Full Result 2.35 York | 22 August 1989

Racecall Melrose Handicap

(0-115, 3yo) (1m5f188yds) 1m6f Good To Firm

1st £12,037.50 2nd £3,600 3rd £1,725 4th £787.50

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹²⁾	0. Foreign Asset (USA) 5/1 G Starkey G Harwood	G Starkey G Harwood	3	90	92	100	94	–
b c Nijinsky (CAN) - Bon Debarras (CAN) (Ruritania)
Always prominent, went 2nd straight, led over 2f out, edged left and kept on well

2⁽¹¹⁾ ¾	0. Out Of Funds 16/1 Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	Tony Culhane Reg Hollinshead	3	84	82	89	83	–
b g Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Overspent (Busted)
Chased leaders, 4th straight, soon ridden and outpaced, stayed on from below distance, not quicken close home

3⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1½]	0. Solo Act 5/1 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	3	91	93	99	93	–
b c Chief Singer - La Creperie (Crepello)
Effort and 5th straight, ridden over 3f out, hung left and stayed on until snatched up close home

4⁽⁶⁾ 1½ [3]	0. Sixslip (USA) 12/1 Billy Newnes Henry Candy	Billy Newnes Henry Candy	3	83	81	86	79	–
ch f Diesis - Oxslip (Owen Dudley)
Held up, 9th straight, soon ridden, stayed on same pace final 3f

5⁽⁷⁾ shd [3]	0. Dame Elusive 33/1 Dale Gibson ⁵ Hugh Collingridge	Dale Gibson ⁵ Hugh Collingridge	3	75 3	71	74	72	–
b f Blakeney - Girl On A Swing (High Top)
Held up, 10th straight, steady headway on inside over 2f out, not placed to challenge

6⁽²⁾ 3 [6]	0. Amelianne (FR) 11/4F S Cauthen David Elsworth	S Cauthen David Elsworth	3	93	95	96	90	–
b f Bustino - My Candy (Lorenzaccio)
Tracked leader until led entering straight, headed over 2f out, soon weakened, eased when beaten

7⁽⁹⁾ ½ [6½]	0. Beekman Street 16/1 John Lowe C W Thornton	John Lowe C W Thornton	3	77	71	72	–	–
b c Jalmood (USA) - Plato's Retreat (Brigadier Gerard)
7th straight, effort over 3f out, weakened 2f out

8⁽⁸⁾ 2 [8½]	0. Derab (USA) 11/2 Pat Eddery J Tree	Pat Eddery J Tree	3	97	99	97	–	–
b c Alleged (USA) - Island Charm (USA) (Hawaii)
Held up, in touch, 8th straight, effort and chance over 2f out, beaten when hampered 1f out

9⁽⁴⁾ 2 [10½]	0. Sabarab 10/1 Richard Hills Ken Cunningham-Brown	Richard Hills Ken Cunningham-Brown	3	711 1	75	71	–	–
b c Sayf El Arab (USA) - Miss Speak Easy (USA) (Sea Bird II)
Chased leaders, 6th straight, ridden over 3f out, gradually weakened

10⁽¹⁰⁾ 4 [14½]	0. Scandal I (USA) 12/1 W R Swinburn C W C Elsey	W R Swinburn C W C Elsey	3	810	88	79	–	–
b c Blood Royal (USA) - Affair I (Bold Lad)
Last straight, always in rear

11⁽³⁾ [14½]	0. Grecian Hill 12/1 M Roberts Clive Brittain	M Roberts Clive Brittain	3	89	87	66	–	–
b f Ela-Mana-Mou (IRE) - Hill Moss (Priamos)
Led until headed and 3rd straight, soon lost place, eased when beaten

11 ran Off time: 2:36:00 Winning time: 2m 55.97s (fast by 0.63s) Total SP: 123%
1st owner: Bruce Hundley (Foreign Asset)
2nd owner: Trevor Painting (Out Of Funds)
3rd owner: Sheikh Mohammed (Solo Act)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 2-5] 35 (49%) M [6-8] 46 (21%) H [9-12] 69 (30%)

2:35 York 22 Aug 1989

Racecall Melrose Handicap