Full Result 3.20 Hamilton | 28 September 1998

49's Bill McHarg Memorial Handicap Class D Showcase Race

(Class 4) (0-85, 3yo+) (1m4f17yds) 1m4f OMS Soft

1st £7,425 2nd £2,250 3rd £1,100 4th £525

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁸⁾	11. Voila Premiere (IRE) 5/1 Kevin Darley Lady Herries	Kevin Darley Lady Herries	6	811	61	69	71	–
b g Roi Danzig (USA) - Salustrina (Sallust)
In touch, headway on outer 4f out, led well over 2f out, soon ridden and edged right entering last, stayed on gamely (op 7-1 tchd 8-1 in places)

2⁽¹¹⁾ ½	12. Rossel (USA) 25/1 Ollie Pears P Monteith	Ollie Pears P Monteith	5	810	60	67	69	–
b g Blushing John (USA) - Northern Aspen (USA) (Northern Dancer)
Held up, smooth headway 4f out, every chance over 2f out, soon ridden, no extra well inside last (op 20-1 tchd 33-1 in places)

3⁽⁵⁾ ¾ [1¼]	8. Warning Reef 7/1 Willie Supple Eric Alston	Willie Supple Eric Alston	5	90	64	70	72	–
b g Warning - Horseshoe Reef (Mill Reef)
Midfield, headway on outer over 3f out, ridden 2f out and every chance until no extra inside last (op 8-1 tchd 9-1 in places)

4⁽¹⁷⁾ hd [1½]	14. Mr Fortywinks (IRE) 14/1 C Lowther Les Eyre	C Lowther Les Eyre	4	87	57	63	65	–
ch g Fools Holme (USA) - Dream On (Absalom)
Chased leaders, ridden along and outpaced 3f out, switched left and driven entering last, stayed on strongly near finish

5⁽¹³⁾ 2 [3½]	7. Manful 9/1 N Kennedy Linda Perratt	N Kennedy Linda Perratt	6	90 b	64	67	69	–
b g Efisio - Mandrian (Mandamus)
Behind, headway 4f out, ridden 2f out, stayed on strongly inside last, not reach leaders (op 8-1 tchd 10-1)

6⁽¹⁴⁾ ½ [4]	2. Polar Champ 12/1 George Duffield S Woods	George Duffield S Woods	5	910 v	74	76	78	–
b g Polar Falcon (USA) - Ceramic (USA) (Raja Baba)
Chased leaders, effort 3f out and every chance until ridden and and weakened approaching final furlong (op 9-1)

7⁽¹⁵⁾ nk [4¼]	4. My Desperado (IRE) 100/1 K Hodgson Lee James	K Hodgson Lee James	5	95	69	71	72	–
b m Un Desperado (FR) - Lady Kasbah (Lord Gayle)
Midfield, headway to chase leaders over 3f out, soon ridden and one pace final 2f (op 50-1)

8⁽¹²⁾ 3 [7¼]	1. Night City 12/1 Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	Fergus Sweeney K R Burke	7	100	78	76	77	–
b g Kris - Night Secret (Nijinsky)
Led, clear halfway, ridden along 4f out, headed well over 2f out and gradually weakened (op 9-1)

9⁽⁶⁾ 2 [9¼]	16. Lord Advocate 50/1 Paul Fessey Donal Nolan	Paul Fessey Donal Nolan	10	710 5 b	46	41	42	–
br g Law Society (USA) - Kereolle (Riverman)
Close up, ridden along halfway, soon weakened (op 33-1)

10⁽³⁾ 1¼ [10½]	9. Norcroft Joy 9/2F Alex Greaves M J Ryan	Alex Greaves M J Ryan	3	90	72	65	66	–
b f Rock Hopper - Greenhills Joy (Radetzky)
Tracked leaders, headway over 4f out, challenged 3f out and every chance until ridden well over 1f out and gradually weakened (op 7-2 tchd 5-1 in a place)

11⁽⁹⁾ 10 [20½]	15. Hill Farm Blues 20/1 A Garth Mark Brisbourne	A Garth Mark Brisbourne	5	83	53	32	31	–
b m Mon Tresor - Loadplan Lass (Nicholas Bill)
Never near leaders (op 14-1)

12⁽⁷⁾ 6 [26½]	3. Lemon Bridge (IRE) 10/1 J Weaver J W Hills	J Weaver J W Hills	3	95	77	48	46	–
b g Shalford (IRE) - Sharply (Sharpman)
Held up, effort over 4f out, soon ridden and no headway (op 9-1)

13⁽¹⁾ 1¾ [28¼]	5. Summerhill Special (IRE) 25/1 Jenny Benson ⁷ D W Barker	Jenny Benson ⁷ D W Barker	7	810	67	29	35	–
b m Roi Danzig (USA) - Special Thanks (Kampala)
Behind from halfway (op 16-1)

14⁽⁴⁾ 1½ [29¾]	13. General Monck 12/1 Gary Carter B Hanbury	Gary Carter B Hanbury	3	89 b	67	33	32	–
ch g Formidable I (USA) - Merton Mill (Dominion)
Held up, good headway over 4f out, every chance 3f out, soon ridden and weakened

15⁽¹⁰⁾ 14 [43¾]	6. Bold Amusement 33/1 Tony Culhane W S Cunningham	Tony Culhane W S Cunningham	8	90	64	10	8	–
ch g Never So Bold (IRE) - Hysterical I (USA) (High Top)
Behind from halfway

16⁽¹⁶⁾ ½ [44¼]	17. Salsee Lad 50/1 John McAuley ⁷ Ian Semple	John McAuley ⁷ Ian Semple	4	74 1 6 v	47	–	–	–
b g Salse (USA) - Jamarj (Tyrnavos)
Always behind (op 100-1)

17⁽²⁾ 1 [45¼]	10. Sioux 20/1 Dean McKeown C W Thornton	Dean McKeown C W Thornton	4	813	63	7	5	–
ch f Kris - Lassoo (Caerleon)
Keen hold, chased leaders until ridden along and weakened 5f out, soon behind (tchd 25-1 in places)

17 ran Off time: 3:20:00 Winning time: 2m 42.20s (slow by 8.60s) Total SP: 122%
1st owner: B W Gaule (Voila Premiere) 1st breeder: Mrs W Hanson
2nd owner: Allan W Melville (Rossel)
3rd owner: Valley Paddocks Racing Limited (Warning Reef)
Tote win: £6.50 PL: £1.70 £5.10 £2.30 Ex: £98.80 CSF: £120.94 Tricast: £810.66 Trifecta: £2,439 Pool: £10,511.81. 3.06 winning tickets
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-6] 33 (40%) M [7-11] 56 (31%) H [12-17] 61 (29%)

3:20 Hamilton 28 Sep 1998

49's Bill McHarg Memorial Handicap Class D Showcase Race