Full Result 5.05 Epsom | 6 September 2000

Mezzanine Group Handicap Class E

(Class 5) (0-75, 3yo+) (1m4f6yds) 1m4f Good

1st £4,524 2nd £1,392 3rd £696 4th £348

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽¹⁶⁾	13. Sharp Spice 16/1 Willie Supple Denis Coakley	Willie Supple Denis Coakley	4	86	53	71	71	–
b f Lugana Beach - Ewar Empress (IRE) (Persian Bold)
Behind, progress from 4f out, sustained effort under pressure to lead entering final furlong, ridden out (op 12-1 tchd 20-1, 25-1 in places)

2⁽¹⁾ 1¼	2. Batswing 12/1 Darryll Holland Brian Ellison	Darryll Holland Brian Ellison	5	100	75	90	91	–
b g Batshoof - Magic Milly (Simply Great)
Chased leading group, closed over 4f out, every chance inside final furlong, one pace (op 14-1 tchd 16-1, 20-1 in a place)

3⁽⁷⁾ 3 [4¼]	15. Middlethorpe 5/2F Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	Jimmy Quinn Michael Easterby	3	713 b	55	64	67	–
b g Noble Patriarch (IRE) - Prime Property (IRE) (Tirol)
Tracked leaders, ridden to chase leader from 3f out, led briefly 1f out, one pace (op 11-4 after 3-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ 1 [5¼]	3. The Green Grey 20/1 Willie Ryan Les Hall	Willie Ryan Les Hall	6	910	71	78	81	–
gr g Environment Friend - Pea Green (Try My Best)
Behind, pushed along over 3f out, no impression until ran on final furlong (op 14-1)

5⁽²⁾ ½ [5¾]	16. Half Tide 10/1 Matthew Henry Philip Mitchell	Matthew Henry Philip Mitchell	6	712	45	51	54	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Double River (USA) (Irish River)
Held up, headway 4f out, driven and one pace from over 2f out (op 9-1 tchd 12-1 in a place)

6⁽⁴⁾ ¾ [6½]	1. Flight Sequence 10/1 Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Lady Herries	Paul Fitzsimons ⁵ Lady Herries	4	99 v	75	79	83	–
b f Polar Falcon (USA) - Doubles (Damister)
Tracked leaders, going well, ridden over 2f out, one pace (op 12-1 tchd 8-1)

7⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [6¾]	6. Bahamas I (IRE) 8/1 Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	Seb Sanders Sir Mark Prescott Bt	3	90 b	70	74	78	–
b g Barathea (IRE) - Rum Cay (USA) (Our Native)
Soon chasing leaders, closed over 7f out, led 5f out to 1f out, no extra (op 9-1 tchd 10-1, 12-1 in a place)

8⁽²²⁾ ½ [7¼]	17. Sure Future 20/1 Antonio Polli ³ John Best	Antonio Polli ³ John Best	4	78 b	44	47	51	–
b g Kylian (USA) - Lady Ever-So-Sure (Malicious)
Tracked leader, pushed along over 5f out, weakened 2f out (op 16-1)

9⁽⁵⁾ 3 [10¼]	8. Perfect Moment I (IRE) 10/1 A Beech ⁵ Chris Dwyer	A Beech ⁵ Chris Dwyer	3	89	70	66	73	–
b f Mujadil (USA) - Flashing Raven (IRE) (Maelstrom Lake)
Held up in rear, steady headway on inside rail from over 2f out, never near to challenge (official explanation: jockey said instructions were to settle the filly so as to get the trip on this first attempt but never travelled and unsuited by the ground) (op 12-1 tchd 14-1)

10⁽³⁾ 6 [16¼]	11. Mysterium 16/1 Robyn Brisland ⁵ Nick Littmoden	Robyn Brisland ⁵ Nick Littmoden	6	86	58	41	52	–
gr g Mystiko (USA) - Way To Go (Troy)
Behind, some progress from 2f out, never a factor (tchd 20-1)

11⁽¹⁴⁾ 1¾ [18]	19. Tulsa I (IRE) 16/1 P Bradley ⁵ Les Hall	P Bradley ⁵ Les Hall	6	711 6 4 b	49	28	40	–
b g Priolo (USA) - Lagrion (USA) (Diesis)
Behind, headway over 4f out, weakened over 2f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

