Full Result 2.45 Catterick | 3 July 2002

Dragon Troop Stakes (Handicap) Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) 5f Good To Firm

1st £3,668 2nd £1,048 3rd £524

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹¹⁾	2. Sharp Hat 6/1J Tony Culhane D W Chapman	Tony Culhane D W Chapman	8	95	66	76	76	–
b g Shavian - Madam Trilby (Grundy)
Midfield, driven along and headway over 1f out, ran on well under pressure to lead post (op 8-1)

2⁽¹⁵⁾ shd	14. Be My Tinker 9/1 Dean Mernagh Mark Buckley	Dean Mernagh Mark Buckley	4	713 6	46	56	56	–
ch f Be My Chief (USA) - TinkerbirdI (Music Boy)
Close up, led 2f out, ridden and headed 1f out, edged left and led again inside final furlong, headed post (op 10-1)

3⁽¹³⁾ ¾ [¾]	13. Strensall 25/1 David Allan ⁵ Ron Barr	David Allan ⁵ Ron Barr	5	712	50	57	57	–
b g Beveled (USA) - Payvashooz (Ballacashtal)
Prominent, ridden 2f out, slight lead 1f out, headed inside final furlong, no extra (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

4⁽⁸⁾ 1¼ [2]	16. River Tern 16/1 Colin Haddon ⁷ Milton Bradley	Colin Haddon ⁷ Milton Bradley	9	75 3	45	47	47	–
b g Puissance - Millaine (Formidable I)
Slowly into stride, towards rear, headway halfway, ran on well final furlong, never nearer (op 14-1)

5⁽¹⁶⁾ 1¾ [3¾]	5. Mary Jane 9/1 Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	Kim Tinkler Nigel Tinkler	7	813	60	55	55	–
br m Tina's Pet - Fair Attempt (IRE) (Try My Best)
Slight lead until ridden and headed 2f out, kept on (tchd 11-1 and 10-1 in places)

6⁽⁷⁾ ½ [4¼]	15. Anthony Mon Amour (USA) 20/1 Iona Wands David Nicholls	Iona Wands David Nicholls	7	712 t	45	38	38	–
b g Nicholas (USA) - Reine De La Ciel (USA) (Conquistador Cielo)
Towards rear, headway halfway, kept on under pressure from over 1f out, never able to challenge (tchd 25-1 in places)

7⁽²⁾ shd [4½]	11. American Cousin 6/1J Ollie Pears David Nicholls	Ollie Pears David Nicholls	7	85	52	45	44	–
b g Distant Relative - Zelda (USA) (Sharpen Up)
Midfield, ridden 2f out, kept on final furlong, never dangerous (op 9-2)

8⁽¹²⁾ 1 [5½]	1. Talbot Avenue 13/2 Adrian Nicholls Michael Mullineaux	Adrian Nicholls Michael Mullineaux	4	911	72	61	60	–
b c Puissance - Dancing Daughter (Dance In Time)
Chased leaders, ridden 2f out, weakened apporoaching final furlong (op 6-1 tchd 7-1 in places)

9⁽⁵⁾ ½ [6]	6. Brecongill Lad 12/1 Tom Eaves ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	Tom Eaves ⁷ Mrs M Reveley	10	85	59	46	45	–
b g Clantime - Chikala (Pitskelly)
Soon behind, stayed on final 2f, never dangerous (tchd 14-1, 16-1 in places)

10⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [7¾]	3. Tuscan Dream 8/1 P Bradley ⁵ Alan Berry	P Bradley ⁵ Alan Berry	7	812	64	44	43	–
b g Clantime - Excavator Lady (Most Secret)
Close up until weakened over 1f out (op 6-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

11⁽¹⁰⁾ 1½ [9¼]	10. River Days (IRE) 10/1 Fergal Lynch Ian Semple	Fergal Lynch Ian Semple	4	87 1	54	28	27	–
b f Tagula (IRE) - Straw Boater (Thatch)
In touch until weakened over 1f out (op 12-1)

12⁽¹⁷⁾ 1¼ [10½]	7. Tink's Man 33/1 Michael Tebbutt Ann Duffield	Michael Tebbutt Ann Duffield	3	88	60	27	28	–
b c Puissance - Expectation (IRE) (Night Shift)
Slowly into stride, soon midfield, no headway final 2f (op 25-1)

13⁽⁴⁾ shd [10½]	4. Pop The Cork I 10/1 Helen Garrett ⁷ Richard Whitaker	Helen Garrett ⁷ Richard Whitaker	5	810	64	33	32	–
ch g Clantime - Hyde Princess (Touch Paper)
In touch, ridden 2f out, soon beaten (tchd 11-1, 12-1 in places)

14⁽⁶⁾ 3 [13½]	12. Sihafi (USA) 16/1 T Williams Milton Bradley	T Williams Milton Bradley	9	85	52	9	8	–
ch g Elmaamul (USA) - Kit's Double (USA) (Spring Double)
Soon towards rear, never dangerous

15⁽⁹⁾ 1¾ [15¼]	9. Grasslandik 16/1 C Lowther Ann Stokell	C Lowther Ann Stokell	6	87	54	4	3	–
b g Ardkinglass - Sophisticated Baby (Bairn)
Chased leaders until weakened well over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

16⁽³⁾ 1½ [16¾]	8. Aintnecessarilyso 10/1 K Dalgleish Milton Bradley	K Dalgleish Milton Bradley	4	87	54	–	–	–
ch g So Factual (USA) - Ovideo (Domynsky)
Started slowly, always behind (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

17⁽¹⁾ 11 [27¾]	17. Durkar Star (IRE) 66/1 Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Michael Chapman	Sam Hitchcott ⁵ Michael Chapman	4	77 6	45	–	–	–
b g Bin Ajwaad (IRE) - Faith Alone (Safawan)
Midfield to halfway, soon weakened, tailed off (op 50-1 tchd 100-1 in places)