Full Result 3.10 York | 15 July 1989

John Smith's Bitter Handicap

(0-100) (7f192yds) 1m Firm

1st £4,542 2nd £1,356 3rd £648 4th £294

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽³⁾	0. Still Surprised 4/1 B Raymond Richard Whitaker	B Raymond Richard Whitaker	4	90 v	80	63	81	–
ch g Nicholas Bill - Noammo (Realm)
Pulled hard, tracked leaders, 3rd straight, led on bit approaching final furlong, driven out

DSQ⁽⁷⁾ 1	0. Northern Printer 7/1 Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	Jimmy Fortune ⁵ M O'Neill	4	87	78	–	74	–
ch g Baptism - Stradey Lynn (Derrylin)
Held up, good headway on outside 2f out, hung left and not quicken inside final furlong; finished lame, finished 2nd, beaten 1l, disqualified and placed last

2⁽⁵⁾ 1 [2]	0. Major Ivor 3/1F John Lowe Mrs M Reveley	John Lowe Mrs M Reveley	4	86	72	53	70	–
ch c Mandrake Major - Double Birthday (Cavo Doro)
Held up, stumbled over 6f out, headway on inside and not much room 2f out, kept on well; finished 3rd, beaten a head, promoted to 2nd

3⁽⁸⁾ hd [2¼]	0. Governorship 7/1 T Ives C R Nelson	T Ives C R Nelson	5	912	92	72	90	–
ch g Dominion - Angel Beam (SWE) (Hornbeam)
Led, ridden over 2f out, headed approaching final furlong, ran on, not much room near finish; finished 4th, beaten a head, promoted to 3rd

4⁽⁴⁾ hd [2½]	0. Regent Lad 5/1 S Webster Lynn Siddall	S Webster Lynn Siddall	5	86	72	52	70	–
b g Prince Regent (FR) - Red Laser (Red God)
Held up, headway and not much room over 1f out, stayed on, badly hampered close home; finished 5th, beaten a short-head, promoted to 4th

5⁽⁹⁾ shd [2½]	0. Genair (FR) 17/2 Kieren Fallon George Moore	Kieren Fallon George Moore	4	82	68	48	–	–
ch c General Assembly (USA) - Metair (Laser Light)
6th straight, hard ridden 3f out, gradually weakened; fnished 6th, beaten 2 1/2l, promoted to 5th

7⁽²⁾ 1 [3½]	0. Homo Sapien (IRE) 16/1 Richard Hills D W Chapman	Richard Hills D W Chapman	7	913	93	67	–	–
b h Lord Gayle (USA) - Bold Caress (Bold Lad)
Slowly into stride, soon recovered, 5th straight, staying on when badly hampered inside final furlong, not recover

8⁽¹⁾ [3½]	0. Birstwith (USA) 14/1 Gary Carter C W C Elsey	Gary Carter C W C Elsey	4	93	83	56	–	–
gr c Valdez (USA) - La Chaumiere (Thatch)
Close-up, 2nd straight, weakened over 1f out, beaten when hampered inside final furlong

9⁽⁶⁾ [3½]	0. Balthus (USA) 14/1 Dean McKeown Jeremy Glover	Dean McKeown Jeremy Glover	6	87	73	–	–	–
b g Forli (ARG) - Keep Off (Bold Lad)
Prominent, 4th straight, ridden and weakened over 2f out

9 ran Off time: 3:10:00 Winning time: 1m 37.49s (slow by 1.89s) Total SP: 117%
1st owner: D R Brotherton (Still Surprised) 1st breeder: R S A Urquhart
2nd owner: Peter Colquhoun (Major Ivor)
3rd owner: R E A Bott (wigmore St) Ltd (Governorship)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 40 (28%) M [4-6] 45 (41%) H [7-9] 65 (31%)

Still Surprised finished first, beating Northern Printer by a length, with Major Ivor a head away third. After a stewards' inquiry, Northern Printer was disqualified and Major Ivor was promoted to second.

3:10 York 15 Jul 1989

John Smith's Bitter Handicap