12⁽⁹⁾ 1 [19]	4. Fusul (USA) 33/1 J Weaver Gary Moore	J Weaver Gary Moore	4	92	63	40	52	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Silent Turn (USA) (Silent Cal)
Held up towards rear, headway over 4f out, beaten 3f out, eased (op 20-1)

13⁽⁶⁾ 6 [25]	9. Indian Nectar 14/1 Ian Mongan ⁵ Roy Brotherton	Ian Mongan ⁵ Roy Brotherton	7	87 6	59	23	39	–
b m Indian Ridge (IRE) - Sheer Nectar (Piaffer)
Chased leaders, pushed along over 4f out, eased when beaten over 2f out (op 12-1 tchd 16-1 in places)

14⁽¹³⁾ ½ [25½]	10. Spirit Of Tenby (IRE) 14/1 Paul Doe Simon Dow	Paul Doe Simon Dow	3	811	67	29	47	–
b g Tenby - Asturiana (Julio Mariner)
Held up towards rear, never reached front rank (tchd 16-1, 20-1 in places)

15⁽¹⁰⁾ nk [25¾]	14. Dion Dee 25/1 Neil Pollard Dr Jeremy Naylor	Neil Pollard Dr Jeremy Naylor	4	80	47	9	26	–
ch f Anshan - Jade Mistress (Damister)
Behind, hard ridden over 4f out, no impression (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

16⁽²¹⁾ 2½ [28¼]	18. Lost Spirit 16/1 George Baker ⁵ Peter Hiatt	George Baker ⁵ Peter Hiatt	4	75	43	–	18	–
b g Strolling Along (USA) - Shoag (USA) (Affirmed)
Led to 5f out, soon weakened (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

17⁽¹¹⁾ 3 [31¼]	20. Loup Cervier (IRE) 50/1 Gary Bardwell Simon Dow	Gary Bardwell Simon Dow	3	710 7	52	–	23	–
b g Wolfhound (USA) - Luth D'Or (FR) (Noir Et Or)
Always behind (tchd 66-1 in places)

18⁽⁸⁾ nk [31¾]	12. Flag Fen (USA) 33/1 B Marcus Hugh Collingridge	B Marcus Hugh Collingridge	9	810	57	5	28	–
bb g Riverman (USA) - Damascus Flag (USA) (Damascus)
Always behind (op 25-1)

19⁽²⁰⁾ 3 [34¾]	5. Two Socks 16/1 Steve Carson ³ J S King	Steve Carson ³ J S King	7	812	62	4	28	–
ch g Phountzi (USA) - Mrs Feathers (Pyjama Hunt)
Midfield when ridden 7f out, soon beaten (op 14-1)

20⁽¹²⁾ 2½ [37¼]	21. Noteworthy 50/1 David Kinsella ⁷ J Neville	David Kinsella ⁷ J Neville	4	73 15 v¹	43	–	5	–
br f Saddlers' Hall (IRE) - Rushing River (USA) (Irish River)
Started slowly, always behind (tchd 66-1 in places)

21⁽¹⁵⁾ 1¾ [39]	7. Five Of Wands 20/1 Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	Michael Tebbutt William Jarvis	3	90	70	–	30	–
b f Caerleon (USA) - Overact (IRE) (Law Society)
Always behind (op 16-1)

22⁽¹⁹⁾ 28 [67]	22. Captivating (IRE) 50/1 Joanna Badger ⁷ R C Spicer	Joanna Badger ⁷ R C Spicer	5	73 18	43	–	–	–
b m Wolfhound (USA) - Winning Appeal (FR) (Law Society)
Keen hold, close up until lost place 5f out, tailed off, finished distressed (tchd 66-1 in places)

22 ran Off time: 5:07:00 Winning time: 2m 39.85s (slow by 4.65s) Total SP: 148%
1st owner: The Nags Head Racing Syndicate (Sharp Spice) 1st breeder: Ewar Stud Farms
2nd owner: Ashley Carr (Batswing)
3rd owner: J H Quickfall & A G Black (Middlethorpe)
Tote win: £32.60 PL: £9.10 £2.10 £1.10 Ex: £623.90 CSF: £188.67 Tricast: £609.02
Jackpot:
Placepot: £22.80 to a £1 stake. Pool: £26,040.67. 832.95 winning tickets.
Quadpot: £8.40 to a £1 stake. Pool: £1,488.63. 129.85 winning tickets.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 80 (52%) M [8-15] 18 (21%) H [16-22] 52 (27%)

5:05 Epsom 6 Sep 2000

Mezzanine Group Handicap Class E