Full Result 3.20 Catterick | 22 September 1990

John Smith's Bitter Handicap

(0-70, 3yo+) (7f6yds) 7f Firm

1st £2,889 2nd £804 3rd £387

John Smith's Bitter Handicap, 7f - Firm, 3yo+

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	0. Ford King 20/1 Jimmy Fortune ³ M O'Neill	Jimmy Fortune ³ M O'Neill	3	84	53	63	58	–
b f Sandhurst Prince (IRE) - Douala (GER) (Pentathlon)
Chased leaders, ran on under pressure to lead well inside final furlong

2⁽¹⁰⁾ ½	0. Helawe 5/1 George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	George Duffield Sir Mark Prescott Bt	7	912 b	68	79	72	–
ch g Last Fandango - Pigmy (Assagai)
Chased leaders, led over 1f out, ran on

3⁽⁵⁾ 1½ [3½]	0. Baton Boy 50/1 S Morris John Wainwright	S Morris John Wainwright	9	80 2	42	51	41	–
ch g Music Boy - Lobela (Lorenzaccio)
Chased leaders, stayed on well approaching final furlong, finished 4th beaten 3/4 length, placed 3rd

DSQ⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [3½]	0. Sandmoor Jacquard 10/1 Paul Burke M H Easterby	Paul Burke M H Easterby	3	810 b	56	–	57	–
ch c Noalto - Grand Opera (Great Nephew)
Led after 1f until over 1f out, edged left, kept on, finished 3rd beaten 1 1/2 lengths, disqualified and placed last

4⁽²⁾ ¾ [4¼]	0. Cool Enough 85/40F Alan Munro Mrs J R Ramsden	Alan Munro Mrs J R Ramsden	9	812	54	61	52	–
ch g Welsh Captain - Sundrive (Status Seeker)
Tracked leaders, effort on inside over 1f out, not clear run, not recover, finished 5th beaten 3/4 length, placed 4th

5⁽¹⁾ ¾ [5]	0. The Devil's Music 16/1 S Webster Neville Bycroft	S Webster Neville Bycroft	6	810	52	57	47	–
ch g Music Boy - Obergurgl (Warpath)
Soon led, headed after 1f, challenged 2f out, hampered 1f out, finished 6th beaten 1 1/2 lengths, placed 5th

7⁽³⁾ ½ [5½]	0. Final Ali 14/1 N Carlisle Capt J Wilson	N Carlisle Capt J Wilson	3	80	46	48	–	–
ch g Final Straw - Bargouzine (Hotfoot I)
Behind, until stayed on well final 2f, not reach leaders

8⁽¹³⁾ hd [5¾]	0. Marcroft 13/2 S Turner ⁷ Richard Whitaker	S Turner ⁷ Richard Whitaker	4	95	68	61	–	–
ch f Crofthall - Squires Girl (Spanish Gold I)
Never reached leaders

9⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [6½]	0. Bougainvillea 50/1 Jimmy Quinn Ronald O'Leary	Jimmy Quinn Ronald O'Leary	3	79 2 b	41	42	–	–
ch f Longleat (USA) - Diamante (Sparkler I)
Soon behind, headway 2f out, nearest finish

10⁽¹¹⁾ nk [6¾]	0. Henry Will 12/1 Nick Connorton T Fairhurst	Nick Connorton T Fairhurst	6	99	65	63	–	–
b g Nicholas Bill - Silver Cygnet (My Swanee)
Led early, chased leaders until lost place over 1f out

11⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [9¼]	0. Say You Will 20/1 Dean McKeown M P Naughton	Dean McKeown M P Naughton	6	88 v	50	48	–	–
b g Riboboy (USA) - Polita (Constable)
Behind until headway 2f out, never dangerous

12⁽¹⁴⁾ hd [9½]	0. Jane's Brave Boy 20/1 N Kennedy ⁵ D W Chapman	N Kennedy ⁵ D W Chapman	8	75 3 11	35	27	–	–
b g Brave Shot - Jane Merryn (Above Suspicion)
Chased leaders until lost place over 2f out

13⁽⁹⁾ ½ [10]	0. Marching Star 33/1 P Dalton ⁷ J S Haldane	P Dalton ⁷ J S Haldane	4	75 5 9	35	26	–	–
ch f Marching On - Elegant Star (Star Moss)
Never dangerous

14⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [10¼]	0. Ballad Tune 50/1 A Garth ⁷ Roy Bowring	A Garth ⁷ Roy Bowring	5	73 3 8	35	23	–	–
b g Ballad Rock - Haut Lafite (Tamerlane)
Never dangerous

15⁽⁶⁾ 2 [12¼]	0. Accessofhornchurch 25/1 K Bradshaw E H Owen Jun	K Bradshaw E H Owen Jun	4	86 3	48	38	–	–
ch g Coquelin (USA) - The Saltings (FR) (Morston)
Slowly into stride, always behind

16⁽¹⁶⁾ [12¼]	0. Paddy Cash 16/1 A Shoults Michael Easterby	A Shoults Michael Easterby	3	713	45	31	–	–
b g Pas De Seul - Kachela (Kalamoun)
Always behind

16 ran Off time: 3:23:00 Winning time: 1m 24.00s (slow by 0.20s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: Ford Asphalt (Ford King) 1st breeder: P And Miss S N Duffy And Miss E Duffy
2nd owner: A R C Finn (Helawe)
3rd owner: S Pedersen (Baton Boy)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-5] 81 (45%) M [6-11] 51 (30%) H [12-16] 18 (25%)

After a stewards' inquiry, Sandmoor Jacquard, who finished third, was disqualified. Baton Boy, who finished fourth, was promoted to third and Cool Enough, who finished fifth, was promoted to fourth place.

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John Smith's Bitter Handicap

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