Full Result 1.40 Newmarket (July) | 16 October 1999

Melbourn Handicap Class B

(Class 2) (0-105, 3yo+) 1m omsJly Good

1st £19,250 2nd £5,750 3rd £2,750 4th £1,250

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽²⁾	13. Free Option (IRE) 20/1 John Reid B Hanbury	John Reid B Hanbury	4	813	88	70	102	–
ch g Indian Ridge (IRE) - Saneena (Kris)
Raced centre, tracked leaders, ridden and edged left over 1f out, led inside final furlong, ridden out (tchd 25-1)

2⁽⁶⁾ ¾	12. Mayaro Bay 11/1 Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	Dane O'Neill Richard Hannon Snr	3	90	92	73	104	–
b f Robellino (USA) - Down The Valley (Kampala)
Raced centre, held up in touch, led over 1f out, headed inside final furlong, kept on (op 12-1 tchd 10-1)

3⁽³⁾ 2½ [3¼]	1. Ho Leng (IRE) 33/1 Gary Carter Linda Perratt	Gary Carter Linda Perratt	4	100	103	79	110	–
ch g Statoblest (IRE) - Indigo Blue (IRE) (Bluebird)
Raced centre, held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, ran on (op 20-1)

4⁽⁸⁾ nk [3½]	20. Floral Raj (IRE) 14/1 Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	Kieren Fallon Sir Michael Stoute	3	86	84	59	90	–
ch c Indian Ridge (IRE) - Spring Daffodil (Pharly)
Raced centre, always prominent, ridden over 2f out, stayed on under pressure (op 12-1)

5⁽¹⁷⁾ ¾ [4¼]	5. Hornbeam 20/1 Jimmy Fortune J R Jenkins	Jimmy Fortune J R Jenkins	5	93 t	92	66	97	–
b h Rich Charlie - Thinkluckybelucky (Maystreak)
Raced far side, held up, pulled hard, headway over 1f out, ran on well (op 16-1 tchd 25-1 in places)

6⁽⁹⁾ nk [4½]	16. Wolf Tooth 16/1 Mick Kinane David Elsworth	Mick Kinane David Elsworth	3	810	88	61	92	–
ch c Wolfhound (USA) - Collide I (High Line)
Led centre over 4f, ridden over 1f out, stayed on same pace (op 12-1)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ ¾ [5¼]	2. Brilliant Red 16/1 Pat Eddery Lydia Richards	Pat Eddery Lydia Richards	6	910 t	99	71	101	–
b g Royal Academy (USA) - Red Comes Up (USA) (Blushing Groom)
Chased leader far side, ridden over 1f out, ran on one pace (tchd 20-1)

8⁽⁷⁾ hd [5½]	19. A Touch Of Frost 16/1 Neil Pollard George Margarson	Neil Pollard George Margarson	4	87 b	82	53	84	–
gr f Distant Relative - Pharland (FR) (Bellypha)
Chased leader centre, led over 3f out, headed over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 14-1)

9⁽¹⁸⁾ nk [5¾]	4. Cruinn A Bhord 9/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	4	95	94	65	95	–
b f Inchinor - Selection Board (Welsh Pageant)
Held up, raced far side, effort and not clear run over 1f out, ran on, never able to challenge (tchd 10-1)

10⁽⁴⁾ nk [6¼]	15. Peartree House (IRE) 33/1 Martin Dwyer William Muir	Martin Dwyer William Muir	5	811	86	56	86	–
b g Simply Majestic (USA) - Fashion Front (Habitat)
Raced centre, prominent, pulled hard, ridden and weakened over 1f out

11⁽¹¹⁾ ½ [6¾]	11. Nomore Mr Niceguy 20/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	5	90	89	58	88	–
b h Rambo Dancer (CAN) - Lariston Gale (Pas De Seul)
Raced centre, held up, ridden over 2f out, never troubled leaders (op 16-1)

12⁽¹⁾ ½ [7¼]	3. Persiano 16/1 Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	Ray Cochrane James Fanshawe	4	95 v¹	94	62	92	–
ch g Efisio - Persiandale (Persian Bold)
Raced centre, held up, ridden over 2f out, never dangerous (op 12-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

13⁽²⁰⁾ nk [7½]	8. The Prince 12/1 Darryll Holland Robert Cowell	Darryll Holland Robert Cowell	5	91 tv	90	58	88	–
b g Machiavellian (USA) - Mohican Girl (Dancing Brave)
Raced far side, held up, effort and not much room 2f out, never reached leaders (op 11-1)

14⁽¹³⁾ 2 [9½]	6. Kuwait Dawn (IRE) 33/1 J F Egan K Mahdi	J F Egan K Mahdi	3	93	95	59	88	–
b f Pips Pride - Red Note (Rusticaro)
Raced far side, tracked leaders, led that group over 3f out, headed and weakened over 1f out (tchd 40-1 in places)

15⁽¹⁶⁾ nk [9¾]	7. Holly Blue 4/1F Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	Richard Hughes Roger Charlton	3	92	94	57	87	–
ch f Bluebird (USA) - Nettle (Kris)
Raced far side, held up in touch, ridden over 2f out, weakened approaching final furlong (op 9-2 tchd 5-1 in places)

16⁽¹⁰⁾ 2 [11¾]	18. Silken Dalliance 16/1 Adrian Nicholls ³ I A Balding	Adrian Nicholls ³ I A Balding	4	84	82	38	70	–
b f Rambo Dancer (CAN) - A Sharp (Sharpo)
Raced centre, chased leaders until weakened well over 1f out (op 14-1 tchd 20-1 in places)

17⁽¹⁹⁾ nk [12]	14. Petrus I (IRE) 20/1 Olivier Peslier Clive Brittain	Olivier Peslier Clive Brittain	3	812	90	49	77	–
b g Perugino (USA) - Love With Honey (USA) (Full Pocket)
Chased leaders far side over 5f

18⁽¹²⁾ nk [12¼]	9. Cool Edge (IRE) 33/1 George Duffield Mark H Tompkins	George Duffield Mark H Tompkins	8	91	90	48	77	–
ch g Nashamaa (IRE) - Mochara (Last Fandango)
Raced far side, prominent, ridden over 2f out, weakened over 1f out (op 25-1)

19⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [14¾]	17. Tarawan 10/1 Kevin Darley I A Balding	Kevin Darley I A Balding	3	810 v	88	41	69	–
ch g Nashwan (USA) - Soluce (Junius)
Raced centre, stumbled start, soon with leaders, ridden and weakened 2f out (official explanation: trainer said the colt ran too free) (op 9-1)

20⁽¹⁴⁾ 15 [29¾]	10. Virtual Reality I 20/1 T Quinn James Toller	T Quinn James Toller	8	90	89	11	37	–
b g Diamond Shoal - Warning Bell (Bustino)
Led far side over 4f, weakened over 2f out (op 16-1)

20 ran Off time: 1:41:00 Winning time: 1m 41.07s (slow by 4.87s) Total SP: 127%
1st owner: Ahmed Buhaleeba (Free Option) 1st breeder: Grange Stud (uk)
2nd owner: J R Shannon (Mayaro Bay)
3rd owner: Alan Guthrie (Ho Leng)
Tote win: £28.40 PL: £5.80 £2.90 £5.20 Ex: £221.70 CSF: £185.13 Tricast: £3,424.21
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-7] 73 (31%) M [8-13] 40 (23%) H [14-20] 37 (46%)

1:40 Newmarket (July) 16 Oct 1999

Melbourn Handicap Class B