Full Result 3.45 Haydock | 3 September 1988

Vernons Sprint Cup (Group 1)

6f Heavy

1st £85,590 2nd £31,884.50 3rd £15,192.25 4th £6,483.25

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁶⁾	0. Dowsing (USA) 15/2 Pat Eddery J Tree	Pat Eddery J Tree	4	92	108	–	119	–
br c Riverman (USA) - Prospector's Fire (USA) (Mr Prospector)
Driven along and headway over 2f out, hard ridden to lead close home

2⁽¹⁰⁾ hd	0. Silver Fling (USA) 7/1 W R Swinburn I A Balding	W R Swinburn I A Balding	3	88	111	–	112	–
br f The Minstrel (CAN) - Royal Dilemma (USA) (Buckpasser)
Headway halfway, led below distance, hard ridden and caught near finish

3⁽²⁾ 4 [4¼]	0. Caerwent 6/1 John Reid M V O'Brien	John Reid M V O'Brien	3	811 b	–	–	103	–
b c Caerleon (USA) - Marwell (IRE) (Habitat)
Chased leaders, every chance over 1f out, hung badly left, ran on one pace

4⁽⁴⁾ shd [4¼]	0. Big Shuffle (USA) 6/4F Mick Kinane D K Weld	Mick Kinane D K Weld	4	92	–	–	106	–
b c Super Concorde (USA) - Raise Your Skirts (USA) (Elevation)
Chased leaders, every chance below distance, ridden and no extra final furlong

5⁽³⁾ 1½ [5¾]	0. Handsome Sailor 11/4 Michael Hills B W Hills	Michael Hills B W Hills	5	92	120	–	102	–
ch h Some Hand - Found At Sea (USA) (Pieces Of Eight)
Disputed lead until led halfway, headed below distance, soon beaten

6⁽⁵⁾ 2½ [8¼]	0. Umbelata 50/1 P Cook M P Naughton	P Cook M P Naughton	5	92	97	–	94	–
b g Try My Best (USA) - Swelter I (Tickled Pink)
Headway halfway, never able to challenge

7⁽¹⁾ 5 [13¼]	0. Sharp Romance (USA) 66/1 M Wigham G Fytche	M Wigham G Fytche	6	92 v	95	–	79	–
ch h Sharpen Up - Sir Ivor's Favour (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Outpaced, always behind

8⁽⁷⁾ nk [13½]	0. Print 16/1 B Raymond Lord Huntingdon	B Raymond Lord Huntingdon	4	92	110	–	78	–
ch c Sharpo - Picture (Lorenzaccio)
Always outpaced and behind

9⁽⁹⁾ nk [14]	0. Ghariba 10/1 M Roberts A C Stewart	M Roberts A C Stewart	3	88	118	–	71	–
b f Final Straw - Krakow (Malinowski)
Disputed lead 3f, soon weakened

10⁽⁸⁾ nk [14¼]	0. Polykratis 100/1 M Birch M E D Francis	M Birch M E D Francis	6	92	96	–	76	–
b h He Loves Me - Blue Persian (Majority Blue)
Speed until halfway

10 ran Off time: 3:47:00 Winning time: 1m 17.24s (slow by 6.74s) Total SP: 125%
1st owner: K Abdullah (Dowsing) 1st breeder: Edward A Seltzer
2nd owner: George Strawbridge (Silver Fling)
3rd owner: Sir Edmund Loder (Caerwent)
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-3] 58 (34%) M [4-7] 59 (48%) H [8-10] 33 (18%)

3:45 Haydock 3 Sep 1988

Vernons Sprint Cup (Group 1)