Full Result 4.20 Yarmouth | 27 May 1998

Somerton Claiming Stakes Class F

(Class 6) (3yo) 2m Firm

1st £2,259 2nd £624 3rd £297

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁵⁾	3. Operatic 2/1F J F Egan David Evans	J F Egan David Evans	3	82 v	–	–	46	–
b f Goofalik (USA) - Choir Mistress I (Chief Singer)
Tracked leaders, ridden to lead over 3f out, soon clear

2⁽⁴⁾ 10	4. Trakelor 7/2 Daragh O'Donohoe Reg Hollinshead	Daragh O'Donohoe Reg Hollinshead	3	82	–	–	36	–
b f Most Welcome - French Cooking (Royal And Regal)
Led 5f, left in lead entering straight, headed over 3f out, soon outpaced

3⁽¹⁾ 3 [13]	6. River Frontier (IRE) 12/1 N Carlisle Mark Usher	N Carlisle Mark Usher	3	712 1	–	–	29	–
b f Imperial Frontier (USA) - River Low (IRE) (Lafontaine I)
Saddle slipped, soon chasing clear leader, hung badly right and ran very wide entering straight, not recover

4⁽³⁾ 2½ [15½]	2. ExclusivelyI 11/2 J Tate Jeff Pearce	J Tate Jeff Pearce	3	82	–	–	30	–
gr f Absalom - Peters Pleasure I (Jimsun I)
Chased leaders, hard ridden over 3f out, soon beaten

5⁽²⁾ 28 [43½]	5. Tufty Star 3/1 Richard Mullen ³ Jeff Pearce	Richard Mullen ³ Jeff Pearce	3	711	–	–	–	–
b f Sirgame - Raffles Virginia (Whistling Deer)
Always behind, ridden over 4f out, soon lost touch, tailed off (Trainer's representative reported that the filly was unsuited by the firm ground)

RO⁽⁶⁾	1. Esterelle (USA) 8/1 Declan O'Shea Phil McEntee	Declan O'Shea Phil McEntee	3	82	–	–	–	–
ch f Trempolino (USA) - Duck Flighting (USA) (Far North)
Unruly before start, led 11f out, soon well clear, ran very wide entering straight, crashed through stands' side rail

6 ran Off time: 4:21:00 Winning time: 3m 42.70s (slow by 13.70s) Total SP: 115%
1st owner: Mrs Stephen Allen (Operatic) 1st breeder: Cheveley Park Stud Ltd
2nd owner: L A Morgan (Trakelor)
3rd owner: Sporting Partners (River Frontier)
Tote win: £2.30 PL: £1.20 £2.80 Ex: £5.80 CSF: £8.76

4:20 Yarmouth 27 May 1998

Somerton Claiming Stakes Class F