "Orlando," 6 yrs., 



12 St. I lb ,, C. Whitton . 3 



Betting : — 7 to i Nap ; 3 to i Candytuft ; 5 to i Orlando. 



Cannock [Chase showed the way to the second 

 fence, where Zeolite ran out, after which Nap joined 

 the leader, the pair coming on to the fence beyond 

 the stand, where they both refused. Flyaway and 

 Candytuft then led, but before the straight was 

 reached Nap had again passed them, Orlando subse- 

 quently making the running. In the next half-mile 

 the leading three took close order, and before the 

 straight was reached Orlando had had enough, and 

 Nap drawing away easily won by twenty lengths ; a 

 bad third. 



The winner, Nap, was the only four-year-old in the 



