Full Result 3.00 Hamilton | 7 May 1998

John Higgins World Snooker Champion & No 1 Player Handicap (Seller) Class F

(Class 6) (0-60, 3yo+) (1m4f17yds) 1m4f OMS Soft

1st £2,346 2nd £656 3rd £318

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	8. Breydon 11/1 Ollie Pears P Monteith	Ollie Pears P Monteith	5	810 1	26	24	27	–
ch g Be My Guest (USA) - Palmella (USA) (Grundy)
Behind, headway 3f out, stayed on well final furlong to lead post

2⁽³⁾ shd	4. Forty Love (IRE) 5/1 John Carroll D Moffatt	John Carroll D Moffatt	3	93 v	52	50	53	–
b g Second Set (IRE) - Pharjoy (FR) (Pharly)
Led, ridden over 2f out, edged left 1f out, no extra towards finish

3⁽⁶⁾ ½ [½]	5. Shuttlecock I 16/1 Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	Paul Fessey ³ D W Chapman	7	87	26	20	26	–
ch g Pharly (FR) - Upper Sister (Upper Case I)
Always chasing leaders, outpaced 3f out, stayed on and every chance final furlong, not quicken

4⁽²⁾ 1 [1½]	6. Burlesque 12/1 Micky Fenton James Bethell	Micky Fenton James Bethell	4	810	26	21	25	–
b g Old Vic - Late Matinee (Red Sunset)
Chased leaders, brought wide straight, challenged 2f out, not quicken final furlong

5⁽⁸⁾ 13 [14½]	7. Hutchies Lady 14/1 T Williams R M McKellar	T Williams R M McKellar	6	89	25	1	4	–
b m Efisio - Keep Mum (Mummy's Pet)
Behind, some headway over 2f out, never dangerous

6⁽⁹⁾ 1 [15½]	2. Lucy Tufty 11/8F Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	Gary Bardwell Jeff Pearce	7	99	39	13	17	–
b m Vin St Benet - Manor Farm Toots (Royalty)
Prominent, headway to chase leader 6f out, weakened final 2f

7⁽⁷⁾ 6 [21½]	1. Foolish Flutter (IRE) 4/1 George Duffield Robin Bastiman	George Duffield Robin Bastiman	4	910 b	40	5	9	–
bb f Fools Holme (USA) - Thornbeam (Beldale Flutter)
Behind, wandered under pressure 3f out, never dangerous

8⁽⁵⁾ dist [51½]	9. Wee Christy (IRE) 7/1 Tony Clark W McKeown	Tony Clark W McKeown	3	85 b	40	–	–	–
gr g Contract Law I (USA) - Eternal Optimist (Relko)
Always behind, tailed off

9⁽¹⁾ 15 [66½]	3. Florismart 66/1 Tony Culhane Brian Baugh	Tony Culhane Brian Baugh	6	95	35	–	–	–
b g Never So Bold (IRE) - Spoilt Again (Mummy's Pet)
Headway and prominent 8f out, weakened quickly 2f out, tailed off

9 ran Off time: 3:00:00 Winning time: 2m 58.00s (slow by 24.40s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: The Dregs Of Humanity (Breydon) 1st breeder: Langham Hall Stud
2nd owner: Tayside Farming (Forty Love)
3rd owner: David W Chapman (Shuttlecock I)
Tote win: £12.20 PL: £1.90 £1.40 £5.70 Ex: £52.90 CSF: £62.29 Tricast: £820.26 Trifecta: £56.40 Pool: £185.36. 2.33 winning tickets.
Photo. There was no bid for the winner.
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 53 (21%) M [4-6] 67 (22%) H [7-9] 30 (57%)

3:00 Hamilton 7 May 1998

John Higgins World Snooker Champion & No 1 Player Handicap (Seller) Class F